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Fig. 4 Students of Politecnico di Milano hosted in the “Isaac Newton Student Residence”
An important moment for the research took place on May 16, 2019, during the
conference “Living and Dwelling University. A critical view of student housing in
Italy,” promoted by the ABC Department with the scientific involvement of the Dastu
Department, ATE—Area Tecnico Edilizia, and Sevizio Residenze of the Politecnico
di Milano.
The national conference was aimed at developing a critical balance of the law
338/2000 and the following procedures, focusing on the new role of student housing
as a driving factor for the renewal of academic training courses, for attracting private and public investments to build and manage new structures, for experimenting
new methods and procedures in architectural project, for fostering innovative and
interactive practices involving students and local population.
The conference represented an important moment for favoring a dialogue among
stakeholders, professionals, architects, political representatives, and academical
researchers, which will follow a publication of the proceedings. Furthermore, the
conference was an opportunity for launching the “Observatory of student housing
of the Politecnico di Milano,” with the purpose of monitoring the student housing
situation in Lombardy, strengthening competences and skills for the management,
design, administration, and governance of the structures.
O. E. Bellini et al.
Fig. 4 Students of Politecnico di Milano hosted in the “Isaac Newton Student Residence”
An important moment for the research took place on May 16, 2019, during the
conference “Living and Dwelling University. A critical view of student housing in
Italy,” promoted by the ABC Department with the scientific involvement of the Dastu
Department, ATE—Area Tecnico Edilizia, and Sevizio Residenze of the Politecnico
di Milano.
The national conference was aimed at developing a critical balance of the law
338/2000 and the following procedures, focusing on the new role of student housing
as a driving factor for the renewal of academic training courses, for attracting private and public investments to build and manage new structures, for experimenting
new methods and procedures in architectural project, for fostering innovative and
interactive practices involving students and local population.
The conference represented an important moment for favoring a dialogue among
stakeholders, professionals, architects, political representatives, and academical
researchers, which will follow a publication of the proceedings. Furthermore, the
conference was an opportunity for launching the “Observatory of student housing
of the Politecnico di Milano,” with the purpose of monitoring the student housing
situation in Lombardy, strengthening competences and skills for the management,
design, administration, and governance of the structures.