OSMOSI Symposium 2025. Envisioning Socio-cultural Hybrid Spaces for urban experimentations

An interdisciplinary Symposium organised within the framework of the research project “OSMOSI. Observation and Study of Design and Development Models of hybrid Spaces, places of urban experimentation and social Inclusion through creative and cultural activities" – Project funded by the Ministry of University and Research through the National Research Program and Projects of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) 2022 fund. This action-research project is coordinated by the Polimi DESIS Lab Research Group, operating within the Department of Design at Politecnico di Milano, within the co-coordination by the University of Palermo through its Department of Architecture. Additional contributions come from the Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering and the Department of Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, as well as the Pedagogical and Psychological Department at the University of Palermo. The research is supported by two key Socio-cultural Hybrid Spaces located in the regions under investigation: BASE Milano in Lombardy and Farm Cultural Park in Sicily.

OSMOSI Symposium serves as an interdisciplinary open discourse aimed at fostering a community of scholars and practitioners interested in the intersection of Socio-cultural Hybrid Spaces, participatory urban regeneration processes, and digital experimentations. It seeks to advance a shared understanding of how Hybrid Spaces can drive sustainable urban transformation, enhance community participation, and integrate digital tools such as the metaverse to explore new dimensions of engagement and social innovation.

• Deadline for full papers submission: 04/06/2025, Midnight (CET)

• Link Call for Contribution – OSMOSI Symposium 2025: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IW7vUJNACC4K0CZyCZb3V5oDniaaoRiF/view?usp=share_link

• Project website: https://www.osmosi.polimi.it