The Roberto Burle Marx Foundation has dedicated space to the 22 May seminar, confirming how far the event’s resonance travelled beyond Catania. Founder and Chair Andrea Burle Webb opened proceedings with the keynote “Roberto Burle Marx: A Vision in Motion”, while Laura Maria Mourão brought the Pampulha Modern Ensemble case...
Scientific advancement and territorial valorization extend beyond purely technical dimensions and quantitative frameworks. Integrating the perspectives and active engagement of local communities is essential.The implementation of innovative and effective solutions is achieved through participatory dialogue and bottom-up involvement.Your insights, lived experiences, and ongoing support serve as an invaluable foundation...
August’s issue of Gattopardo traces how our summers are changing: an unprecedented warming that has reshaped Sicily’s landscape over the past two decades, from the rise of “coolcation” travel toward Northern Europe to the incoming Bolkestein directive on beach concessions, and two centuries of seaside history leading up to...
We are thrilled to share an important milestone for our team! Our study “The benefits of green roofs for urban water management and thermal regulation: Insights from Catania (Sicily, Italy)” has been published in the prestigious international journal Ecological Engineering, the result of two years of field monitoring (2024–2025) on...
Unictmagazine devotes an extensive feature to the themes at the heart of our project. During the seminar “Art, Bioarchitecture, and Nature-Based Solutions”—organized by Di3A and Csei Catania in collaboration with LaborArch, Comitato Diametro, and Iridra srl as part of the European Cardimed project—international scholars, designers, and institutions outlined a...
On 27 May 2026, a seminar dedicated to biodiversity and landscape art entitled “Biodiversity and Art – Tropical and Mediterranean landscape architecture in comparison” took place at Parco Paternò del Toscano in Sant’Agata Li Battiati. The event, organized by Etna Garden Club in collaboration with the University of Catania...
On 23 May 2026, an event of didactic and participatory character entitled “Ferla: ideas, nature and people – A journey between sustainability and community” took place in Ferla, at Piazza Aldo Moro, organized in synergy among the European projects URWAN, CARDIMED (Demo 4.1 – 4.2) and NICE, with the...
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment (Di3A) at the University of Catania and CSEI Catania, in collaboration with laborArch, DIAMETRO, and IRIDRA srl, present the seminar: “Art, Bioarchitecture, and Nature-Based Solutions for a New Culture of Environmental and Urban Regeneration.” This initiative is part of the CARDIMED Project...
On 21 May 2026, a seminar was held at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) of the University of Catania dedicated to Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Flood Risk Mitigation, with focus on case studies from the city of Catania. The event, organized in collaboration with CSEI Catania...
