Turin as exploratory field of migration flows and multiethnicity. Urban design case study exploration

With migration flows, cities receive an increasing number of newcomers that bring with them different cultures and backgrounds, and that have urgent needs for housing, language training, schooling and jobs as ways of insertion to their new environment. In the case of Turin, migration history is strong and nowadays the number of foreigners living in the city represent 15% of its total inhabitants. (Istat, 2017) The study presented aims to understand the insertion spaces newcomers have, within a multiethnic area where the number of foreigners is concentrated. This area holds 40% of foreigners as residents and within it, a problematic site is identified. An urban design exploration is proposed as a response to the site and its inhabitants’ necessities. The project has the potential to consolidate the area with the generation of new and needed spaces for cultural and social exchange.