Design strategies for enhancing territorial legacy. The case study of a diffused art exhibition to revitalize specific territories in Piedmont region – Italy

The contribution aims to shed light on the role of the design discipline in building or implementing development strategies for a territory. The text heads toward a practical case study carried out by a group of systemic design researchers of Politecnico di Torino who worked for a multi-layer action plan for Piedmont region, in northern Italy. For that occurrence design has been called to set up a series of guidelines, and then come out with outputs specifically addressed to improve or activate virtuous territorial policies. The points around which the study has been resolved were cultural and tourism promotion through the project of a diffused art exhibition, then developing participatory services, enhancement of local economies and strengthening the relations among districts. The paper turns this research activity providing the perspectives of an evolutionary process in design sphere with precise directions for new diffuse events.