Urban Demonstration Site

Milan . Italy

23.000 sq.km

Extension of the demonstration area

3

Number of buildings

600

Population

38%

% of people > 64y

Milan is one of the cities in EU Mission’s Net-Zero Cities initiative. The Giambellino-Lorenteggio neighbourhood in Milan is a semi-central district currently under regeneration. The total size of the demo site is 23.000 sq.m, and its direct area of influence (nearby neighbourhood) is around 1,9 sq.km.

More than 50,000 people live in the Giambellino and Lorenteggio districts, and over 25% are foreigners. These districts were built in the 1920s, and until the 1970s most of the inhabitants were workers of the factories located along the Naviglio river. There are about 2,600 public housing units in the area, mainly in precarious conditions, which are owned by the Municipality of Milan and by Aler (the regional public housing management company).

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Milan Living Lab: Building the governance and community network for Giambellino–Lorenteggio

In Spring 2026, the City of Milan, alongside partners AMAT and R2M Solution, officially launched the local REGEN Living Lab process within the Giambellino–Lorenteggio demo site. Through two successive workshops held on 16 March and 23 April 2026, the team successfully bridged institutional strategy with grassroots […]
by Coralie Vella
on May 8
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Local event: Milan NRO officially presented at “Dietrolangolo 2.0”

The Milan Neighborhood Regeneration Office (NRO) was officially presented during the territorial event “Dietrolangolo 2.0 – Cosa c’è Dietrolangolo a Giambellino-Lorenteggio”, held on 17 January 2026 at Studio Barreca & La Varra. The event was promoted by AIM – Associazione Interessi Metropolitani. Around 40 participants, residents, […]
by Coralie Vella
on Jan 23
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Third consortium meeting in Milan ! Day 2

Sylvain (from LIST), the REGEN project coordinator, opened the day by reminding everyone of the agenda for this second day. The session began with a speech by the Deputy Mayor, who recalled a long-standing Milanese tradition: every December, the city celebrates its founder through a symbolic […]
by Coralie Vella
on Oct 20
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 Sylvain Kubicki

REGEN Coordinator, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

sylvain.kubicki@list.lu

Coralie Vella

DEC Manager of REGEN project, R2M Solution

coralie.vella@r2msolution.com