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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
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!
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
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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Reflections after a workshop on the Future of EU Migration, in Brussels
On Tuesday, February 11th Grazia Concilio attended the DGResearch and DG HOME workshop “Shaping the Future of EU Migration Research & Innvation" in Brussels.
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CALL at the Climaborough meeting, Turin
During the Climaborough meeting in Turin (10-12 February), thanks to the generous hospitality of the Urban Lab, the CALL team got the opportunity to discuss with prof. Ettore Bompard, and Monica Naso from Politecnico di Torino the structure of the Climate City Contract for Turin.
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Let’s Talk School: Bringing immigrant mums closer to their children’s education
We’re excited to share the success of our public event, where we presented the co-designed and co-produced manual Parliamo di Scuola, Avvicinare le mamme immigrate alla scuola dei figli (Let’s Talk School: Bringing immigrant mums closer to their children’s education), created through the città-IN project in collaboration with the Mamme…
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Right to Education and Learning: Insights from the Seminar
The "Right to Education and Learning" seminar brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss social inclusion and access to fundamental services, particularly in education. Hosted by the città-IN team, the event provided a moment to share project findings and exchange knowledge with two other initiatives addressing social equity.
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Exploring the Digital Divide in Europe
The first Steering Committee meeting of the DIGIREG project took place online today under the guidance of the ESPON officers. One of the topics discussed was the role of proximity to infrastructures, which is widely considered to be strongly related to socio-economic development.
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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.
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“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".
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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.
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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.
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The Case of the PALIMPSEST Milanese Pilot at the MISERABILIA PRIN Conference “The City of Misery,” October 30-31, 2024
Francesca Berni had the pleasure of presenting her work, “Life’s Irreverent Pulse Thrives: With the River Lambro, a Tribute to the Present Yet to Come.” Drawing from observations of drifting refuse and debris carried by water during one of the three residential workshops of the PALIMPSEST project, she explored the…
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Irene at University Gabriele d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara
We are excited to share that Irene Bianchi recently completed a one-month Visiting Research stay at the University Gabriele d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara.
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Navigating Barriers: città-IN at the 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC)
The 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC) was held at the Business School of Bern, Switzerland, from 2-4 September. Maryam Karimi, DAStU, Ludovica Piergiovanni, and Giorgia Trasciani DIG, Tiresia Group, presented the project città-IN with a contribution on “Navigating Barriers: Immigrants Integration and Social Innovation in Urban Landscapes”.
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1st Review Meeting of the PALIMPSEST project
Last week, the 1st Review Meeting of the PALIMPSEST project took place in Milan, organized and hosted by DAStU - Politecnico di Milano. The three-day event was marked by intense work and a rich exchange of ideas among the multidisciplinary team of PALIMPSEST.
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Kickoff Meeting of European Research Project “ESPON DIGIREG”
The kickoff meeting for the European research project "Territorial Perspectives of Digital Transition in European Regions (DIGIREG)" was held today in Luxembourg at the ESPON Headquarter, bringing together experts and stakeholders from across the continent. Led by Grazia Concilio on behalf of DASTU/Politecnico di Milano, the DIGIREG project aims to…
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Digital Smugglers: Maryam Karimi at the annual International AESOP conference – GAME CHANGER
On 12th July our researcher, Maryam Karimi, represented the CALL LAb at the annual International AESOP conference - GAME CHANGER? Planning for Just and Sustainable Urban Regions - held at SciencePo in Paris. In her presentation, titled “Digital Smugglers: Facilitators of Exploiters?
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Francesca Berni has been selected at the Aperto seminars
Good news Francesca Berni has been selected to attend one of the Aperto seminars, "Relazionarsi al presente”, next week in Turin. Aperto is a project of the Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT.
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First PALIMPSEST Residential Workshop in Milan
The concluding Residential Workshop of the first phase of PALIMPSEST – Creative Drivers for Sustainable Living Heritage Research Project took place in Milan last week.
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Reflecting on the seminar “regenerating difficult heritage”
On June 25th, 2024, the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) at Politecnico di Milano kicked off its seminar series "Transformative Agencies in/for Contested Spaces." Curated by Irene Bianchi, Maryam Karimi, and Alice Buoli, and funded by the CRAFT Competence Centre, the series promises to explore how spatial disciplines…
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Cultural Actions for Urban Sustainability – Lecture at SJTU
On June 26, 2024, Irene Bianchi held a lecture titled “Cultural Actions as Urban Sustainability Drivers” as part of the course "Culture-driven Approach for Sustainability: Global Practices in the Cultural and Creative Industries” at Shanghai Jiao Tong University's SDG July Camp.
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Seminar series “Transformative Agencies in/for Contested Spaces”
The series of seminars "𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧/𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬" is curated by Irene Bianchi, Maryam Karimi and Alice Buoli and funded by Craft DAStU Competence Centre and the PhD Programs in Urban Planning, Design, and Policy and Preservation of the Architectural Heritage (DAStU-Polimi). Each seminar explores transformative pathways that aim…
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Approaching the Lambro River environment: Insights from the first day of the Palimpsest Project Residential Workshop
Inaugural events often come with smiles, promises, and light content, serving as a warm-up for the main activities to come. However, the first "Rooting Spritz" of the Palimpsest Project's residential workshop in Milan was able to dive into substantial and challenging discussions right from the start.
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Novel Territorial Ecologies: Cohabiting Changing Worlds – conference in Naples
Irene Bianchi, Giada Casarin, and Maryam Karimi participated in the XXVI SIU (Società Italiana degli Urbanisti) Conference titles "Novel Territorial Ecologies: Cohabiting Changing Worlds", held in Naples from June 12-14.Giada presented in the session “Houses and Services” (Case e Servizi), organized by Massimo Bricoccoli and Cristina Mattiucci, with a paper on…
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Meet Milan Landscape Pilot at the PALIMPSEST Residential Workshop!
PALIMPSEST 3rd Residential Workshop is about to start! The history of Milan is intertwined with that of its waters. Rivers, canals, "navigli" and groundwater flow like veins through the territory; artificial reservoirs, small water bodies, quarry lakes and "fontanili" have given life and shape to the landscape for centuries.
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“I am a small mediator too”
A short report on after-school activity with Comunità Progetto Cooperativa In May, the città-IN team held workshops on the 10th and 14th with children and volunteers from Comunità Progetto Cooperativa. This organization provides after-school programs ("Doposcuola") for children from immigrant families in Milan's San Siro neighborhood.
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CALL Lab at Fondazione Feltrinelli: “Sappiamo usare la rete?”
Digital Challenges for a More Democratic Reality Between Italy and Europe CALL is honored to be part of a discussion on Artificial Intelligence and the democratic processes, hosted by Fondazione Feltrinelli.
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Compost Fest @Bergamo
From May 20 to 26, the first edition of "Compost Fest - Il festival delle scienze ecologiche e sociali del domani" was held . This independent and self-financed initiative blended research and social commitment into an experimental lab spread throughout the city of Bergamo.
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