Bodies and Work. Spaces, Rights, Care

The international seminar Bodies and Work. Spaces, Rights, Care, is one of the final outcomes of ESCAPES-Experimental Sustainable & Collective Architectural Places for Employees-Carers, a research project of national interest (PRIN 2022), supported by PNRR and financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU. Through an interdisciplinary perspective – integrating architecture, labor law and, sociology – it aims to investigate the ongoing transformations of remote work with particular attention to the spatial implications of these changes for both domestic and professional environments and with a focus on the increasingly intersections between personal and professional spheres.

But what happens when paid work and care work intertwine in everyday life? Care work – one of the components of reproductive labour – remains largely invisible and is still largely performed by women. Instead, it must be recognised not as a separate activity, but as a constituent element of social and economic organisation. If work can transcend traditional boundaries, it is up to designers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers to imagine places that, instead of merely hosting it, allow it to interact with the quality of living, with solid support networks, and with the right to meaningful relationships and a dignified life.

Keynote speakers: Catherine Rottenberg, Goldsmiths, University of London; Luisa Corazza, Università del Molise; Chie Konno, Director of Teco studio, Kyoto Institute of Technology.
Roundtable Discussion: Nina Bassoli, Triennale di Milano; Chiara Bisconti, Human Resources Consultant; Giovanna Fullin, Università di Milano-Bicocca; Gabriele Pasqui, Politecnico di Milano, DAStU.

Per registrarsi qui entro il 19/11/2025

Per informazioni

Responsabile: Michela Bassanelli

Contatti: michela.bassanelli@polimi.it