The second Residential Workshop of the Milan landscape pilot took place from March 31st to April 4th at Spazio Craft, Politecnico di Milano, with the participation of the PALIMPSEST Consortium, the artist duo gethan&myles, and several local associations actively engaged in the pilot’s activities.

This workshop focused primarily on defining the Landscape Services (LS) to be developed and envisioned within the project. The concept of Landscape Services, central to PALIMPSEST’s theoretical and practical framework, is a powerful tool for modelling pilot activities. Through their design and prototyping, PALIMPSEST promotes service-based solutions aimed at influencing individual and collective behaviors—fostering more sustainable ways of living that actively contribute to landscape regeneration and sustainability.

To explore potential pathways for implementation, a workshop led by Politecnico di Milano guided participants through a scenario-building and visioning exercise. Partners were encouraged to imagine future contexts in which local communities adopt and integrate the Landscape Services into their everyday practices.

In addition, CULTURALINK facilitated a dedicated session to explore PALIMPSEST’s approach to financial sustainability through emerging technologies, such as Blockchain and NFTs. This moment of reflection opened up new directions for supporting long-term impacts of the services developed.

During those days, gethan&myles assembled the machine within the spaces of Politecnico di Milano, setting the stage for the public presentation of the ACQUA LAMBRO project. The artists, accompanied by our advisory board member Sanna Lehtinen, also took the opportunity to visit MAF – Museo Acqua Franca, run by ArtedaMangiare MangiareArte, one of the local partners actively involved in the Milan pilot.

Overall, the second Residential Workshop in Milan fully achieved its objectives and laid a solid foundation for the activities that followed during Milan Design Week.

A heartfelt thank you to all participants for contributing to such an inspiring and productive working session!