Welfare Space as Social Infrastructure

The text concerns welfare spaces that were
constructed during the XXth and XXIst century in Europe
as spaces for socialization, inclusion, collective life
activities, services and equipment. The lecture consists
of two parts. In the first, the concept of welfare will be defined, discussing the current value of the
concept and its use within a new urban planning
strategy. In the second, considering the central area
of Veneto as a laboratory, the spatial results of the
welfare policies that have been enacted here will be
analyzed and at the same time, some scenarios for the contemporary city will be presented.