Compresenze e apprendimento. Dagli interni alla città e dalla città agli interni in una prospettiva di pratiche

The article reflects on a series of teaching and research experiences where an expert in planning and urban policy focusing on multi-ethnic and multi-cultural contexts and an expert in interiors and domestic culture focused on dwelling have established cooperation based on a common interest for ethnographical positioning. An ‘interdisciplinary contamination’ based on a dialogue between two disciplines focused on the cities and dwelling spaces at different scales. ‘People, places, practices’ have been the three main keywords that have helped the joint work. In this article, the use of these words is unpacked through an explicit dialogue a key text by Pierluigi Crosta (2010) focused on practices of everyday life and the challenges of co-presence in the space of diverse populations in contemporary cities.