#urban development

A Frame from 1970s Lamezia, A Story of the Global South

Architecture, bodies and cities in a changing Mediterranean

A photo of 1970s Nicastro (now Lamezia Terme) and a few images from Cairo tell a story shared across the Mediterranean and the Global South. Cities grow through layers and adaptations, homes change out of necessity, bodies become infrastructures.

Internal migrations and markets as places of arrival shape this process. Where institutions are weak and resources are scarce, urban change advances through practical, incremental solutions, built up over time.

On façades and in everyday spaces, the same urban story remains visible—driven by needs before plans.