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Galluzzo Laura

Associate Professor

Galluzzo Laura

Associate Professor

PhD in Design, she is Associate Professor at the Design Department of Politecnico di Milano. She is coordinator of POLIMI DESIS Lab within the international DESIS Network (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability). Her research focus is on participative projects of (public) Spaces and Services. She has a specific expertise in the co-design of spaces as activators of collaborative actions, community hub, incubators of social practices. She has been a researcher in various national and international research programmes on this topic. She works on the relationship between Spaces and Services (S+S) design with a focus on temporary interventions, domestic and urban transformations. She is the author of The Legacies of Interiors and Con-temporary Living, and many others scientific articles.

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Research projects

  • MUSA - Multilayer Urban Sustainability Action - (E)Welfare in the City: Physical and Digital Spaces for Social Inclusion in the Milan Metropolitan Area.

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  • THE QUEER CITY

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  • OSMOSI: Observation and Study of the design and development of Hybrid Spaces, Models, places of urban experimentation and social inclusion through culture and creativity

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  • Genova Street Lab

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  • Co-design for the Library. Co-design paths for the new spaces of the ‘Franco Galato’ Library of Gorgonzola in Cà Busca.

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  • Regine di Periferia. Ecologia drag nei quartieri

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  • EQUI06. Equity and quality for children. Guidelines for implementing the integrated 0-6 system

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  • La Mia Scuola è Differente! Participatory design pathways to make schools and educational offerings more connected to the community and more aligned with the needs and aspirations of new generations.

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  • Human Cities. Challenging the City Scale

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  • campUS. Incubazione e messa in scena di pratiche sociali

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