Intersezioni. La formazione urbanistica di fronte ai mutamenti – Laboratori

Michelangelo Russo is full professor of Urban Planning at the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II. His research and design work focus on the contemporary urban project, exploring the transformations of cities, urbanised territories and landscapes in relation to environmental, spatial and social issues, and experimenting with multiscalar approaches to planning. He has been president of the Italian Society of Urban Planners (SIU) and coordinates research and training initiatives on new urban ecologies and project cultures. 

Maria Simioli is an architect and holds a PhD in Architecture. She is currently researcher and lecturer of Urban Planning at the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II. Her work focuses on the landscapes of unauthorised building in Southern Italy, on socio-environmental regeneration policies and on the relationships between cultural heritage, communities and territorial transformations, often through collaborative approaches and living labs.