2026


Invited Lecture
10 volte  10 anni  | Conversazioni architettoniche sulla Grande Genova
May 22, 2026 • 17:00 - 19:00 • Archivio Storico del Comune di Genova, IT

A series of ten talks exploring a century of urban, social and economic change in Greater Genoa, offering a perspective on the city through the lens of architecture and the passage of time.
Organized by Fondazione dell’Ordine degli Architetti Pianificatori Paesaggisti e Conservatori di Genova, with Fondazione Mario e Giorgio Labò. Curated by Nicola Canessa, Francesco Saverio Fera, Simona Gabrielli, Antonio Lavarello, Valter Scelsi.
See here the complete Agenda.
Lecture title: 1946-1955. LA RICOSTRUZIONE. Ricostruire senza cancellare, with Francesco Bacci and Gian Luca Porcile


PhD Talk
Grant Writing : esperienze in architettura e design
May 19, 2026 • 14:30 - 17:30 • Department Architecture and Design, University of Genoa

The session aims to explore strategies and methods for developing a research topic and positioning it effectively in line with the criteria and requirements of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship call, through discussions with three researchers who have secured numerous research grants in the fields of architecture and design.
Curated by Elisabetta Canepa, Beatrice Moretti within the Laboratorio Editoria e Ricerca of the PhD Course ADD Genova. With guests Elisa Dainese (Georgia Institute of Technology), Federica Pompejano (University of Genoa), Leonardo Ramondetti (Politecnico di Torino).


Book Launch
PortCityFutures Talks EXTRA | Landscapes of the Cluster. Small Ports Outlooks
April 8, 2026 • 14:00 - 17:00 • Lecture Room U, TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture, Julianalaan 134, 2628 BZ Delft, NL

Presentation of the book Landscapes of the Cluster. A Spatial Approach to Ports (Jovis, 2025) within PortCityFutures in the framework of the Small Ports Big Challenges Thematic Group.
With contributions from Mila Avellar Montezuma, Silvia Sivo, Yvonne van Mil, Kees Stam, and Karel van den Berghe.
See here the complete Agenda.
Lecture title: Port Spatialities and other Logistical Weirdness. A Research and a Book


Book Launch & Talks
Sea Songs Series
April 1-22-29, 2026 • 18:00 - 19:00 bruno bookshop, Dorsoduro 2729, Venice, IT

Sea Songs is a series of talks dedicated to recent publications that address, from different perspectives, the themes of contemporary operational coastlines—often characterized by the presence of large port infrastructures—and the sea as a field of research and experimentation for architecture and urban design, in the context of climate change and current environmental emergencies.
Curated by Beatrice Moretti and Matteo Vianello. With guests Isabella Traeger (Politecnico di Milano), Fabio Cavallari and Oliwia Spiralska (Barena Bianca), Lodovica Guarnieri (Royal College of Art).
Talk I: Landscapes of the Cluster. A Spatial Approach to Ports (Beatrice Moretti in dialogue with Isabella Traeger); Talk II: Barena Bianca (Beatrice Moretti and Matteo Vianello in dialogue with Fabio Cavallari and Oliwia Spiralska); Talk III: The Ocean as Ground. An Offshore Theory on Urbanisation (Matteo Vianello in dialogue with Lodovica Guarnieri).


Invited Lecture
Blueport Webinar: Operational Landscapes and Environmental Thought and Design
March 30, 2026 • BLUEPORT, BLue Urbanism in European Port cities and Operational Resilient Territories [online]

Within BLUEPORT, a collaborative teaching and learning initiative uniting KTH School of Architecture and the Built Environment (KTH ABE), Aalto University – Photography (Aalto Photography), and Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-ETSAV) to explore the complex relationship between waterlines, climate risks, and the volatility of port infrastructure. Series curated by Elena Carlini, Francesca Savio, Donald Weber.
Lecture title: Forms of Port Spatiality: Cluster, Analogy, and Offshore


Jury Member
International Symposium Framing Transition
January 28, 2026 • Department Architecture and Design, University of Genoa

Participation as a jury member in the international symposium Framing Transition, organized by the University of Genoa, Department Architecture and Design, PhD Program (ADD). Curated by Francesca Coppola, Chiara Maresca, Giulia Mazzucco, Gabriele Oneto, Coline Pacton.
Role: Jury member for the photographic exhibition associated with the symposium.


Curator
Talk From Doctoral Research to Publishing
January 27, 2026 • Department Architecture and Design, University of Genoa

Curatorship of the Talk within the annual didactic program of the Laboratorio di Editoria e Ricerca, organized by the University of Genoa, Department Architecture and Design, PhD Program (ADD). The Talk discussed with the author of the book The Visual World of Robert Venturi. The Architecture of Complexity and Contradiction (Quodlibet 2026). Lab's Scientific Director Prof. Alessandro Valenti. Guest Francesca Sisci, Politecnico di Bari (IT).
Role: Curator of the event, moderator of the talk.


Invited Lecture
FIU Global Studio
January 21, 2026 • FIU World Center & Architecture, Genoa, Italy 

Within the FIU Global Studio program, Florida International University, coordinated by Prof. Thomas Spiegelhalter.
Lecture title: Architecture for Extreme Environments: The Coastal Realm