September 2023 - February 2024 / Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti / Milan, Italy

At the end of my time at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti I researched and wrote a final thesis. I chose to research the urban redevelopment project taking place in Ferney-Voltaire with a focus on how the community was impacted by it and then finding solutions to problems brought forward by the residents. The thesis was titled: Urban redevelopment in Ferney-Voltaire: The community’s perception and how their views can be used to improve the present and future circumstances

​It examines the ongoing redevelopment work currently taking place in the French town of Ferney-Voltaire. It also explores whether the community feels included in the process, and then proposes a solution aimed at resolving some of the problems that were identified.

To determine the final outcome the thesis begins with an investigation of the overall context, followed by a series of interviews in which participants were asked to talk about their views on the changes occurring in the town. This lays the foundation for the creation of a digital platform called: Parlons de la ZAC, designed to respond to some of the issues brought up during the interviews. The website is intended to bring the community closer together, and aims to clarify the questions that people are likely to have about the redevelopment project.

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