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Guest lecture
Design Studio on Furniture and Spatial Composition
December 7, 2025 • Ramallah, Palestine
Elisabetta Canepa
Forms of the Everyday: Objects, Gestures, Experiences
Lecture in “The Heights of Eating,” a design studio coordinated by Christiano Lepratti and Vera Martínez within the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Furniture and Spatial Composition, Faculty of Architecture and Art, Arab American University (AAUP), Academic Year 2025–2026, Fall Semester.
Venue: Arab American University, Ramallah Campus, West Bank, Palestine
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Conference contribution
ProArch Forum 2025
November 13–14, 2025 • Trento, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
Il progetto aperto
Selected speaker at the 12th ProArch Forum “Il progetto al centro. Forme, ruolo e comunicazione del progetto di architettura per la trasformazione dei luoghi,” organized by the Scientific Society of Italian University Professors in Architectural and Urban Design (ProArch) in collaboration with the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering (DICAM), University of Trento.
Venues
Day 1: Palazzo Paolo Prodi, Department of Humanities, University of Trento
Day 2: Palazzo della Regione Autonoma Trentino Alto-Adige, Trento
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Guest lecture
Linee: La scuola italiana di architettura per sezioni generazionali
November 12, 2025 • Milan, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
This Line is Part of a Very Large Circle
Lecture in the “Linee: La scuola italiana di architettura per sezioni generazionali” seminar cycle, part of the Teoria e Critica dell’Architettura course taught by Elvio Manganaro, School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering (AUIC), Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (DABC), Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), Academic Year 2025–2026, Fall Semester. Roundtable with Alberto Calderoni (University of Naples Federico II), Paolo De Marco (University of Palermo), and Daniele Frediani (Sapienza University of Rome). Discussant: Tommaso Brighenti (Politecnico di Milano).
Venue: School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
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Guest lecture
Typological Analysis
November 11, 2025 • Genoa, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
Atmospheres of Reconstruction: The Making of Modern Genoa
Lecture in the Typological Analysis course, taught by Gaia Leandri, within the Master’s Degree Program in Architectural Composition (AC), Department of Architecture and Design (DAD), University of Genoa (UNIGE), Academic Year 2025–2026, Fall semester.
Venue: Department of Architecture and Design, University of Genoa
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Co-design and co-creation event
Crafting a Language of Atmosphere • Part III
November 4, 2025 • Genoa, Italy
Davide Servente
Sant'Agostino 37
Lecture within “Stanze urbane,” the Architectural Design Studio 2 course (LPA2B) taught by Elisabetta Canepa in the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Architectural Sciences, Department of Architecture and Design (DAD), University of Genoa (UNIGE), Academic Year 2025–2026, Fall semester. Professor Servente’s lecture is followed by a workshop on phenomenographic representation, led by Professor Canepa, that explores how to visually and multisensorially express a place's aura.
Venue: Department of Architecture and Design, University of Genoa
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Conference contribution
Habits and Architecture
November 3, 2025 • Venice, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
When the Count of Monte Cristo Came to Venice: Staging the City
Guest Speaker at the “Habits and Architecture” conference, organized by the IUAV Master’s Program in Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design (NAAD) and promoted by the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture Italian Chapter (ANFA Italy). Within the session “Embodiment, Emotion, Atmosphere, Attunement, and Memory,” Elisabetta delivered a lecture and participated in a roundtable discussion with Roberta Albiero (IUAV University of Venice) and Sarah Robinson (Aalborg University).
Venue: Tafuri Hall, Badoer Palace, IUAV University of Venice
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Guest lecture
Designing Atmospheres: Next Skills and Qualities for Spaces and Interiors
October 23, 2025 • Milan, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
Architecture. Atmosphere. Aura.
Lecture in the “Designing Atmospheres: Next Skills and Qualities for Spaces and Interiors” specializing master in Architecture and Interior Design, organized by Poli.Design – the postgraduate School of Design at the Politecnico di Milano. First edition: Academic Year 2025–2026. Scientific directors: Anna Barbara (Politecnico di Milano) and Maria Porro (President of the Salone del Mobile Milano). Module: Designing Atmospheres, coordinated by Marta Elisa Cecchi (Politecnico di Milano).
Venue: Bovisa campus, Milan
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Co-design and co-creation event
Crafting a Language of Atmosphere • Part II
October 21, 2025 • Genoa, Italy
Francesca Iovene
Elements of Atmosphere: Revealing the Invisible
Lecture and workshop within “Stanze urbane,” the Architectural Design Studio 2 course (LPA2B) taught by Elisabetta Canepa in the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Architectural Sciences, Department of Architecture and Design (DAD), University of Genoa (UNIGE), Academic Year 2025–2026, Fall semester.
