CRAFT is an initiative of the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies funded under the MUR Department of Excellence 2023-2027 project.

"Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better".
(Taleb, 2012).

Journal

News and events promoted by CRAFT and our partners

15.04.2024

Fragility and Antifragility in Cities and Regions

Space, Uncertainty and Inequality

h 09.30 am - 12.30 pm

Series CRAFT Book Series
Promoted by CRAFT

05.04.2024

Territorial development strategies: governance, participation and institutional capacity of Territorial Bodies

h 09.30 am - 12.30 pm

Politecnico di Milano, room 3.1.2 (Building 3, 1st floor)

Series CRAFT
Promoted by CRAFT
In Collaboration with Regione Lombardia

10-13.04.2024

CRAFT Anti-Fragile Territories Competence CenteR at the NEB Festival 2024

h 09.30 am - 06.00 pm

Bruxelles, Parc du Cinquantenaire, Museum of Arts and History

Series CRAFT
Promoted by CRAFT
In Collaboration with NEB Festival, Milano MetroHub, OffCampus

11.04.2024

Workshop: Introducing CRAFT Competence CenteR AntiFragile Territories

NEB Festival 2024

h 12.00 pm - 01.00 pm

Bruxelles, Parc du Cinquantenaire, Museum of Arts and History

Series CRAFT
Promoted by CRAFT
In Collaboration with NEB Festival, Milano MetroHub, OffCampus

RESEARCH, TRAINING AND COMPETENCES FOR ANTI-FRAGILE TERRITORIES / A PERMANENT OBSERVATORY / AN ACCELERATOR FOR INNOVATION AND SUPPORT TO PUBLIC ACTION

Work streams

Our generative spaces of ideas, projects and collaboration

The Competence Centre works on the development of methodologies and design approaches that help public administrations to make the most of uncertainty, complexity, fragmentation and to build enabling conditions.

1

Open Forum

A space for debate and public discussion on territorial transformation processes, fragility and the means to trigger antifragile resources

2

Antifragility Lab

A partner supporting public institutions and local actors in the development of innovative and effective projects for the transition toward antifragility

3

School of Excellence

A high training center that offers training to professionals, experts, freelancers and civil servants, PhD students and master students

4

Research Hub

A space for debate and public discussion on territorial transformation processes, fragility and the means to trigger antifragile resources

UN-Habitat Milano MetroHUB

Polimi and UN-Habitat for metropolitan challenges

The Milano MetroHUB Centre on Metropolitan Dynamics is a collaboration between UN-Habitat and Politecnico di Milano - DASTU Competence Centre focused on addressing the complex challenges of urbanization and leveraging the potential of metropolitan areas as engines of sustainable development and human prosperity. The collaboration seeks to develop innovative solutions through knowledge exchange, research, and collaboration.

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In Focus

Insights and recommended readings

Antifragility LAB / Our Pilot Projects

Our first call for ideas Invito al Centro aimed at promoting, consolidating and financing exploratory practices and design experiments closed in March 2024.

The 7 selected projects face specific challenges in terms of context and scope of intervention but have in common the attention to the connected socio-spatial fragility dynamics.

Via Ampère 20

Our multipurpose headquarters

CRAFT's headquarters are located in Milan, via Ampere 20. It is a complex multifunctional space where higher education training, applied research and outreach come together and integrate. A building part of the university campus but open on/to the city, fueling continuous and open interaction between the university and society.