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

About CALL

News

Diving into the prototyping activities of PALIMPSEST pilots
21 December 2024

Diving into the prototyping activities of PALIMPSEST pilots

These past weeks, CALL has been working with artists gethan&miles on the development of their project that aimes to integrate the transformative power of creative action around the river Lambro. This artist residency is lead as part of PALIMPSEST – Creative Drivers for Sustainable Living Heritage Research Project.

Read more
“Exploring Mycelium in Urban Water Management” at the inaugural Nature in the City event, Paris
12 December 2024

“Exploring Mycelium in Urban Water Management” at the inaugural Nature in the City event, Paris

Francesca Berni was present at the inaugural Nature in the City event hosted by Sciences Po Paris Campus where she presented her research "Exploring Mycelium in Urban Water Management Through Autopoietic Processes and Holistic Perspectives: Insights from the Polish City of Łódź".

Read more
Sai Che Puoi at the Master’s course Urban Design Studio
2 December 2024

Sai Che Puoi at the Master’s course Urban Design Studio

Luisa Miranda Morel, Alberto Gianera and Francesca Arduini, representing SAI CHE PUOI - a civic platform for bottom-up initiatives, were invited to the Master’s course Urban Design Studio taught by prof. Grazia Concilio, prof. Patrizia Scrugli and Talita Medina.

Read more
WELFARAP: Hip Hop as Anti-Fragile Welfare Practice
24 November 2024

WELFARAP: Hip Hop as Anti-Fragile Welfare Practice

On Friday, 22 November 2024, the Politecnico di Milano played host to a groundbreaking event: WELFARAP, the first academic conference on Hip Hop Studies in Italy.

Read more
More news

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.

Research Projects