Corinna Del Bianco is a researcher in architecture and urban studies. She is PhD and adjunct professor of Urban Design at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Her research and professional interests regard the documentation and analysis of the places’ cultural identity with a focus on the culture of living in self-built urban environments. She is founder and board member of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco, based in Florence, Italy, dedicated to dialogue among cultures. In 2020, she founded the Corinna Del Bianco Studio, in which she conducts research, curatorship projects and educational activities. www.corinnadelbianco.com

Camillo Magni teaches Architectural Design as Assistant Professor at Politecnico of Milan. He is author of more than 90 scientific papers, two books and co-editor for Casabella. In 2007 he founded “Operastudio” a design office in Milan and he leads the NGO Architetti senza frontiere Italia, working in several countries around the word. 

Giulia Setti has a Ph.D. in Architecture and is an assistant professor in Architecture and Urban Design at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano. Her research focuses on topics related both to the reuse of industrial architecture, as well as the typologies of contemporary public spaces. Currently, she is involved in the “Territorial Fragilities” research project coordinated by the DAStU Department of Excellence (2018-2022). In 2014-2015, she conducted teaching and research activities at CEPT University, Ahmedabad (India). In 2018, she has published Oltre la dismissione. Strategie di recupero per tessuti e manufatti industriali; in 2022, she has published Stepwell. Architetture per l’acqua nel Gujarat. Tra valorizzazione, progetto e recupero.