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

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

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I nostri cantieri di idee, progetti e collaborazioni

Il Centro di Competenze lavora allo sviluppo di metodologie e approcci progettuali che aiutino le amministrazioni pubbliche a mettere a valore incertezza, complessità, frammentazione e a costruire condizioni abilitanti.

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Uno spazio di confronto e discussione pubblica sui processi di trasformazione del territorio, le sue fragilità e le risorse per contrastarle.

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Un hub di relazioni nazionali ed internazionali e di alleanze strategiche volte alla costruzione di reti di ricerca stabili e qualificate e alla produzione aperta e collaborativa della conoscenza.

Milano MetroHUB Centre

Politecnico di Milano e UnHabitat per le sfide metropolitane

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Milano MetroHUB Centre on Metropolitan Dynamics

Milano MetroHUB Centre on Metropolitan Dynamics is an initiative of Politecnico di Milano and CRAFT (Competence Center Anti-fragilieTerritories) in collaboration with UN-Habitat, . Milano MetroHUB Centre focuses on addressing the complex challenges of urbanisation and leveraging metropolitan areas' potential as engines of sustainable development and human prosperity. The collaboration seeks to develop innovative solutions through knowledge exchange, research, and collaboration. Our mission The Centre's mission is to focus on three main interconnected goals: 1) Metropolitan learning circle and high-level education and training: Design and deliver new tailored learning spaces and tools open to master students, civil servants, experts, policymakers  2) Science for/in metropolitan diplomacy: Contribute to making visible the new metropolitan dimension of the urban and its implications in the research and policy arenas involved in urban transitions while collaborating with international networks working on metropolitan subjects. 3) Metropolitan research and practice interface/ pilot projects: Promote and support innovative research projects inspired by critical theory and interested in addressing operative policy questions and problems by promoting design spaces generated at the intersection of academics, policymakers, and civil servants. What we can offer: • We provide specialised research, capacity building, and consultancy expertise for metropolitan cities and city-regions, focusing on trans-scalar processes, the role of urban design and planning, new built form types of metropolitan architecture, urbanity through collective landscapes rethinking urban borders.  • We offer a trans-disciplinary, design-oriented and place-based approach oriented to social impact.  • We share networks and relationships. • We can provide low-cost or pro-bono input to local authorities across the world.
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In Focus

Approfondimenti e letture consigliate

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I nostri progetti pilota

Anti-fragility Lab è l’incubatore di idee di CRAFT e un propulsore di “progetti” nel senso più ampio praticato all’interno del DAStU, cioè di strategie, visioni e azioni. A marzo 2024 si è chiusa la prima call Invito al Centro finalizzata a promuovere, consolidare, finanziare pratiche esplorative e sperimentazioni progettuali e di ricerca connotate da: • una spiccata innovazione metodologica e di processo • la promozione di partnership con attori territoriali e istituzionali • l’elaborazione di prodotti e strumenti in grado di generare ricadute effettive (culturali, sociali, spaziali, ambientali) nei territori • un contributo alla capacitazione della pubblica amministrazione nell’affrontare le sfide connesse alla transizione, in condizioni di crisi e incertezza I progetti selezionati affrontano sfide specifiche per contesto di riferimento o ambito di intervento, ma accomunate dall’attenzione alle dinamiche di fragilizzazione socio-spaziali connesse. Tra i progetti ammessi troviamo: • National Biodiversity Future Center – Pianificare città biodiverse e antifragili candidatura a cura di Maria Chiara Pastore in collaborazione con CNR e enti locali • Atlante italiano dei morti (e dei feriti gravi) in bicicletta candidatura a cura di Paolo Bozzuto (Coordinatore), Fabio Manfredini, Emilio Guastamacchia • Il Mare di Lecce candidatura a cura di Federico Zanfi e Francesco Curci in collaborazione con il Comune di Lecce • La segregazione scolastica candidatura a cura di  Marta Cordini (coordinatrice), Andrea Parma e Costanzo Ranci • La rigenerazione spaziale per la transizione ecologica e digitale nella macroregione alpina - Un progetto pilota per la Valtellina nel quadro della strategia europea EUSALP candidatura a cura di  Andrea Arcidiacono e Stefano Di Vita • ProdAction Luoghi della Produzione in Transizione - Le fragilità di territori e spazi ordinari della produzione, della logistica e del lavoro candidatura a cura di Cristiana Mattioli (coordinatrice), Eugenio Morello • Spazi ibridi socio-culturali in aree marginali montane candidatura a cura di  Federica Maria Rossi (Coordinatore di progetto), Ilaria Mariotti I progetti finanziati dal centro: • si ancorano al concetto di anti-fragilità e ne interpretano criticamente le sfide • contribuiscono alla formazione di conoscenze, competenze, strumenti, capacità progettuali e di ricerca che il Centro mette a disposizione di un pubblico più ampio fatto di attori locali e istituzionali • contribuiscono agli obiettivi dello sviluppo della Didattica di Eccellenza, grazie allo sviluppo di conoscenze competenze, approcci, strumenti capaci di produrre Eccellenza nella formazione offerta dal DAStU
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Open School

