The publication collects contributions by the lecturers in the series of conference Public spaces and shared places. Architectural projects for the European cities created by Guya Bertelli and coordinated by Pasquale Mei. The symposium was sponsored by the Department of Architecture and Urban studies (DAStU) and the conferences have been organized in 2012 and 2013 at Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, and at Arata Campus, in the Territorial Campus of Piacenza.

Pasquale Mei
Pasquale Mei, Architect and Researcher (PhD in Architectural and Urban Design). He carries out teaching and research activities at the Politecnico di Milano.