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A culture-based approach to sustainability? – International Seminar
On Monday, April 15th, Irene Bianchi participated in the international Seminar: "A Culture-based Approach to Sustainability?
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Celebrating Ramadan and Breaking Barriers at the Città-IN Iftar at Polimi San Siro Off-Campus
Last night, on April 3rd, the Città-IN project hosted the first Iftar event at San Siro Polimi Off-campus, thanks to the amazing team of Maryam Karimi, Giada Casarin, Nour Bergaoui, Marta Curreri, and Omar Khalil.
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CALL at AESOP Young Academics Conference
CALL researchers participated at the AESOP Young Academic Conference 2024 "Bridging Gaps: Urban Planning for Coexistence”, held at Politecnico di Milano from March 19th to 22nd. The conference was organised and coordinated by PhD students from the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies.
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Orbis Project Hosts Groundbreaking Workshop on AI, Big Data, and Democracy
Today March 7th, 2024 at 12:00 CET the Orbis Project will hold a workshop centered on the crucial intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and democratic governance.
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Introducing Dr. Giada Casarin: our new Research Fellow!
We welcome Dr. Giada Casarin to our città-IN team as a new Research Fellow. She has recently graduated with a PhD in Human Geography at the University of Bristol, where she has also worked as a Research Associate in the last year.
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Planning, Space and Ethnic conflict Illuminating the struggle over Israel/Palestine in Gaza and beyond
Delve into the critical role of planning amidst turbulent contexts in Israel/Palestine through the recent seminar at Politecnico di Milano, featuring distinguished scholars from the region.
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A “grammar” for assessing the quality of public services to fulfill the rights of immigrants
by Francesco Molinari, International Researcher, and Grazia Concilio, Professor at the Politecnico di Milano University INTRO In analogy with the notion of grammar as the "system and structure of a language," the easyRights project has explored the sociocultural foundations of the mediation operated by public services to regular immigrants and…
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città-IN: Research Fellow Opportunity with CALL!
A great opportunity for a Research Fellow at Politecnico di Milano - CALL - Cities in Action for Learning LAB Research Lab.
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Our Irene just promoted to Assistant Professor!
CALL Lab is growing! Join us in celebrating Irene Bianchi's promotion to Assistant Professor (fix-term - RTd.A) in Urban Planning at DAStU, Politecnico di Milano!
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Two Research Fellowships opportunities to join the Department of Excellence!
Embark on a transformative journey with DAStU – Politecnico di Milano’s Department of Architecture and Urban Studies through our Temporary Research Fellowships. These opportunities delve into the dynamic realms of urban development, focusing on empowering local administrations and exploring the metropolitan dimension’s role in fostering resilient territories. Join us in pioneering methodological approaches that redefine urban landscapes, contributing to the resilience and antifragility of communities. Apply now to be part of innovative initiatives aimed at shaping a sustainable and robust urban future.
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Exploring Urban Experiments: UNPARK and Grande Parco Forlanini
CALL will host Paolo Carli (DAStU - Politecnico di Milano) to present the project "UNPARK" - an urban experiment under the overpass Serra Monte Ceneri - and Gianni Dapri (Associazione Grande Parco Forlanini) to present "Grande Parco Forlanini: vision, design and implementation interplay" for a seminar of the course Urban Design Studio
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PALIMPSEST at the European Days of Cultural Landscape – Lecture by Irene Bianchi
Next week Irene Bianchi, DASTU, Politecnico di Milano / PALIMPSEST Coordination Team, will be in Palma de Mallorca to attend the European technical conference on "Cultural landscapes as a paradigm of resilience and sustainability", organised by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport and by the Spanish Presidency of the…
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CALL Lab is growing: Maryam Karimi promoted to Assistant Professor
Trust us, this time, we are “really” excited to announce that Maryam has embarked on a new journey as an Assistant Professor (fixed-term) in Urban and Regional Planning at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at Politecnico di Milano.
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CLIMABOROUGH partners meet in Cascais for two days
In the city of Cascais, the CLIMABOROUGH partners discussed several topics crucial to the challenge of climate change and the practical implications of the Innovation Partnership approach adopted to find solutions towards climate neutrality.
