
Politecnico di Milano. Department of Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering (DABC)
Role: Independent Researcher
Elisa Maruelli (1991) is a PhD in Architectural and Urban Composition (La Sapienza, 2024). Her research activity focuses on the topic of urban form and its relation with urban densification. Her thesis “Alternative models for city density” exploring superimposition in the construction of the city, was selected for the Biennale Architettura 2025.
Articles

Alternative Urban Forms: The Character of Superimposition in Urban Contexts
Evolution: Between Utopia and History
In the context of urban studies of the second half of the twentieth century, several contributions proposed a reflection on alternative urban forms. In particular, various experiments addressed the issue of urban densification through the idea of constructing new settlements…