Europan 12-13 - Inter-sessions Forum

9 proposals for pavia The adaptable Campus City

Pavia is the capital city of a fertile eponymous province located in lombardia, near Milano; it is known for agricultural products includ- ing wine, rice, cereals, and dairy products. There are some industries located in the suburbs but the atmosphere of the city is better known as one of the most ancient universities in Italy, with 20,000 students in the University for 70,000 inhabitants in the city.

Improving the links between the students’ nomadic lives with their specific rhythms and the more sedentary life of the local inhabitants is one of the most important issues of the urban transformation of the city. how to overcome the fragmentation of the campus and resi- dences of the students? how to adapt the city to this specific popu- lation keeping each group its own spaces but also finding places to share common spaces around facilities, public spaces and leisure? Around these main questions, Europan with the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Architettura (DICAr) propose the E12 winning Teams (winners and runners-up) 3 urban itineraries associated to 3 topics of adaptability to improve the coexistence of students together and with the local inhabitants: Creating an intercampus dynamic axis: from Cravino to the main building of the university; naviglio: a chance of coexistence between students and citi- zens and sharing the river: sports and leisure.