Living in the University City. Giancarlo De Carlo and the University Colleges of Urbino

Abstract

The off-campus university student has a particular housing condition: temporary, but for medium-long periods, he is not a resident or a tourist. He is a temporary citizen, he requires adequate services and establishes relationships, he lives the spaces of the city that welcomes him. The city of students and the city of residents are two realities that are sometimes parallel and intertwined, producing wealth and social capital. The research intends to investigate the theme of student living through a paradigmatic project by G. De Carlo, the university colleges of Urbino, emphasizing the relationship between the city of students and the city that welcomes it. The research methodology reinterprets the work from a social point of view, investigating the relationship between the historic city and the campus, analysing the places intended for interactions, connections and collective spaces.