Public spaces, meanings and quality in a transcalar integrated project

Public space design is a central topic in the definition of urban areas of the city and needs to be developed through a complex, transdisciplinary and integrated project that includes: buildings, infrastructure, open spaces, networks. The paper will present a design methodology based on the integration between the disciplines of architectural and urban design and urban planning, tested in different teaching experiences (workshops, ateliers, ASP project, research and Master's degree thesis both in and outside Italy).The methodology aimed to interpret, understand, and communicate "all" places, thus opening new paths for the project. Our methodological proposal currently being tested, the integrated multiscale project, can be applied both for the architecture and design project and in an extensive area - large and local –.