Chiara Nifosì

Chiara Nifosì is a PhD architect and researcher in Urban Planning and Design at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of the Politecnico di Milano, where she has been involved in teaching and research since 2002. Her profile is characterised by a continuous and intensive practice of research by design, pursued at both academic and professional levels (since 1998), through a multi-scalar and multidisciplinary approach. Her research focuses on infrastructure and public space as critical elements for the socio-ecological transition of cities and territories, exploring the forms and roles of urban planning and design in regenerating the most fragile contexts. 

In recent years, academic research has focused on everyday life public spaces like streets, parking space, space of mobility, with particular attention to marginalized areas, suburbs, and coastlines. This focus has also focused on the integration of integrated planning and design tools and forms of dialogue with the public and private stakeholders involved.

In this field, she has coordinated many research programmes and international cooperation initiatives, as well as masterplans and projects in Italy and abroad, and has published numerous essays and scientific articles. Among her recent monographs are “Verso i piani di rigenerazione” (Nifosì, 2023), “Territori in divenire” (Nifosì, Secchi, 2021), and “Ecologie rurali” (Di Campli, Nifosì, Rondot, Salvador, 2023), published by Lettera Ventidue. She is a member of the board of the ANCSA (National Association of Artistic Historic Centres) and of the editorial committee of “Città Bene Comune”.

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