Stazioni e città - Trasporti e cultura n.38

This monograph section of “Trasporti &Cultura” examines the relationship ofnew high-speed railroad stations to theircities. The objective is to investigate thedepth and meaning of the transformationsbeing wrought by the new stations, ina comparative international scenario.Articles on Japan and China are followedby European case studies. The academicpremise that looked to railway stationsand tracks as a tool to regenerate blightedurban and industrial areas is clearlyreasserted. Links can be establishedbetween urban transformation, new railtechnology and the siting of the stations.Reframed by the new challenges ofsustainable actions, energy transition,shrinking economies, the architecturaldesign of contemporary high-speedrailroad stations has undergone signi" canttransformation, that cannot be totallyascribed to the innovations of high speedtransportation.