SEE:4C Research Project Publishes Book on Southeastern European Cities
In September 2024, the SEE:4C research initiative kicked off as part of the TNE-DeSK program, backed by funding from the Italian Ministry of University and Research via the EU's Next Generation EU. This project led to the release of 'SEE4C. South-Eastern Europe: Four Cities.' It involved collaboration between Politecnico di Torino and architecture schools from Belgrade, Skopje, Podgorica, and Tirana. Over two years, thirty academics, including professors and students, engaged in 120 mobility days linking Turin with these four Balkan capitals. The research combined ethnographic observation and documentary analysis to explore urban changes. The book, edited by Valeria Federighi, Alessandro Armando, and Ludovica Rolando, was published by Quodlibet and includes a digital platform to enhance design collaboration.
Key facts
- SEE:4C launched in September 2024 within the TNE-DeSK program.
- Funded by Italian Ministry of University and Research through EU's Next Generation EU.
- Partners: Politecnico di Torino and Faculties of Architecture in Belgrade, Skopje, Podgorica, and Tirana.
- 30 professors, researchers, doctoral candidates, and master's students participated.
- 120 mobility days between Turin and four Balkan capitals.
- Cities studied: Tirana, Skopje, Belgrade, Podgorica, and Turin.
- Book 'SEE4C. South-Eastern Europe: Four Cities' published by Quodlibet.
- Book edited by Valeria Federighi, Alessandro Armando, and Ludovica Rolando.
- Methodology: ethnographic observation, documentary analysis, analytical reading of built form.
- Book organized through three lenses: Timing, Legacy, and Agency.
Entities
Artists
- Giulio Marzullo
- Valeria Federighi
- Alessandro Armando
- Ludovica Rolando
Institutions
- Politecnico di Torino
- Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade
- Italian Ministry of University and Research
- European Union
- Quodlibet
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Skopje
- North Macedonia
- Podgorica
- Montenegro
- Tirana
- Albania
- New Belgrade
- Castello del Valentino