The work – sponsored by Treviso Province and the Treviso Industrial Association – examines the industrial districts in Treviso, one of Italy’s most industrialized regions, and suggests green and urban strategies for industrial sites. Since no studies or analyses had been done on the research site, the two-year research project required extensive on-site investigation, as it was the first effort to map, analyze, survey, and ultimately propose actions for the region’s scattered industrial zones. Prof. Marcel Smets, a Professor of urban design and regional planning at KU Leuven University (Belgium), supervised the project. As a consultant for the office I was working with, I applied ‘research by design’/‘design by research’ methods to several case studies chosen by the authorities and identified potential guidelines and best practices. The work was especially important because it addressed many issues related to industrial sites in northeastern Italy, which, after the closure of many factories in the area, have recently gained the interest of academia.

books
Bisson, S., Cipriani, L., D’Agostino, Z., De Zan, D., Menegotto, A., Roma, S., and Smets, M. (2005) QUAP. Qualità Urbanistica delle Aree Produttive. Vol. 1: Linee Guida per gli Interventi nelle Aree Produttive. Dosson di Casier (TV), Unindustria Treviso, Società Industrie Tipolitografiche.
[Book in Italian – first volume – vol. 1: 92 p. – ill.]

Bisson, S., Cipriani, L., D’Agostino, Z., De Zan, D., Menegotto, A., Roma, S., and Smets, M. (2005) QUAP. Qualità Urbanistica delle Aree Produttive. Vol. 2: Atlante delle Aree produttive della Provincia di Treviso. Dosson di Casier (TV), Unindustria Treviso, Società Industrie Tipolitografiche.
[Book in Italian – second volume – vol. 2: 252 p. – ill.]