Laboratorio Zip+ is an interdisciplinary group of architects and social scientists whose aim is the promotion of research and projects focused on public transformation of urban landscapes, encouraging citizens’ participation. Its key-idea is to stimulate a stronger interaction between researchers, academics, as well as local groups and residents. The collective reflects on the issues of living and public spaces, in periphery and marginal areas, characterized by alternative ways of building the city and spontaneous transformation processes with an interdisciplinary approach.