GOINGGREENGLOBAL 4TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE A.L.I.C.E.

The aim of our work is to identify the similarities between the fast-evolving of dominant theories of economy and design versus the apparently slower urban and architectural design ones. In the first paragraph, the paper outlines the limit socio-environmental conditions that demand a systemic change, in parallel with the state of the art of economical and design theories with their similarities, together with pointing out the apparent. The second paragraph details the core evolutions of the economic theories in parallel with the design focus shift, highlighting how they both are trying to respond to new needs urged by the social, economic and natural environment. The third paragraph investigates a series of urban transformation case studies, in which approaches are experimented, novel each one for their time. In conclusion, a series of touchpoints are isolated, showing how the practice of architecture and urban design has started changing and possibly will keep on evolving towards a more sustainable practice.