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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DIGIREG at the ESPON seminar in Aalborg
1 December 2025

DIGIREG at the ESPON seminar in Aalborg

Grazia Concilio and Michelangelo Secchi from CALL joined the ESPON seminar in Aalborg in November 2025. The event was an occasion to present the latest findings from the DIGIREG project, which seeks to map the evolution of digitalisation across European regions.

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Presentation of the Lambrogino Prize at ‘Contratti di Fiume’
18 November 2025

Presentation of the Lambrogino Prize at ‘Contratti di Fiume’

On Thursday, November 13th, the Lambrogino Prize, together with IMMACCHINARIUM, was presented during the Contratti di Fiume working day, in dialogue with numerous actors engaged in the future of the Lambro river territory. From the standpoint of CALL’s research trajectory and within the Horizon Europe project PALIMPSEST, Prof.

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Insights from a successful study day: “Planning for climate neutrality: Governance models in dialogue”
3 October 2025

Insights from a successful study day: “Planning for climate neutrality: Governance models in dialogue”

Building on the dialogue among Horizon Europe projects working on climate neutrality, this study day hosted at CRAFT at Politecnico di Milano offered a comparative discussion on the climate transition pathways, also building on the experience of four Italian cities.  The event brought together policy specialists, researchers, students and more.…

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What makes you feel good today? A collective dialogue on security in changing times
23 September 2025

What makes you feel good today? A collective dialogue on security in changing times

The ORBIS project, coordinated by Francesca Rizzo from Polimi Design Department and co-coordinated by Grazia Concilio from Polimi DASTU, has launched a large-scale European dialogue through its digital platforms to engage thousands of people in a shared reflection on a question that is more urgent than ever: What makes us…

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CALL in solidarity with Gaza

Over a year ago, we hosted the seminar “Planning, Space, and Ethnic Conflict: Illuminating the Struggle over Israel/Palestine in Gaza and Beyond”, featuring palestinian and israeli scholars—Manal Totry-Jubran (Bar-Ilan University), Oren Yiftachel (Ben-Gurion University), and Omar Yousef (Al-Quds University). We explored the spatial-political dimensions of conflict, with a focus on domicide, urbicide, spacio-cide, genocide, urban segregation, and the right to land. As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, CALL reaffirms its commitment to justice. We unequivocally condemn the genocide and stand in solidarity with all those affected by occupation, violence, and dispossession.

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