Echoes of the ‘Berkeley School’: An Italian Experience of Urban Planning

Beyond the specificity of each country it is possible to recognize some common and durable theories, practices and techniques for planning and design in Europe and in the US. It is useful to observe how they are renewing themselves in order to accept the challenge of the deep changes in the patterns and lifestyles of contemporary settlements. According to this point of view a recent Italian experience will be considered, beginning with the three + six modes presented by Kevin Lynch more than 25 years ago when he wrote The Immature Arts of City Design.