We are pleased to invite you to two initiatives related to the themes of play and cities: a participatory exhibition and an international symposium. Both events will be held on Thursday, 11 September, at unibz, Bolzano campus – in Green Island, on the ground floor, accessible from the main entrance on Piazza Università.
Giochi-amo così (Participatory Exhibition)
In this three-day participatory exhibition, we invite the children of Bozen-Bolzano to explore unibz’s Green Island through open-ended and unstructured interactions. We hope our project will inspire children to inhabit and enjoy the green spaces of our city through play!
Dates: Thursday 11th and Friday 12th September 2025, 15:00–19:00; Saturday 13th September 2025, 09:00–12:00
Place: unibz – Green Island, campus Bolzano
This exhibition is part of the research project “Playground: Designing Visions of Play in a More-than-Human World” (CUP I53C23002180005), financed by UNIBZ’s internal start-up grant at the Faculty of Design and Art. The activity is coordinated by Prof. Sónia Matos (principal investigator of the project), research assistant Nicole Faiella Perdomo, and a team of researchers consisting of Dr. Teresa Palmieri and Dr. Jacopo Ammendola.
Playground City (Symposium)
The “Playground City” symposium is part of the Faculty of Design and Art’s outreach activities for the 2024-25 academic year. Led by Researcher Dr. Jacopo Ammendola and Professor Sónia Matos, the event explores imaginative approaches to designing play spaces that accommodate diverse interactions in urban and rural environments.
Contributions will include :
- Martin Haufe (KiWest – Kinderwerkstatt Verein)
- Anna Becchi (Clean Cities Campaign – Streets for Kids, Italia)
- Priscilla Benedetti (“Rues aux écoles” – Comune di Parigi)
- Stefano Ragazzo (AMAT– Comune di Milano)
- Benedetta Masiani (Università di Firenze)
Date: Thursday, 11th September 2025
Place: unibz – Green Island (entrance from Piazza Università, Campus Bolzano)
Please confirm your participation here: https://forms.office.com/e/4WB1tVawKx
The event will be held in Italian and English.
The event is funded by the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bozen.