S242508A / Living the Divide: Drawing the Line - U10

About this episode

The episode explores the stark contrasts in Milan's urban space, highlighting issues of inequality and the transformation of the city.

Gated condos next to crumbling apartments. Luxury towers rising beside public neglect. In this first episode, we explore how Milan’s urban space has become a landscape of stark contrasts, where inequality is no longer hidden but spatialized, embedded in the city’s architecture. By tracing narratives, policies, and lived experiences, we ask: What kind of logic is driving the city’s transformation? And what does it mean when the same street hosts two versions of the urban future?

Topics covered

• urban inequality
• architecture
• city transformation
• public neglect
• urban future

Keywords

• Milan
• urban space
• inequality
• architecture
• public neglect
• city transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Milan

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