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Roberto Podda graduated in Architecture in 2005 from the Politecnico di Milano. In 2009 he obtained the title of PhD in Architectural and Urban Design. His thesis, entitled Implementation of the section for a multiscale design methodology, is an original way to explore the relationship between representation and architectural design. From 2010 to 2019, he taught Architecture and Urban Design at the School of Urban Architecture and Construction Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano. He has published numerous essays in books and specialized magazines, organized and curated exhibitions and conferences, and participated in numerous multidisciplinary activities, research groups, and conferences.Parallel to his academic commitment, he has matured his professional career, dealing mainly with public design and international architectural design competitions.The interests and line of research can be summarized in two words: Tradition and Transgression.History is a material, memory is a fiction, time is always and only the present. Design is a process of organizing knowledge that transforms nature into culture, its scope is to harmonize reality, its goal is to ensure human well-being and happiness. Architectural and urban planning research lies between project and process, context and text, theory and practice; it observes, describes, interprets, prefigures, and finally reconfigures to start again.Since 2019 he has been an Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture and Design of XJTLU.From December 2023 it is Director Sino-Italian Urban Regeneration HUB (SIURH).The establishment of the Sino-Italian Urban Regeneration HUB stems from the recognition of a precise market need expressed by the Italian design industry and the potentiality offered by the context of the Chinese urban construction sector. The HUB offer at the DES School an opportunity to explore the topic of urban regeneration in contemporary China. After the rapid growth of the last two decades, Chinas spatial, urban, and architectural development is at a crucial stage. A renewed awareness and sensitivity to issues of sustainability and land consumption are ushering in a phase that calls for new strategies to understand the urban territory and’re-signify the physical environment. He is also a PhD Primary Supervisor and Dissertation Commissioner.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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RE-START WORKSHOP_LABORATORIO PERMANETE
Podda, R., Daglio, L., Camocini, B. & Boi, G.
1/09/24 → …
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Rehabilitation of Existing Cultural Heritage Buildings_Strengthening Masonry Brick Walls Using Helical Stainless-Steel Bars
Monti, G., Podda, R., Xia, J. & Cece, A.
1/09/24 → …
Project: Internal Research Project
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Influences and reciprocities between Italian “Progetto Urbano” and the new Chinese city: The New city of Pujiang by Gregotti Associati
7/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Emergence, Impact and Future of Mixed-Use Developments in Contemporary Urban Shanghai Evolution
Remón, J., Podda, R., Brillhart, A. & Den Hartog, H.
1/06/25 → 31/08/27
Project: Internal Research Project
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Restart Oliena – Innesti Urbani 2016-2024. A Reiterative and Participatory Regeneration Approach
Podda, R., Camocini, B., Daglio, L. & Boi, G., 2025, In: DiiD- disegno industriale Industrial Diesign. p. 124-135 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sports nature culture. A participatory approach to reconstruct a multidimensional cultural landscape by leveraging outdoor sports
Podda, R., Camocini, B. & Daglio, L., 2025, In: Frontiers in Sport and Active Living. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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VITTORIO GREGOTTI: URBAN DESIGN BETWEEN CHINA AND ITALY: The case of Pujiang (Shanghai) and Bicocca (Milan)
Podda, R., Cece, A. & Iacomoni, A., 2025Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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VITTORIO GREGOTTI. DISEGNO URBANO TRA CINA E ITALIA. The case of Pujiang (Shanghai) and Bicocca (Milan)
Podda, R., Cece, A. & Iacomoni, A., Sept 2025, (Accepted/In press) 120 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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“Exponential Space” as a Fifth Urban Figure. Toward a Phenomenological Actualization of Françoise Choay's Quadripartition
Podda, R., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: UOU scientific journal . 09, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Arc2Città_Architettura Ricerca Città (Journal)
Roberto Podda (Editor in chief)
Aug 2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Editorial work
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Embodied Urbanism: A Bodily Phenomenology in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Roberto Podda (Invited speaker) & Alessandro Cece (Invited speaker)
16 Jun 2025 → 21 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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The implications of artificial intelligence in morphogenesis processes: a critical methodology for urban regeneration strategies
Roberto Podda (Invited speaker) & Alessandro Cece (Invited speaker)
16 Jun 2025 → 21 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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EURAXESS
Roberto Podda (Participant) & Alessandro Cece (Participant)
25 Apr 2025 → 26 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Italian Design Day 2025
Roberto Podda (Chair), Alessandro Cece (Chair) & Davide Lombardi (Chair)
24 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …