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Paola Pellegrini holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Architecture and a PhD in Urbanism from the University of Architecture in Venice, Italy. In 2018 - 2021 she was Visiting Professor at the Master in Urbanism at the Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação, Bauru, Brazil. She was Visiting Associate in Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA.Before joining XJTLU Paola was adjunct Associate Professor at the European postgraduate Master in Urbanism, Consortium of TU Delft, KU Leuven, UPC Barcelona, and IUAV; at the School of Architecture and Society of the Polytechnic in Milan; at University of Architecture in Venice - and at Udine University, Engineering and Architecture Department, Italy.Paola is a registered Architect in Italy, and has always combined academic research and professional practice in City Planning and Urban Design. In 2016 and 2017 she was Member of the Operating Board for European Projects and Urban Policies of the Italian National Chamber of Architects. Among other design and planning activities she was involved in the “Strategisch Ruimtelijk Structuurplan Antwerpen”, Belgium, in the “Le grand pari de l’agglomération parisienne, marché de recherche et développement pour lavenir du Paris métropolitain“, France, in several projects on mobility infrastructures financed by the European Union Programmes on Sustainability, in several projects of urban heritage regeneration in Italy.
Research interests
The on-going researches deal with 2 topics related to the Chinese and Italian contexts: sustainable regeneration of urban China, focusing on the issues of density and proximity; wasted urban heritage, the abandonment processes of historic city centers in Italy and the requalification projects.
In the past the research activity explored: conservation and regeneration of the urban heritage; design for low density scattered territories; the integrated project of infrastructures for mobility; the scenario and vision as tools for the complexity of contemporary urban phenomena.
Key words: Urbanization, High-density, urban heritage, sprawl, densification and sustainability
Experience
High qualification Expert for assessing the proposals related to the European Funding Programme: Programma di Cooperazione INTERREG V-A Italia-Slovenia 2014-2020, year 2017 and 2018
Senior expert for the definition and management of several European Union Projects regarding wide areas comprehensive planning, TEN-T projects, and local mobility.
Practitioner in Urban Design for several projects such as: Master Plan for the regeneration of the historic center of the village of Codroipo, IT; Masterplan of Kodrina Complex, Komuna e Prishtinës, Kosovo Short-listed team (with Tekne + Basement 15); Design and program for the widening of the Shopping Mall “Città Fiera”, IT; Analysis and regulations for conservation and regeneration of the XIX century urban heritage in the city of Udine, IT.
Practitioner in Urban Planning for several projects in Italy such as: Environment Management Plan of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Aquileia, pilot project; Strategic development plan of the mountain community Comunità Collinare del Friuli; Chart of Values of the mountain community Comunità Montana della Carnia; Requalification of the dismissed barrack Radaelli and methodological guide for the regeneration; Expert for the technical activities of the Horizon 2020 project PORTIS - PORT-Cities: integrating sustainability.; General and comprehensive city plan of Udine town and territory.
Urban Designer at the Studio Associato Secchi – Viganò, Milano (IT).
Awards and honours
SUZHOU DESIGN WEEK 2019 Project Leader of ‘REINVENTING SUZHOU’ exhibition of recent projects combining research and educational outcomes from the XJTLU Department of Urban Planning and Design and the Design Research Center. The exhibition received the “Heritage and Innovation” award.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Visiting Professor of Urbanism at the Master program in Urbanism at the Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP, FAAC - Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação, Bauru, BRAZIL
Guest Professor at the Summer School of the ShanghaiTech University and the University of Padova, Italy
Post-doc Research Associate at Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy, Dept. of Urbanistica.
Visiting Associate in Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), Cambridge MA
PhD in Urbanism, University of Venice IUAV, Italy
Laurea (Bachelor + Master Degree) in Architecture, University of Venice IUAV, Italy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Urban forms for the net zero carbon city. Exploration of the interplay of housing densities and carbon sinks
1/06/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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BBC: Bamboo Cups and the marketing of heritage in main Chinese cities
Pellegrini, P., Touchstone, E. & Pawlik, K.
10/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Memories of pluralism: urban space and religion in contemporary China
Pellegrini, P. & Cappelletti, A.
15/10/21 → 30/09/25
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Densify high-density China.Scenarios by design for SIP, middle-class new town
1/03/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Internal Research Project
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Future cities and the scale of sustainable urbanism
Pellegrini, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Urban crisis and future cities. Xu, Y. & Cao, S. (eds.). Liverpool: Liverpool University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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2024 UPD Summer Exhibition: Papers published on our lands / UPD暑期展览:写在大地上的论文
Huang, Y., Chang, Y., Chen, B., Cho, H. R., Chung, H-C., Kao, S., Kim, K., Kim, J. S., Lee, J. H., Lei, Y., Lin, L., Pellegrini, P., Song, J., Sturup, S., Wang, R., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Xu, Y., Yonto, D., Zhang, Q., & 5 others , 20 Jun 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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An experiment in urban densification and state entrepreneurialism. A case of redevelopment of a typical resettlement neighborhood in Suzhou, Yangtze River Delta
Pellegrini, P. & Chen, J., 26 Jul 2024, (Submitted) In: Urban Studies. CUS-885-24-07.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AY2023-24 S1 Urban Design Studio Online Exhibition
Chen, B., Lei, Y., Zhao, X., Pellegrini, P., Wang, Y., Ren, K., Gan, W. & Vichnevetskaia, A., 2 Feb 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Web-based (virtual) Exhibition
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From UK to Singapore, China, Ethiopia. Exchanges for the creation of industrial parks and new towns
Pellegrini, P., 26 Jun 2024, 36th AESOP Annual Congress 2024, Book of abstracts : GAME CHANGER? Planning for just and sustainable urban regions. TRACK 15: HISTORIES, Transnational exchanges. Paris: AESOP, Vol. 36 .Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Activities
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Livable Cities for All: Re-imaging Urban China Research
Paola Pellegrini (Speaker)
28 Oct 2024 → 29 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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International Symposium “Cities in Crisis: Planning and Design, Governance, and Daily Operations”
Paola Pellegrini (Invited speaker) & Samuel Chen (Speaker)
14 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Palladio. An influencial architect
Paola Pellegrini (Invited speaker)
25 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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A very special water town. Venice
Paola Pellegrini (Invited speaker)
22 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Angelo Strina's PhD thesis - Viva
Paola Pellegrini (External PhD examiner)
Jun 2024 → Sept 2024Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision