Date
03/06/2026
Time
14:30 - 16:30
Location
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Sede CRAFT, Ed. 11B, Via Ampère, 20 - Milano
PRIN 2022 research project Italian Borderscapes After 2020: Mapping, unfolding, and re-framing border territories in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
The exhibition-seminar is designed as a platform for reflection and dissemination of the PRIN 2022 research project "Italian Borderscapes After 2020. Mapping, unfolding, and re-framing border territories in response to the Covid-19 pandemic".
The initiative aims to synthesize research results, connect them with local stakeholders, and promote their integration into teaching activities and across border territories.
The event
The event presents and discusses the final research results of the project (displayed in the form of a small exhibition) featuring contributions by the "Italian Borderscapes After 2020" team, in dialogue with the DASTU and DAStU-Polimi’s CRAFT program, the Competence Center on Anti-Fragile Territories.
It experiments with proactive engagement methods grounded in project outcomes, aiming to build a community of stakeholders interested in collaboration and thereby expand the research and action potential.
The exhibition
The exhibition is organized into a set of tables dedicated to the project’s dissemination, and the three case studies (Italy-Austria, Italy-France, Italy-Slovenia), displaying research materials and formats: cartographies, photographs, project reports, dissemination products, and research-by-design pedagogical activities.
Agenda
14.30 | Welcome & Introduction
Carolina Pacchi, Director, Politecnico di Milano - DAStU; Valeria Fedeli, Coordinator, CRAFT | Politecnico di Milano - DAStU(tbc); Alice Buoli, Politecnico di Milano - DAStU; Valentina Rodani, Architect, Independent researcher.
15.00 | Research
This session focuses on the presentation and discussion of the findings of the “Italian Borderscapes After 2020” research project. The session will conclude with a collective discussion where all guests engage in a collaborative dialogue on the implications of their work, encouraging interdisciplinary exchange and audience participation.
Speakers: Raffaella Coletti, CNR ISSIRFA; Ingrid Kofler, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano; Valentina Rodani, Architect, Independent researcher; Alice Buoli, Politecnico di Milano - DAStU
16.30 | Communities, Resilience and Futures
This session is structured as a roundtable with 10–15-minute contributions, fostering cross-contextual dialogue on the future of CB communities.
Invited guests include 1-2 actors for each cross-border context of Italy–Austria, Italy–France and Italy–Slovenia, including stakeholders in the creative and cultural sector, NGOs active in social innovation or humanitarian support, research and cultural centers, etc.
18.00 | Exhibition Opening
This session opens the pop-up exhibition “Italian Borderscapes After 2020” focusing on sharing knowledge about the border regions and on their future.
Curators: Alice Buoli and Valentina Rodani
Contact: alice.buoli@polimi.it
Co-funded by DAStU-Polimi’s CRAFT program, the Competence Center on Anti-Fragile Territories.