Venue: Department of Architecture and Design, University of Genoa
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Guest lecture
Exploring Perception through Physics
October 21, 2025 • Ramallah, Palestine
Elisabetta Canepa
A Poetics of Ordinary Spaces
Lecture in “Matter Matters: When Objects Misbehave — Exploring Perception through Physics,” the Physics for Arts and Design course taught by Ayla Schiappacasse within the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Industrial Product Design, Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Architecture and Art, Arab American University (AAUP), Academic Year 2025–2026, Fall Semester.
Venue: Arab American University, Ramallah Campus, West Bank, Palestine
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Conference contribution
Emotion-Driven Design: Shaping Human-Centered Cities
October 16–17, 2025 • Valencia, Spain
Elisabetta Canepa
The day Le Corbusier realized not everyone is 1.83 m tall
Guest speaker at the “NeuroArchitecture-Urbanism & Emotion-Driven Design: Shaping Human-Centered Cities” international research symposium, organized by Marcella Del Signore (School of Architecture and Design, New York Institute of Technology — NYIT) and the eMOTIONAL Cities project (University of Lisbon), in collaboration with the Neuroarchitecture Lab (Human-Tech University Institute, Polytechnic University of Valencia — UPV).
Venue: The Polytechnic University of Valencia
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Co-design and co-creation event
Crafting a Language of Atmosphere • Part I
October 14, 2025 • Genoa, Italy
Francesca Iovene
Elements of Architecture: Capturing the Visible
Lecture and workshop within “Stanze urbane,” the Architectural Design Studio 2 course (LPA2B) taught by Elisabetta Canepa in the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Architectural Sciences, Department of Architecture and Design (DAD), University of Genoa (UNIGE), Academic Year 2025–2026, Fall semester.
Venue: Department of Architecture and Design, University of Genoa
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Conference contribution
Feedback: Urban Romanticism
October 11, 2025 • Genoa, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
Atmospheres and interfaces
Guest speaker in the panel and roundtable discussion of the international architectural festival “Feedback: Urban Romanticism," curated by Eric Goldemberg (Florida International University) with Isabel Leggiero (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Xavier Ferrari Tumay (University of Genoa), and Benjamin Alexander Coduti (Spazio Giustiniani).
Venue: piazza dei Giustiniani, Genoa
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Guest lecture
Aesthetics of Dwelling
October 6, 2025 • Ferrara, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
Aura machines
Lecture in the “Aesthetics” module curated by Serena Massimo, part of the Architectural Design Studio 3 course within the Master’s Degree Program in Architecture, Department of Architecture (DA), University of Ferrara (UniFe), Academic Year 2025–2026, Fall semester.
Venue: Department of Architecture, University of Ferrara
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Conference contribution
Spazi sonori: Ricerche filosofiche tra musica e architettura
September 16/17, 2025 • Milan, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
Lo spazio indicibile
Invited speaker at the international conference "Spazi sonori: Ricerche filosofiche tra musica e architettura," organized by Fabrizia Bandi and Amalia Salvestrini (University of Milan). The event is promoted by the University of Milan, under the patronage of Triennale Milano, the Italian Society of Aesthetics, and the Luigi Nono Archive Foundation.
Venue: Auditorium San Fedele, Milan
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Conference contribution
Embodying Visual Culture: A Multidisciplinary Inquiry
June 10/13, 2025 • Palermo, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
Dwelling as Feeling: Embodied Encounters with Spaces
Keynote speaker at the international conference "Embodying Visual Culture: A Multidisciplinary Inquiry," organized by Michele Cometa (University of Palermo) and Vittorio Gallese (University of Parma). The event is promoted by the PhD Program in Visual Culture at the University of Palermo and explores the intersections between embodiment theory and disciplines such as aesthetics, architecture, archaeology, anthropology of art, philosophy, media studies, and cognitive neuroscience.
Venue: Chiaramonte Steri Palace, University of Palermo
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Conference contribution
IDEA: Innovation Design Application 2025
May 23, 2025 • Genoa, Italy
Elisabetta Canepa
Spazio, corpo e percezione: Il disegno come strumento di rappresentazione e analisi dell’immisurabile in architettura
Selected speaker at the 3rd IDEA Symposium, "Drawing as a Tool to Investigate, Communicate, and Express Emotions," organized by the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD) and the Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, and Maternal-Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa. Elisabetta Canepa’s talk is part of the "Drawing in the Field of Architecture" panel, chaired by Angela Zinno.
Venue: Benvenuto Hall, DAD, University of Genoa