THE BACKYARD
INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The association Parco dei Quartieri Spagnoli APS promotes the international call for proposals "The backyard // SoS Trinità delle Monache" opened to university students of all levels and aimed at the conception of an equipped public space in the upper garden of the SS. Trinità delle Monache complex - former convent, then Military Hospital and presently Parco dei Quartieri Spagnoli - in Naples.

The call for proposals, issued with the scientific collaboration of the Department of Architecture (DiARC) of the University of Naples “Federico II”, with the support of the Municipality of Naples and with the cooperation of the association Archetipi, is part of the activities planned by “Community Hub – Parco dei Quartieri Spagnoli”: a project allowed and financed as a result of the Notice for the selection of social innovation projects in “target areas” - section reserved for informal groups of citizens - as part of the project of the City of Naples “IQ - I Quartieri dell’Innovazione”, programme of the Department for Social and Labour Policies of the City of Naples funded by PON Metro 2014-2020 Naples 2014-20, Axis 3 Action 3. 3.1 Project NA3.3.1b “ Spazi di Innovazione Sociale - Percorsi di inclusione attiva”.

SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE CALL WILL END THE 6th of JUNE

Focus

JURY

Camillo Boano

is Full Professor in Architectural and Urban Design at Politecnico di Torino and Full Professor of Urban Design and Critical Theory at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU); he is also co-director of UCL Urban Laboratory. He is involved in research projects in Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East investigating the topic of habitability.

Angela D'Agostino

is Associate Professor in Architectural and Urban Design at the Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”. Scientific head of the collaboration agreement with the Municipality of Naples in the framework of the URBACT III - 2nd Chance project, coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the Design Seminary "Across the giant" and author of the volume "Monumenti in movimento. Scenari di città".

Maria Grazia Fortuna

is President of the Comunità del parco dei Quartieri Spagnoli where she contributes to the process of valorization and regeneration also as a community contact in the Rete Faro Italia; she is an architect interested in the reactivation of the abandoned heritage with a multiscalar approach that intends the project as an action of care of architecture and communities.

Maria Luna Nobile

is Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at Umeå University. She is a member of the UmArts Research Center for Architecture, Design and the Arts at Umeå University in Northern Sweden and of the Short Term City Research Unit at the Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”. She was involved as an expert in the URBACT Program and was one of the initiators of the 2nd Chance project.

Michelangelo Russo

is the Full Professor of Urbanism at the Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” where he is been Director since 2019. He was President of the Società Italiana degli Urbanisti, Coordinator of the PhD course in Architecture (Unina) and of the RU of Naples for "REPAiR - Resource Management in Peri-urban Areas: Going Beyond Urban Metabolism" (Horizon 2020).

Simone Sfriso

is co-principal and co-founder of TAMassociati and Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Portsmouth. He was appointed Ambassador of Italian Design for 2019 and with TAMassociati curated the exhibition "TAKING CARE – Progettare per il bene comune" in the Padiglione Italia at the 15th Mostra Internazionale di Architettura La Biennale di Venezia.

Marina Tornatora

is Associate Professor in Architectural Composition at the Università Mediterranea of Reggio C., where she is a delegate to international relations and Visiting Professor at Ain Shams University, Cairo. The research, design and teaching activity is evidenced by publications, exhibitions and seminars conducted as Head of the Landscape_inProgress Laboratory, founded with Ottavio Amaro.