ITALIA NON FINITAA proposal for reactivation[Lucia Delmonte, 2015]Across Italy, a vast number of unfinished public works remain scattered throughout the territory. Begun but never completed for overlapping economic, administrative, and political reasons, these structures range from infrastructures to residential, educational, and cultural buildings. Rather than treating them as failures, the thesis reframes unfinished works as…

SOCIAL FAMILYAn “Aging in Place” Solution for Elderly[Yu Sun, 2015]Responding to the global phenomenon of population ageing, this thesis explores alternative housing strategies for elderly people in Milan. The project addresses the social, spatial, and demographic implications of longer life expectancy and declining fertility, proposing an “aging in place” model that supports autonomy, everyday life,…

MUSEO D’EUROPA COME MUSEO DELLE MIGRAZIONI Future Museum of Europe as a Museum of Migrations [by Marta Pavan, Martina Scaravati, 2013/2014] Conceived as a response to Europe’s hybrid and transnational identity, the project reimagines the Museum of Europe as an itinerant and nomadic institution. Rather than a static monument, the museum becomes a traveling exhibition…

NUOVI SPAZI DELLA MEMORIATwo projects for the Resistance and the Liberation in Milan[by Marco Mazzola, Alessandro Menini, 2014]The project reflects on how memory can remain active in contemporary cities, questioning the limits of traditional commemorative forms. Through two design proposals related to the Resistance and the Liberation in Milan, it explores new spatial strategies to…

SUPERFICIE URBANA, RELAZIONI EFFIMERE, COSTELLAZIONE DI MICRO SPAZIUrban surface, ephemeral relationships, constellation of micro spaces[Alice Babini, Anna Pierotello, 2015]An urban project focused on reactivating public space through a constellation of small-scale interventions. Developed as a site-specific strategy in Berlin, the work combines critical mapping, social matrices, and micro-scale surveys to identify underused urban surfaces. By…

ARCHITECTURE OF POSTPRODUCTIONA design approach based on reuse, recycling, and transformation[by Ludovica Niero, 2014]The thesis explores postproduction as a cultural and architectural practice, where existing materials, spaces, and ideas are reinterpreted rather than newly produced. Starting from reflections on recycling and contemporary production systems, the research investigates how architecture can operate through reuse, montage, and…