Verso una ruralità urbana: un parco agricolo per Alcácer do Sal

Abstract

The lack of uniformity of urban expansions of the town of Alcacer do Sal led to a resulting fragmentation of the fabric. A series of private farmland, mixed with some abandoned areas, occupy a central position in contact with the various fragments. Because of their strategic importance, therefore, the main objective is appropriating it, creating a public park for the union of the city at urban and social level. The subsequent needs to combat demographic desertification and agricultural devaluation are the main reasons for the choice of an agricultural school as main function that is. The promotion program is therefore a hybrid focused on the junction of several programs through a reinvention of the spaces to host cultural activities, entertainment and production, a result of multi-functionality and flexibility.