Fabio Vanin

Project coordinator

Professor of Landscape Urbanism at the VUB and co-founder of the LATITUDE Platform for Urban Research and Design. His expertise lies in research-by-design participatory processes and applied ethnography, with a focus on building shared visions among citizens, local stakeholders, and

Dieter Bruggeman

Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in History and Theory of Urbanism. His work examines the continuous reorganization of territorial arrangements for collective services (energy, food, housing) as constitutive elements of urbanization. He has served as a member of PED Call II’s Expert Support Facility.)

Laura Shllaku

Doctoral researcher, urban planner, and designer, with substantial experience in urban energy transition processes and emerging models for climate-neutral, resilient, and livable neighborhoods.

Cristina Renzoni

National coordinator

Associate Professor in Spatial Planning and Urban Design. Her research focuses on the history of urbanization, national and regional planning in post-war Italy, and the role of public services in contemporary European cities, with particular attention to educational facilities and educational poverty.

Gloria Pessina

Assistant Professor in Urban and Regional Planning. Her main research interests include territorial inequalities, energy transition, and environmental injustice.

Chiara Nifosì

Assistant Professor in Urban Design within the FSE REACT-EU Program – action IV.6 “Green and innovation issues relating to infrastructure and the green transition”.

Mattia Tettoni

Research Fellow and PhD Candidate in Urbanism at IUAV, Venice. His research focuses on the relationship between territory, landscape, and resource extraction, with particular attention to critical raw materials.

Maria Aldera

PhD Candidate exploring the territorial implications of new Renewable Energy Communities in medium-sized cities, polycentric urban networks, and diffuse urbanization.

Lorenzo Pagliano

Associate Professor in Building Physics and Building Energy Systems, with a strong specialization in energy planning and the reform of the built environment. Member of the project’s advisory board (WP1).

Ana-Maria Branea

National coordinator

PhD Architect, Associate Professor in Spatial Planning and Urban Design. Her research interests include urban theory and management, urban regeneration, and public participation.

Marius Stelian Găman

PhD Architect, Associate Professor in Spatial Planning and Urban Design. His work focuses on urban design, mobility infrastructure, and issues of urban sustainability and regeneration.

Mihai Danciu

Architect, Assistant Lecturer, and practitioner. His research and practice focus on urban theory, urban and territorial planning, and urban and community management. He coordinates projects ranging from participatory urban design to strategic planning.

Ștefana Bădescu

PhD Architect, Assistant Lecturer, and practitioner. Her areas of interest include urban history, urban theory, urban and territorial planning, regional cooperation, and community involvement in the preservation and promotion of local values. She coordinates projects of varying scales, from small-scale interventions to strategic planning.

Andreia Garcia

National coordinator

Architect, curator, researcher, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Beira Interior. She is a PhD Architect and professor, working on topics related to climate change, ecological and energy transition. She runs an independent practice in design, editorial projects, and curatorship. She is Director of the Art(e)facts Biennial and served as Head Curator of the Portuguese Official Representation at the 18th International Architectural Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

Pedro Gadanho

Architect, curator, author, and guest professor. A 2020 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University, he holds an MA in Art and Architecture and a PhD in Architecture and Mass Media. He was the curator of Contemporary Architecture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2012–2016), and the Founding Director of the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon (2015–2019). In 2020–2021, he led a bid for European Capital of Culture 2027 by a coalition of 17 cities in Portugal’s interior.

Inês Campos

PhD in Architecture and Lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture since 2010, where she teaches Design I, II, and III. Her academic work focuses on architecture, modular system typologies, living space, ruins, and rehabilitation. She is a member of the Research Group on Architecture, Place and Landscape – ARCPLAND.