{"id":4611,"date":"2025-09-22T12:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/?p=4611"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:38:37","slug":"cities-on-stage-urban-regeneration-the-italian-way-to-a-sustainable-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2025\/09\/cities-on-stage-urban-regeneration-the-italian-way-to-a-sustainable-future\/","title":{"rendered":"CITIES ON STAGE. URBAN REGENERATION:  THE ITALIAN WAY TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITIES ON STAGE. URBAN REGENERATION: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE ITALIAN WAY TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Beirut, 18 September<\/strong> \u2013 12 October 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Exhibition<\/strong>: Abroyan Factory \u2013 Bourj Hammoud<br \/>\n<strong>Parallel Events:<\/strong> Cinema Royal \u2013 Bourj Hammoud<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Embassy of Italy in Lebanon and the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut have inaugurated on September 18 the exhibition <strong>\u201cCitta\u2019 in Scena. Urban Regeneration: the Italian way to a sustainable future\u201d<\/strong>, an initiative promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and realised by ANCE, Associazione Mecenate 90 ETS, and Fondazione Musica per Roma.<\/p>\n<p>At a critical juncture for Lebanon, where the question of reconstruction is at the forefront of the national agenda, this undertaking transcends the purely cultural sphere: it constitutes a tangible contribution by Italy to the re-imagining of models of growth and development, providing a platform for public debate and policy proposals, whilst offering for adoption replicable Italian experiences in the urban and territorial domain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Urban regeneration: why it truly matters today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To regenerate is not merely to build, but to transform: to weave together memory and innovation, space and community. In Italy as in Lebanon, regeneration serves as a lever of social cohesion and sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition brings to Beirut more than one hundred and thirty Italian practices, inaugurating an operational dialogue on governance, public-private partnerships, sustainable finance, adaptive reuse of heritage, mobility, and proximity services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The exhibition in Beirut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The historic Abroyan Factory will house the panels and materials narrating Italy\u2019s regeneration stories. The Cinema Royal will welcome a series of public encounters conceived as open policy-labs, enabling dialogue among institutions, enterprises, universities, and civil society, with the aim of translating ideas into actionable proposals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Events at Cinema Royal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RIGENERA. Resilience in Action | Public Talk<\/strong>\u00a0(23 September, 6:00 PM)<br \/>\nArchitecture as a tool for reconstruction and cohesion. Presentation of the Rigenera 2025 Award.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PRINCIPIA \u2013 A New Model of Urban Regeneration <\/strong>(29 September, 5:00 PM)<br \/>\nFrom the area of Expo Milano 2015 to MIND: an international case of urban reconversion and innovation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Roundtable \u2013 From the Community Upwards: Civic Urban Regeneration in Beirut and Beyond<\/strong> (30 September, 4:00 PM)<br \/>\nDialogue between civil society and academia on grassroots practices, micro-interventions, and tactical urbanism; space for operational proposals for Beirut.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Presentation of the Restoration and Enhancement Project of the Former Mar Mikha\u00ebl Train Station<\/strong> (7 October, 4:00 PM)<br \/>\nA project funded by the Italian Government through AICS, in collaboration with UNESCO, UN-Habitat, and the relevant authorities: focus on governance, management, and long-term sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>An Italy narrating itself through its cities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through <strong>Cities on Stage<\/strong>, Italy shares expertise and exemplary cases, offering Lebanon a veritable toolbox of practices, regulatory frameworks, and partnerships for regenerating neighbourhoods and services, valorising heritage, and fostering new economic and social opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CITIES ON STAGE. 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