Villages of Care / Villages of Life. Discussion on doctoral research

Doctoral sessions organised by the universities of Trieste and Udine, with talks that can be followed online via teams. More information: anna.dordolin@phd.units.it

Session 1 - 10:00-11:30h
Villages for people with dementia: a new model of living? Introduction Prof. Giuseppina Scavuzzo

• Valentina Scarton (Iuav). Invisible connections: Exploring the role, form and meaning of space in care projects in villages for people with dementia.
• Alberto Geuna (Politecnico di Milano). Enough" Collective: Reading the Dementia Village as a non-curative utopia.
• Ara González Cabrera (Polytechnic University of Madrid). Dementia Villages and Reminiscence Rooms. An architecture to maintain memory
• Elisa Pozo Menéndez (Matia Institute | mita atelier). The city for people with dementia: Methodology for integrating design and quality of life in European cities.

Session 2 - 11:30-13:00h
(Extra)ordinary life for extraordinary people

• Anna Dordolin (University of Trieste). Atypical, Self-determined, Interdependent Interdependent. Possible accommodation options for "Extraordinary People".
• Domenico Faraco (Sapienza University of Rome). The Michelucci method. The continuous construction of the community.
• Martina Di Prisco (University of Trieste). Beyond the threshold. Care, memory and narrative of mental health in architecture.
• Micol Rispoli (Bau Barcelona). Learning to be the object of neurodiverse spatial practices.