The Summer School Gym at Polytechnic University of Turin explores the architecture and design surrounding Michelotti Park in Turin, Italy.

How can the relationship between systemic design and visual art enhance a place and drive projects aimed at the regeneration of a park? GYM Summer School 2025 at the Department of Architecture and Design at Polytechnic University of Turin is focused on this challenge.

Michelotti Park is not only one of the most important river parks in the city of Turin, but it is also a fundamental element of the city's river park system. It is an urban-scale system embedded in the city's identity.

The course aims to explore the relationship between systemic design and visual art, and deepen the links between cultural heritage, natural heritage, territory and community.

School: Department of Architecture and Design, Polytechnic University of Turin
Course: Summer School Gym 2025
Type: Short course
Location: Turin, Italy
Course dates: 23 to 31 July 2025
Application deadline: 1 January 2025

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What will I learn during this course?

– Students will explore methodologies for connecting technical expertise with humanistic competencies related to the visual arts
– The case study and the wider topic of the waterways and their relationship with the city will be analysed through a systemic approach

What are the requirements?

– There are no admission requirements. The course is only addressed to Polytechnic University of Turin students

What facilities and resources are available?

– Students will be an integral part of the learning environment within the remarkable setting of Castello del Valentino
– Students will participate in on-site visits and workshops at the project site, the Michelotti park, formerly the Zoo of the City of Turin, now an underutilised section of the city along the banks of the Po River

Who teaches this course?

– Lilian Gonzalez Gonzalez, short-term visiting professor
– Pier Paolo Peruccio, professor in systemic design
– Gianluca Grigatti, professor
– Stefano Boccalini, senior lecturer at Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano

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