Data
15/05/2026
Orario
14:15 - 19:15
Luogo
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Sede CRAFT, Ed. 11B, Via Ampère, 20 - Milano
Open Forum
Through presentations and discussions, we will explore the themes of practising, teaching, and promoting gender equity in architecture, drawing on international perspectives and actions. The aim is to examine the conditions shaping the profession’s culture, share pedagogical approaches that challenge inequalities, and reflect on how universities and practitioners can work together towards a more inclusive discipline.
This CRAFT Open Forum investigates how architectural design and spatial practices can support antifragility, foster forms of care, and question specific forms of exclusion embedded in the built environment. The research aligns with several SDGs – 5 Gender Equality, 10 Reduced Inequalities, and 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities – positioning architecture as an active agent of social transformation.
About the seminar series
(New) Types and Typological Hybridisations Seminar Series
The aim is to examine the emergence of new types and typological hybridisations, presenting projects and theoretical positions capable of reconfiguring open spaces and buildings that activate forms of spatial agency and care. In particular, to elucidate the physical and spatial characters that enable the transformation of habits and lifestyles, the consolidation of a sense of community, and the promotion of social inclusion.
Event timetable
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Cassandra Cozza, DAStU, Politecnico di Milano.
Lectures: Mara Tanelli, Rector’s Delegates, Diversity and Inclusion, Politecnico di Milano; Sumita Singha, OBE, Board Trustee for Education and Professional Development, RIBA; Emily Jeffers, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, RIBA; Elke Krasny, Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna; Ilaria Valente, Vice Rector for International Affairs and Full Professor of Architectural and Urban Design, DAStU, Politecnico di Milano; Claudia Mattogno, Fondazione Roma Sapienza; Francesca Claudia Scotti, President Ordine Architetti PPC della Provincia di Milano; Claudia Bruno, Journalist and Writer, inGenere, Fondazione Brodolini; Carolina Pacchi, Director of DAStU and Full Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, DAStU, Politecnico di Milano.
Chairs: Cassandra Cozza, Arianna Scaioli, DAStU, Politecnico di Milano.
Coordinator: Cassandra Cozza
Contacts: ariannaluisa.scaioli@polimi.it