MAN-MADE Lines, a spatial investigation on the European Refugee Crisis. 

The project is an investigation on the so-called refugee crisis from a spatial and legislative point of view: my final aim is NOT to provide a solution but to create awareness on aspects not always taken in consideration but at the core of the “European migration crisis”, the MAN-MADE LINES.

Through these two words I want to identify the abstract lines drawn by men that have real consequences on our lives.

The research will define and explain the terms borders, humanitarian aid, legal status and opposite migration; moreover, a focus on two specific processes - in Italy and in the Netherlands, respectively the border and the heart of Schengen - will unfold the intricate lines and spaces that migrants have to pass to obtain the piece of paper that will give them a legal status, the Refugee Residence Permit.

The final design will be a spin-off of the research, to be more specific it will represent one of the “space for refugees” in line with the Dutch COA (Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers) guidelines; the public will have to follow a process to access the space.

The aim is to bring to light the spatial discrimination to which migrants are subjected and foster awareness on the topic. As aforementioned this research is not looking for solutions and it will not finish with the academic year. On one hand, my final purpose is to share information about the European reception and integration processes and on the other hand to be part of the international ongoing discussion on the “migrant crisis”.

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The research is available on ISSUU and ACADEMIA.edu