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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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CALL in Brussels for the New European Bauhaus Fair 2026
23 June 2026

CALL in Brussels for the New European Bauhaus Fair 2026

What does co-creation look like at European scale? Last week, in Brussels, the New European Bauhaus Fair 2026 offered an inspiring answer, and CALL was part of it.

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TWINVERSE kick off in Turin: the CALL lab joins the consortium to build AI-enhanced climate-neutral cities
29 May 2026

TWINVERSE kick off in Turin: the CALL lab joins the consortium to build AI-enhanced climate-neutral cities

The TWINVERSE project officially launched in Turin, with a two-day kick-off meeting bringing together all 26 consortium partners and representatives from European cities.

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Migration and urban space, closing seminar
19 May 2026

Migration and urban space, closing seminar

On 14 May 2026, the closing seminar of the cycle “Migration and Urban Space: Plans, Projects, and Policies”, organised by Paola Briata and Martina Bovo, took place at Politecnico di Milano as part of the #emergingUrbanQuestions initiative promoted by CRAFT at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU).

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Seminar on recovery planning with Restart Agency
28 April 2026

Seminar on recovery planning with Restart Agency

What does it mean to plan for reconstruction in the midst of a conflict? To what extent can planning serve as a compass in conditions of radical uncertainty and help us "strategically navigate" in the face of evolving conflict dynamics?

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PALIMPSEST, a three-year journey

This short film captures a glimpse of the PALIMPSEST journey: the people involved, the environmental challenges addressed, and the visions imagined together for a more sustainable future.

PALIMPSEST created spaces for dialogue and place-based experimentation grounded in participatory and co-creation processes. At its core, the project explored how urban practices can be transformed through culture, creativity, and care. Its legacy is already visible: in the processes it activated, in the shifts of mindset it fostered, in the knowledge it produced, and in the new collective imaginaries it helped to shape.

Find out more about the project just below 👇

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKGaFrRTlTc

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