Cipriani L. (2014), 02 Rethinking Treviso Airport Urbanism. Landscape Design Strategies from now on, Rome, Aracne.

ISBN 978-88-548-7437-4

How does air transportation transform the landscape? Can the landscape and airport infrastructure be designed to follow ecological principles? How can an airport be integrated into the local environment? What design strategies can be used? How can we balance current technological needs with potential future functions? How might disused airport infrastructure be recycled over time? This book examines two airports in northeast Italy near Treviso—specifically, the area around the low-cost civil airport of Quinto di Treviso and the military airfield of Istrana—and offers ideas and strategies to integrate airports, landscapes, and communities through design practice.

The first part of the publication, Research by Design, results from a collaborative study aimed at rethinking part of the landscape around Treviso’s two airports. It begins with enhancing the water system, ecological corridors, green spaces, residential areas, historical heritage sites, and industrial sites. The categories of infrascape, waterscape, greenscape, energyscape, and urbanscape help to understand the area’s complexity and maintain cohesion before making design decisions.

The second part, Tools, introduces various design devices, strategies, and tactics ranging from short to long-term. The first section, Semiserious Tools, suggests small-scale design measures that can be implemented within a year and require limited financial resources. These proposals do not aim to fix major ecological issues but rather to engage local communities in the landscape project and reduce current conflicts.
The second section, Ecological Tools, presents ecological measures for medium-term implementation over ten, twenty, or thirty years. These tools aim to improve soil permeability, enhance the water system, and protect plants and wildlife. While these measures require significant investment, their implementation can deliver tangible benefits to the community and its residents.
The third section, Groundwater Tools, offers technical solutions to soil and groundwater pollution. Due to their complexity, these measures need long-term effort to achieve meaningful environmental improvements. The third part, Design by Research, showcases design work by student groups and explores scenarios for medium-term (2030) and long-term (2100) futures. It considers short-term (2020–2030) strategies based on participatory workshops and studies from decision-making bodies, as well as long-term (2100) planning to promote reflection on the necessary measures to address climate change impacts.

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