the lean.city / cycle

Idea by

Daniele Ficociello, Zaira Magliozzi, Federica Marchetti, Giulia Mura, Roberto Sommatino

Superficial Studio

Rome, Italy

Superficial Studio is a culture based creative office. WE research and develop projects focusing on architecture, design and communication. "in-contest", our first event during the Milano Design Week 2017, appeared on the pages of il Giornale dell'Architettura and Artribune. With "the lean.city / activator" WE won the Call for Makers at the Maker Faire 2017 in Rome. In Dec. 2017, WE presented our works in a lecture at RUFA in Rome. WE already have in mind what's next, hope you join us soon!

Call for ideas 2018

The Architecture of the City Become Lean!

# Social

'the lean.city / cycle' is an idea for the architecture of the city, a cultural project and a series of events. Thought by Superficial Studio, the cycle is based on a research in progress by F. Marchetti at Politecnico di Milano.

As in a "Lean" Start Up, the city of the XXI century should be flexible and adaptable to the inhabitants' needs. Following a process of continuous validation (research, project, prototype and test), the architecture evolution appears lean, digital, light and replicable during the time. New media, Experience and Design are the 3 tools to reach the goal, involving architects, designers, web developers, innovators, creatives, companies and municipalities etc.. 'The lean.city / cycle' aims to start this virtous process following 3 main stages:

Launch (done!)
/ activator

1. Research
/ call for ideas /report /live speech /exhibit

2. Project
/workshop
/ exhibit

3. Prototype
/ built
/ report
/ live speech
/ exhibit