Welfare Space as Social Infrastructure

The text concerns welfare spaces that were constructed during the XXth and XXIst century in Europe as spaces for socialization, inclusion, collective life activities, services and equipment. The lecture consists of two parts. In the first, the concept of welfare will be defined, discussing the current value of the concept and its use within a new urban planning strategy. In the second, considering the central area of Veneto as a laboratory, the spatial results of the welfare policies that have been enacted here will be analyzed and at the same time, some scenarios for the contemporary city will be presented.