‘Social Capitalism’ is the concept of this urban project, the aim of which is to charge capitalist developments with a social responsibility towards both the environment and the communities that they have an impact on. In the productive landscape of the Veneto region, the transformation in the urban form in the last century can be closely linked with (successful*) economic developments and the evolution of the structure and management of the economic unit. This economic unit, currently recognized as the industrial land, is now undergoing further transformation. This transformation, coupled with role the units play in the lifestyle of the people, and the impact they have on the environment, indicate the ideal place to act. Looking towards 2050, the challenge is, with increasing pressure on land for agriculture and space for water and a growing population, can these lands accommodate the space needed to provide for a future sustainable society? Quantifying this space, the needs of the territory and its new inhabitants are represented in relation to square meters of the total industrial land as layers of a cube. These quantities are then tested in sites of the same area but different configuration, as samples of the territory. Design projects demonstrate how interrelated and complementary spatial relationships can promote social, environmental and economic sustainability. On a territorial scale, by using the industrial fabric, the structure of the diffused city is reinforced, thus exploring how this isotropic spatial condition of this economic model can become a more resilient urban form.
resilient urban form.