Temporal Portals: Urban Spaces

A journey through urban time, between memory, myth, and innovation.

28th February 2025 | @Cerchio 91, Centro Generativo, Via Besso 42a, 6900 Lugano

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A city is not just space; it is also time, memory, and narrative. nominute.city introduces a new approach to understanding and designing urban livability through the lens of temporality. During the evening, we will explore Lugano as a case study, examining how the city's mythological layers continue to shape the present, finding new resonance through emerging technologies. This event offers an opportunity to reflect on the future of urban life in a post-efficiency era, where generative storytelling and digital innovation open new perspectives beyond traditional metrics.

Event in collaboration with

Xocolat , Lugano Living Lab, Hortopia, no-minute.city

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THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD PRIMARILY IN ENGLISH

16:00 DOORS OPEN, TUNE-IN

17:30 – 19:00 THE MYTHOLOGICAL LAYER OF CITIES ACROSS GENERATIONS

Contemporary cities host an increasing number of generations coexisting in the same urban space. In this context, the mythological dimension plays a key role, acting as a bridge between generations and their conception of urban space through narratives. Simultaneously, this generational diversity calls for new approaches to urban storytelling, considering varying life rhythms and different methods of telling and listening among a generation deeply immersed in digital technology.

19:00 BREAK

19:30 – 21:00 THE GROWTH OF NARRATIVE FABRIC THROUGH POST EFFICIENCY SCENARIOS

Automation and artificial intelligence are transforming our relationship with urban productivity and opening a debate about how to use newfound leisure time in a post-growth society. In this transformative context, there is an opportunity to explore a temporal dimension beyond the efficiency paradigm, offering a future space for storytelling and engagement with the mythological “layer” of the places we inhabit. Urban quality of life thus takes on new meanings: traditional productive efficiency is integrated with a richer, layered narrative fabric, enabling communities to rediscover and celebrate their local stories while adapting to new rhythms and modes of urban life.