Francesca Berni

Cities in Action for Learning Lab

is a reflexive and experimentation space at DAStU, Politecnico di Milano

works with diverse contributions and inputs from researchers and practitioners from different backgrounds

is a research lab that works in multiple contexts: urban and territorial, institutional, community-based

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Acqua Lambro talks during Milan Design Week: exploring the synergies between artistic action and research
24 April 2025

Acqua Lambro talks during Milan Design Week: exploring the synergies between artistic action and research

From 7th to 11th April 2025 during Milan Design Week 2025, the artistic project Acqua Lambro, conceived by the British-Irish duo gethan&myles, was presented to the public in Milan at Politecnico di Milano.

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Acqua Lambro: the “impossible idea” presented at Politecnico di Milano during Design Week
10 April 2025

Acqua Lambro: the “impossible idea” presented at Politecnico di Milano during Design Week

During Milan Design Week 2025, was officially presented the artistic project Acqua Lambro to the city of Milan. The artwork conceived by the British-Irish duo gethan&myles and piloted by PALIMPSEST was revealed to the public in the open spaces of the Leonardo Campus at Politecnico di Milano.

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“Parliamo di Scuola” manual is now online!
25 March 2025

“Parliamo di Scuola” manual is now online!

The manual co-designed and co-produced with Mamme a Scuola Association is now available to read and download here!

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Città-IN at ISMU’s 30th Report on migration 2024
26 February 2025

Città-IN at ISMU’s 30th Report on migration 2024

Fondazione ISMU ETS recently presented their 30th Report on migrations (30° Rapporto sulle migrazioni) with a largely attended one-day event (and live stream), gathering experts, researchers, institutions and students on the topics of migration, inclusion, labour market, education, and legislation.

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PALIMPSEST in a nutshell

A short video on PALIMPSEST ongoing activities on the three pilots: Jerez de la Frontera (ESP), Lodz (POL) and Milan (IT).
Three landscapes of experimentation dealing with different environmental issues, where creative agents, communities and researchers work together to build new sustainable practices.

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