PAST WORKSHOPS and RESEARCH THEMES

2022 – Walking for an Atlas – Public walk of knowledge of the Agnano Bowl – in collaboration with: MED.HYDRO SRL / Reclamation Consortium of Agnano and Campi Flegrei / Vanvitelli University Department of Engineering / Lux in Fabula / Legambiente and with the support of the Goethe Institute Neapel

 

2021 – In-depth workshop on the route of the Bolla Aqueduct

From the starting point by the “Casa dell’Acqua in Volla-Casalnuovo” to Santa Caterina a Formiello arrival point at the city border, the path of the waters that fed the Poggio Reale and the ornamental fountains on the ancient access road to the city

 

2020 – Cool City Lab – Seoul, Summer Online Workshop

“A Space Design Workshop on Rediscovering of Subterranean Water in Seoul”

Cool City Lab-Seoul summer online workshop on the rediscovering and innovative regeneration of Bukchon waterways. This workshop is part of a project for <Future School> for the Korean Pavilion at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. The Cool City Lab-Seoul online workshop has been composed of a virtual Bukchon site tour, lectures, and online design studio classes. The design results have been exhibited at Bukchon HanokCheong in Seoul and on <Future School> Online in July 2021.

 

2019 – THE PROPER VOID (NAPLES)

Seminars and workshops on urban voids, marginal and invisible places within the dense fabric of the historic city of Naples; in particular, on the areas of sediment resulting from collapses or demolitions, privately owned, for which the General Regulation Plan (Piano Regolatore Generale) provides for the reconstruction of the same volume for public and/or public facilities.

 

2013 – UNFORMAL SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION STRATEGIES (BERLIN)

Seminar with students of Washington University on positive examples of immigration in the district of Neukoeln in Berlin. Discussion with Cordula Simon (European Office of City Council Neukoeln) on local strategies for Roma social inclusion.

 

2012-13 – THE PRICE OF ROMA INTEGRATION

European Conference: The European Network for Research and Cooperation on Roma Issues – Design Policies for an integrated Approach for Roma Social Inclusion (2013-2020) Interdisciplinary Discussion – Roma Social Forum, Encounter among Italian and European Roma Organization. Bucarest (Romania) / Naples (Italy)

 

2010 – NAPLES WITHOUT BORDERS

Seminar on cultural/physical borders. In partnership with the University of Washington, interdisciplinary department, Prof. Julie Willegas

 

2008 – MAP(HAPPENING)NAPLES

Monitoring architectural/spatial needs of Roma People. Design workshop for a shared upgrade of Roma living conditions in informal settlements in Naples

 

2008 – UN-SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

Seminar and field trip in Chiaiano Hills Park. In partnership with Iowa State University

Can national security policies undermine local environmental potentials? How do we react?

 

2008 – EU-ROMA INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP (ROME)

State of the art of Roma housing conditions in Europe. Seminar/workshops/documentation for an open discussion of the Italian context. With the participation of Catalin Berescu, Maria Papadimitriou,Pietro Nunziante, Claudio Marta, Lucy Orta, Alexander Valentino

 

2008 – MAP(HAPPENING)ROME

Mapping Roma Husing conditions in Rome, La Monachina, Castel Romano and a nomadic community of Kalderasha. With the support of studens of Iowa State University, Ohaio State University

 

2007 – IL MANDRIONE (ROME)

Seminar and workshop research program in partnership with Waterloo School of Architecture Rome

 

2007 – UNDERGROUND (NAPLES)

Workshops research program in partnership with NJIT

 

2006 – RE-CYCLING TIBER 2 (ROME)

Research project in partnership with Waterloo School of Architecture, Rome

 

2006 – URBANWATER 2 (NAPLES/PALERMO)

Research project “City and water”, Naples in partnership with NJIT

 

2006 – URBANWATER 1 (NAPLES)

Grand Tour South Italy in partnership with Ohio State University. Urban research on forms of hydraulic civilization in southern Italy: Matera, Siracuse, Palermo, Trapani, Naples

 

2005 – RE-CYCLING TIBER 1 (ROME)

Research project in partnership with Waterloo School of Architecture, Rome

 

2005 – URBANOCEANO 2 (NAPLES)

The relationship between the city and the see, boat trip in Naples harbour. In partnership with NJIT and open to European students

 

2005 – URBANOCEANO 1 (NAPLES)

The relationship between the city and the sea, Boat trip on the Neapolitan coast. In partnership  with Ohio State University and open to European students

 

2004 – NEXTSHOPWORKSHOP (NAPLES)

Abandoned areas, Double deck bus night journey in the east side of Naples. In partnership with New Jersey Institute of Technology NJIT and open to European students