Urban voids: renewal and regeneration experiences in Naples

City and society, by definition unstable, constantly redefine the relation between places and actors, generating frequently critical circumstances that are addressed by only temporary solutions. The unexpected and uncontrolled social conditions and lifestyles build new geographies and centres. The activities of dismantlement, degradation, reuse, abandonment, and land use, continuously blend materials and relationships and requires rethinking the methods of describing the city and defining a new grammar of representation closer to the contemporary space, materials, actors, and relationship. Focusing on experiences of renewal and regeneration and selecting Naples as case study it could be investigated the phenomena that modify its appearance and character of a complex urban system. The objective of this exploratory study is to investigate the different impacts of renewal and regeneration in Naples. The study focuses on the urban and social dimensions, favouring a descriptive and visual perspective from those who experience life in the city, considering the processes implemented by local actors and the reactions of inhabitants to these processes. This study uses an innovative methodology to investigate the emerging implied writing that is imbedded in renewal and regeneration phenomena. Through this technique, we will focus on the images of the city and its development trajectories.