Research

My research investigates the relationships between architecture, urban space, and pedagogy, with a particular focus on educational environments, nature-based learning, and the regeneration of public space. It draws on Henri Lefebvre’s spatial theory and urban studies, and engages with questions of the right to the city, third spaces, and the ethics of built environments for communities.

Academic positions
Research Fellow, EDENlab, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 2023–2026
Coordinator, EDENSPACES Second-Level Master’s Programme, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 2023–ongoing | Italy’s first interdisciplinary master’s programme combining pedagogy, architecture, design, and nature.
Ph.D. in Architectural and Urban Design, Politecnico di Milano, 2013–2018 | Dissertation on urban regeneration and third spaces theory, with reference to Henri Lefebvre’s “Right to the City.”

Research projects
EDENlab — Educational Environments with Nature, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano EDENSPACES Master Programme

Selected scientific publications
“SOS EDEN. Territories of peace”, in PEA Conference Proceedings, Franco Angeli, 2025, with Beate Weyland
Learning space: the right to a fair space design, with Beate Weyland, Scuola Democratica, 2025
“La terza città. Spazi rigenerati e avamposti verdi”, in Nuovi paesaggi educanti, edited by Beate Weyland, Giusi Boaretto, Edizioni Junior, 2024
Atelier Scuola. Pedagogia architettura e design in dialogo, editor with Beate Weyland, Edizioni Junior, 2023
Atlas Scuole Alto Adige 2010–2020. Un caso studio, Edizioni Junior, 2023