Lugano Waterfront: A New Vision

Carlo Ratti Associati, Essay, Middle Density, Senseable Technologies, Territory and mobility

Architecture&nature, Collaborative work, Connections, Data, Infrastructure, Innovation, Lake, Lugano, Mobility, Pedestrian realm, Project, Public Space, Responsive Environment, Responsive technologies, Switzerland, Technologies, Traffic, Waterfront, Watery Territory

A project by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati with MIC-Mobility in Chain.

International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, in partnership with Mobility in Chain (MIC), has unveiled a new vision for the waterfront of Lugano, Switzerland. The proposed plan envisions a new system of spaces for public enjoyment, featuring a floating garden island connected by a new water navigation system and reconfigurable roads capable of responding to people in real time. The project aims to increase the number of connections between the city and lake by overhauling the main traffic artery cutting through Lugano’s shore.