Giulia Verga
Member Associated
École Polytechnique de Bruxelles
BATir (Building, Architecture and Town Planning)
(IUAT) Institut d'urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
“I studied architecture and mostly worked in the field of urban planning. In 2018, I started developing a PhD research on the spatial implications of regional ambitions promoting the circular economy in Brussels. I'm interested in ways of integrating environmental awareness (beyond anthropocentrism) into urban planning thinking and practice. The socio-spatial issues that urban and architectural projects address intrinsically involve multiple actors (human and non-human), spaces and powers. Such transdisciplinarity demands multiple perspectives and intense collaboration with a wide range of actors (academic and non-academic alike). Ecological ambitions are reshaping the field of urban and architectural design, and challenging the way cities and infrastructures are conceptualized, built, transformed and maintained. In view of this major transformation, shared knowledge and methodologies are essential if we are to rise to the challenge.”