Datascapes. Logistics, Design, Innovation Honours Program
Online Presentation
17/06/2025, h. 18:00
Piattaforma Webex
Datascapes. Logistics, Design, Innovation is the advanced training programme (Honours Programme) scheduled in October 2025 is coordinated by the DAStU – Department of Architecture and Urban Studies in partnership with Techbau s.p.a.
The Hon2025 edition aimed at promoting scientific research and the development of technical skills that are readily applicable in the job market, particularly in relation to datacentre design and the regeneration of disused or underutilised logistics assets.
The economies linked to digital enhancement around the world are a rapidly expanding market. Even in Italy, the development of Data Centres represents a strongly growing trend, though the regulatory framework remains uncertain.
The need to explore this sector more deeply is increasingly urgent for municipalities hosting these infrastructures within their territories, for the companies designing and constructing them, and for the research community studying their impacts and repercussions on local areas. Therefore, this is a phenomenon that requires an integrated, multi-level approach to planning and a governance model involving multiple stakeholders.
In this regard, the course is structured to combine various scales and dimensions, which will be instrumental in understanding the complexity of the phenomenon at both territorial and architectural levels. It will cover topics ranging from the localisation strategies of data centres, to the analysis of case studies in Italy and abroad, the regulatory frameworks and implementation processes (policy innovation, governance, stakeholders), and the development of innovative concepts or prototypes (both new builds and modifications of existing brownfield sites).
The activities will be supported by interactive sessions with experts (from Politecnico di Milano, Techbau staff, public administrations, national and international designers, and professionals) on key topics of the programme.
Basic information
ECTS credits: 8
Teaching format: Course
Total 200 hours: 80 hours teaching in presence + 120 hours at home (including intensive final workshop/exibition)
Duration: October–December 2025; January 2025 (final delivery/exame)
Grants
Techbau s.p.a. funds and support the activities with a student grant of € 1.500 for 20 students selected from the second year of Master’s Degree programs in the School of Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (LM4, LM48, LM3).
Application
Servizi Online (Agevolazioni e Convenzioni > Borse di studio, premi di laurea, esoneri e bandi generici)
Online services (Economics Benefits Menu > Economic Benefits)
Deadline
08 July 2025, 12.00 AM Italian time
Schedule
October–Dicember 2025
10 weekly sessions (1 day per week for 8 hours / on Mondays or alternatively on Fridays)
Venue
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo
Languages
Italian and English
Honours Programme Team
Responsible professors: Chiara Nifosì (coordinator), Jacopo Leveratto, Valerio Tolve
Tutors: Mattia Tettoni, Alessandra Bruno, Davide Simoni
Techbau supervisors: Luca Zarantonello, Mario Buscaini, Giuliano Falcone, Leonardo Oprandi,Giovanni Duci, Pidò Davide
In collaboration with
Design Toolkit for Design Teaching, Craft-ProdAction pilot project
https://polimi.it/studenti/tasse-borse-e-agevolazioni
https://polimi.it/en/students/tuition-fees-scholarships-and-financial-aid/
datascapehp-dastu@polimi.it
Honours Programme 2025 Poster
Honours Programme 2025 Presentation
