(31 March 2016) From Venice to Khartoum in the sign of designing and quality Urban Planning: this was the focus of the workshop which was held in the Sudanese capital, organized by Future University and University Iuav of Venice, under the attention of Italian embassy in Sudan. The Initiative follow last year’s edition and perpetrates A Fruitful Collaboration Between the two Sudanese and Italian Universities, in the Master Plan for Urban Design and Planning in arid environment (Udpase). The workshop – titled “Living on the Nile” – has set up an innovative exercise, in how has proposed a synthesis of Italian excellence in the field of Urban Planning and the need to live in arid contexts or under desertification, effect of climate change. “Proceeds dynamically – Explain A statement issued From Our Embassy – the implementation of general and between the Operational Agreement was signed in 2013 and Iuav (decentralized inter-institutional cooperation) That involves the Khartoum University, the Sudan University and Omdurman University “. The laboratory lasted three weeks, involved 3 teachers IUAV, 1 teacher Fu and 25 attending (Young students from different faculties, Government Technicians who are concerned with planning and land management). The projects presented have focused reconnection hypothesis of the city of Omdurman with the river Nile, Through The Creation of pedestrian corridors with trees, the Enhancement of Public Spaces and the protection of historical monuments present. There was moments of field experience, through inspections, targeted visits, Dialogues with Experts and with the local population, to understand the issue in question and then the City Development May help appropriately decline the concept historical and cultural heritage, thematic Still not much felt in Sudan. “It’s clear that – the statement report – despite some great safeguards and certainly unique, the city of Omdurman (and with it most of the areas of Khartoum) as oldest settlement is losing some of the most valuable references”. The work was completed with an exhibition of the results of analysis conducted by students and projects at the Fu, which was attended by members of the Municipality of Omdurman and representatives of the governmental authorities of Khartoum State. Future University and the University Iuav of Venice will organize a new workshop in the coming months to investigate the airport areas of Khartoum. “If it is true that in the next five years the project of a new airport in Khartoum could take shape – explains the note of the Embassy -, urban areas close to the present airport, in the city center might be a great place for development planning of the Sudanese capital. ” (Red)
Urban Planning, Academic Dialogue Italian-Sudan