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Five reasons to apply to Palimpsest’s Creative Dialogues
PALIMPSEST open call offers a unique opportunity for artists, designers, creators, and innovators to participate in a collaborative and creative project that spans across various disciplines and media. Here are five compelling reasons to apply to PALIMPSEST open call: Interdisciplinary Collaboration: PALIMPSEST encourages collaboration among artists (writers, musicians, photographers, videomakers,…
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Palimpsest launches the CREATIVE DIALOGUE open call to artists, designers and architects
The Palimpsest Project has recently launched the CREATIVE DIALOGUE open call, targeting creative individuals and inviting them to envision novel approaches in addressing environmental issues within three exemplary landscape laboratories: Łódź in Poland, Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, and Milan in Italy.
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The Palimpsest Project was presented at the annual AESOP Conference “Integrated Planning in the World of Turbulence” – Lodz, 11-15th July!
Landscapes are the privileged foci for the observation of misalignments, tensions and contradictions in the equilibria between human activities and the physical and natural spheres. It is in the evolution of landscapes that epochal systemic changes –linked, for example, to modes of production and management– become visible.
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The mediation grammar has been officially published on the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
The Mediation Grammar, developed within easyRights, is now a CEN WS AGREEMENT. We’re excited to test and implement it in real-world applications.
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Innovation in Action: The NEB, Its Transformative Vision, and Implementation Challenges – lecture by Grazia Concilio
On the afternoon of July 12th, Grazia Concilio will be participating in the Culture and Creative Industries event taking place in Barcelona.
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Migrants’ Integration: The Role of ICT Based Solutions – lecture by Maryam Karimi
This lecture explores successful integration of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers into host communities, emphasizing collaborative ICT solutions and inclusive service design for building inclusive societies. It highlights challenges, such as language barriers and bureaucracy, and presents easyRights’ solutions and policy recommendations.
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Exploring the Grande Parco Forlanini: A Biking Adventure
Join us on July 18, 2023, for an enchanting evening biking adventure through the Grande Parco Forlanini, one of Milan’s most promising green spaces.
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CALL for Visiting Scholars at DAStU
Deadline for submission: July 14, 2023 The Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) is launching an open call for four visiting scholars who will be selected to spend at least four months at Politecnico di Milano to carry out research activities in cooperation with one or more supporting DAStU…
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The contributions from our laboratory are available online in the Proceedings of the XXIV SIU Conference ‘Dare Valore ai Valori in Urbanistica’
The proceedings of the XXIV SIU Conference 'Dare Valore ai Valori in Urbanistica', held last year in Brescia, are now available online!
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Invitation to Contemporary City Course Film Screening
Join us, on June 29th, from 1-5 pm, for a film screening event featuring the work of Prof. Reza Shirazi's Contemporary Cities course students. They have produced a series of short (15-20 minutes) documentary films centered around the theme of "Alternative Urbanism." Prof.
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Cultural and creative industries, cities and citizens fostering sustainable development and well-being
Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) are at the heart of the creative economy by ensuring the continued development of societies and being a powerful vector for the creation of competitiveness, cultural wealth, innovation, and employment. Knowledge-intensive and based on individual creativity and talent, these industries generate not only considerable economic…
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Celebrating the Culmination of the MESOC Project: the new Handbook
The MESOC project handbook, co-edited by Lluís Bonet and Giada Calvano, is now available for free download.
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“Così vicino, così lontano” the initiative organized by the Grande Parco Forlanini Association
For over 10 years, CALL has been following the events of the #GrandeParcoForlanini, collaborating with an association of active citizens to support it.
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Mediation Grammar. A standard to improve interaction with public service
Improving immigrants’ interaction with public services in coherence with non-discrimination principles, guaranteeing Human Rights literacy* when designing, developing and supplying public services, and creating a quality standard (called #MediationGrammar) for services to guarantee easy access, use and interaction for migrants were all core objectives of the #easyRights.
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Critical Deliberative Democracy Tech Workshop: Empowering Grassroot Collective Actions
CALL has organized the Critical Deliberative Democracy Tech workshop in collaboration
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CrUDi – Critical Urban Digitalization 2023 Seminar Series
Starting this week, the MSc Course: Smart Cities and Urban Innovation at DAStU – Politecnico di Milano will host the CrUDi seminar series
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