Spazi di apprendimento e sperimentazione

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Antifragility at play. Exploring Antifragile approachesto urban planning, design and policy

From February 10th to 14th, 2025, the Politecnico di Milano had the honor of hosting the International Week, bringing together students and faculty from University Gustave Eiffel, Hafencity University Hamburg, University of Ljubljana, University of Malmö, and Politecnico di Milano. The central theme, "Antifragility at Play", guided discussions and workshops aimed at exploring antifragile approaches to urban planning, design, and policy. This year, students had the opportunity to work directly with CRAFT's pilot projects, using their diverse backgrounds and expertise to reflect on and propose innovative strategies to address urban and territorial fragilities. The experience was not only an exercise in applied learning but also a demonstration of how interdisciplinary collaboration can contribute to real-world challenges. The week was structured around lectures, site visits, and intensive workshops, with each student group focusing on one of the pilot projects. The aim was to critically assess the projects and provide insights on how antifragile methodologies could enhance their impact. Highlights from the Pilot Projects • School Segregation: Breaking Barriers in Education This project examines how socio-spatial inequalities shape school segregation and explores interventions to create more inclusive educational environments. Students analyzed patterns of school choice and mobility, considering how planning tools and policies could promote greater social equity. Discussions also centered on the role of local administrations in fostering educational inclusivity. • Atlante San Vittore: Rethinking Prison Environments A visit to San Vittore prison allowed students to explore the Atlante San Vittore project, which seeks to improve the prison’s habitability. The project acts as both an operational tool and a capacitation pathway, addressing the multiple needs of the prison from a design perspective. Students provided feedback on how spatial reconfigurations could support rehabilitation and community reintegration while fostering a more humane environment for inmates and staff. • Unconventional Affordable Housing This project explores the intersection of affordability and unconventionality in contemporary living. By reflecting on existing housing models and alternative solutions, students examined strategies such as transformative reuse of buildings, co-housing models, and collaborative housing schemes. Their proposals focused on enhancing adaptability in housing policies while considering social, economic, and environmental sustainability. • Financialization of the Urban Market The discussions around Milan's real estate dynamics highlighted the increasing impact of financialization, where investment-driven property markets shape urban landscapes and affect affordability. Students critically analyzed the role of speculative investments and urban transformations, proposing antifragile planning strategies to balance economic growth with equitable access to housing and public services. • Digital and Territorial Transformations This project investigates how digital infrastructures, such as data centers and logistics hubs, are reshaping urban and intermediate territories. Students explored the environmental and socio-economic impacts of these transformations, debating strategies to regulate their expansion while ensuring local communities benefit from technological advancements rather than being marginalized by them. Throughout the week, the students engaged in an iterative learning process, where theory met practice. Each pilot project session was structured as a two-way dialogue, with researchers and students exchanging insights and co-developing potential directions for future work. This approach reinforced CRAFT’s commitment to active, participatory research, ensuring that antifragility is not just a theoretical concept but an applied strategy for territorial resilience. The International Week 2025 demonstrated that the antifragile approach can serve as a powerful lens to rethink urban and territorial challenges. By working on real projects, students contributed to shaping more adaptive, inclusive, and resilient cities. We extend our gratitude to all the participating students, faculty, and researchers who made this experience so enriching. 
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Ampère 20

Il nostro spazio polifunzionale

La sede di CRAFT si trova a Milano in via Ampere 20. E’ uno spazio multifunzionale complesso in cui formazione di eccellenza, ricerca applicata e outreach si fondono e integrano. Un edificio integrato nel campus universitario e che si apre alla città, per alimentare una interazione continua e aperta tra università e società.

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