A teaching experience in cooperation between University and Municipality for the reuse of an architectural complex in Northern Italy

The paper presents a teaching experience, which took place as part of a studio course in the bachelor's degree program in Architecture Regeneration Sustainability (University of Parma). The students were involved in an intensive workshop for the restoration and reuse of a public residential complex located in a small village in Northern Italy. The building was subjected to a large intervention more than 20 years ago, but since then it was left unused and now is in critical conditions, waiting to find a new use to serve the community. This formative project developed within the framework of a research collaboration with the local Municipality and saw the active involvement of both the Department's internal professionals and the municipal administration, thus creating stimulating opportunities for students to discuss a concrete issue.