Sicilian Trasversale and Small Town in Sicily: the territory of Bolognetta Valley - Waterfall and Cave of San Nicola

Rural communities can represent roles of resilient development based on local heritage, natural resources, social inclusion and wellbeing as essential elements to reverse their abandonment. The current research-action project of the LabCity Architecture Research Group aims at the study of small rural towns in the Sicilian hinterland that share a strong but unexpressed potential for regeneration, that is intended to be explored through the architectural project in synergy with local communities. The numerous design reflections are united by the re-proposal of the Ancient Sicilian Transversal area that redraws the backbone of the entire island of Sicily.