[In]Tangible

International conference

February 10th, 2025

In the contemporary era, the fluid character of social
and urban relations challenges us to reconsider our
perceptions of tangible and intangible, the visible and the
invisible. The distance between these spheres seems to
blur, leading to an intersection of mutual interactions and
influences between the individual, society and urban space.
[In]tangible is proposed as an inclusive research approach
aimed at declaring and enhancing this continuum, where
the concrete and the abstract coexist and mutually define
each other.

In this context, design projects achieve a dual dimension:
on one side, it is configured as a medium for analyzing and
understanding contemporary dynamics; on the other, it
works as a catalyst for change and innovation in the cities
we inhabit. Through an ongoing dialogue with EU research,
[In]tangible is configured as a transition bridge between the
world of ideas and the world of concrete outputs.

Scientific Committee
The Scientific Committee is composed of the members of the
Academic Board of the PhD Programme in Architecture and
Design Cultures, Department of Architecture, Alma Mater
Studiorum - University of Bologna.
Organising Committee
XXXVIII PhD Cycle in Architecture and Design Cultures: Giacomo
Astolfi, Benedetta Cavalieri, Peiru Chen, Chiara Ciambellotti, Simona
Colitti, Alessandra D’Ovidio, Federico Foschi, Elena Girelli, Alberto
Grassetti, Margo Lengua, Francesco Lipparini, Ramona Loffredo,
Veronica Pasini, Leo Piraccini, Diego Pucci, Francesco Selmi,
Lorenzo Stefanini, Mattia Sullini, Lei Sun, Mahdiyeh Tabatabaei,
Maria Cristina Tommasino, Virginia Vignali.

Programma

09:00-09:30 Registration

09:30-09:45  Opening and introduction Greetings by Department of Architecture

09:45-10:45:

• [In]tangible projects 
• The possible Milan of Giuseppe De Finetti Francesco Lucchi
• Imagination: uberarchitecture Urška Kristina Škerl
• Exploring the rise of the floating city paradigm - towards a maritime climatopia? Isabella Traeger
• Alessandro delli Ponti, An interdisciplinary model for the next nature-based city Emma Veronese

10:45-11:15 Architecture as a historical discipline Vittorio Pizzigoni
11:15-11:30 [In]tangible projects discussion + q/a
11:30-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-12:45: 

• [In]tangible interactions
• Driving behavioural change: the role of data visualisation in optimising dormitory energy strategies Yehui Peng
• Mapping industrial intangible heritage: a design-based approach Alberto Bassi, Giulia Ciliberto, Maria Cristina Addis, Jacopo William de Denaro,Marco Scotti
• Designing the future of public services: digital twins for inclusive and accessible experiences through service design Mariia Ershova 

•  In/active. The role of design in the creation and transmission of collective memory Isabel Leggiero, Claudia Porfirione 

12:45-13:15 AI & Design: an endless progress? Frédérique Krupa

13:15-13:30 [In]tangible interactions discussion + q/a

13:30-15:00 Lunch break

15:00-16:00 :

• [In]tangible connections
• From public space to consumer space, or vice versa? Resemantic place by design Chiara Amatori, Riccardo Varini
• The unfinished as commons: material conditions for a deeper democracy Marco Cannata
• Promoting local ecologies. Collective practices of symbiotic design Maria Manfroni, Calogero Mattia Priola
•  Navigating the tangible and intangible in China's rural revitalisation. The case study of the Zhaoshan village common space construction process Giulia Montanaro

16:00-16:30 Architecture / Social justice Lucia Tozzi

16:30-16:45 [In]tangible connections discussion + q/a

16:45-17:00 Wrap up and conclusions

17:00-18:00 Aperitif

Join us online via Zoom
https://unibo.zoom.us/j/88350674315

Keynote Speaker:

Vittorio Pizzigoni
Vittorio Pizzigoni graduated in architecture from the IUAV in
Venice where in 2008 he obtained his PhD. Since 2012 he
has been a researcher and since 2020 an professor at the
Department of Architecture and Design of the University of
Genoa Studies of Genoa, where he teaches architectural
and urban composition. In 2004 he co-founded the
architecture studio baukuh s.t.p. of which he is a partner.

Frédérique Krupa

Dr. Frédérique Krupa is a leading UX designer, researcher,
and educator with over 25 years of experience in digital
design and innovation. She directs the Digital Design Lab at
L'École de design Nantes Atlantique, focusing on user
experience (UX), artificial intelligence (AI), and design
methodologies. Previously, she held academic roles at
Parsons School of Design, RISD, University of the Arts, and
Paris College of Art, where she founded the MA and MFA
programs in Transdisciplinary New Media.

Lucia Tozzi
urban policy scholar and journalist. She has written for
Abitare, Domus, Il manifesto, Alfabeta2, NapoliMonitor,
Lucy, Gli Asini, among others. Her recent publications
include: City Killers. Per una critica del turismo (Libria 2020),
Dopo il turismo (Nottetempo 2020), with Giovanna Silva
Napoli. Contro il Panorama (Nottetempo 2022), L'invenzione
di Milano. Culto della comunicazione e politiche urbane
(Cronopio 2023) and his latest book with Stefano Portelli
and Luca Rossomando Le nuove recinzioni. Città, finanza e
impoverimento degli abitanti (Carocci 2023).