Projects from the University of the Republic of San Marino are flying to Los Angeles to be exhibited at the annual meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects, founded in 1899 and supported by over 15 members to promote the activities involved in landscape architecture, a field that involves the design of open spaces such as parks and public gardens. Six projects developed by students from the University of San Marino's Design program, in partnership with the University of Bologna, were selected by the Romagna-based company Neri, an international leader in the restoration of historic cast iron furniture and a manufacturer of new metal elements and urban lighting, to showcase to the Californian audience at the event, held from October 20th to 23rd. The project, titled "Urban Acupuncture," features a series of scale prototypes representing projects that seek to rethink collective envelopes and interconnected systems such as urban habitats, integrated furniture systems, and public outdoor structures. Urban furniture elements, in other words, designed to bring public spaces to life and share them by connecting people with each other.
The projects were developed within the Design degree programs at San Marino and Bologna, in an activity that primarily involved, in addition to instructor Riccardo Varini, designers Francesco Codicè and Alessio Abdolahian, who coordinated the work of 90 students from both universities for a total of 44 projects, six of which were selected for exhibition in the United States. This opens up the prospect of future production and marketing for Neri's catalog.
