THE ANFA ITALY CHAPTER PROMOTES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURE TO INSPIRE SCIENCE-INFORMED AND EXPERIENCE-CENTERED DESIGN

Davide Ruzzon (M.Arch.) is an architect who launched in 2000 the Milan-based design office TA tuning arch, aiming to apply neuroscientific principles to architectural design. As for teaching, he founded and directs the Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design (NAAD) Master’s Program...

Katia Accossato (M.Arch., Ph.D.) is an architect and founding partner of the ACT architettura office. Her professional work includes prestigious private and public assignments. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan and has performed teaching activities at the Iuav University of Venice...

Roberta Albiero (M.Arch., Ph.D.) is an architect and Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the Iuav University of Venice. She gave lectures, held workshops, and curated exhibits in many Italian and international universities, focusing on 20th-century Italian and Portuguese architecture...

Renato Bocchi has been a Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the Iuav University of Venice until 2019 and the director of the Architecture Department from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the School of Doctoral Studies at the Iuav University of Venice and the Sapienza University of Rome...

Elisabetta Canepa is an architect and researcher in the Department of Architecture and Design at the University of Genoa. After completing the Resonances project (2021–2024) as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow, she became principal investigator of the EU-funded AURA project (2025–2028). Her research explores the intersection of architecture, aesthetics, and cognitive science...

Giovanna Colombetti (M.Sc., Ph.D.) is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Exeter, where she leads the research cluster Mind, Body and Culture within EGENIS (the Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences)...

Cinzia Di Dio (M.Sc., Ph.D.) is a psychologist and Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the Catholic University of Milan, where she is co-head of the research unit in Psychology and Robotics in the life-span (PsiRoLife) and a member of the research unit on Theory of Mind (UniToM), as well as of Psychology of the Arts and Environments...

Vittorio Gallese (M.D., Ph.D.) iis a neurologist and Full Professor of Psychobiology at the Unit of Neuroscience in the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Parma. He is a Senior Research Scholar at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University, New York...

Isabella Pasqualini (M.Arch., Ph.D.) is an architect, artist, and scientist with a Ph.D. in architecture and cognitive neuroscience. She is a Lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) and a faculty member in the Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design (NAAD) Master’s Program...

Andrea Pinotti (M.Phil., Ph.D.) is a Professor of Aesthetics in the Philosophy Department “Piero Martinetti” at the University La Statale of Milan (UniMi), where he coordinates the Ph.D. Program in Image, Language, Figure. Professor Pinotti is the principal investigator of the AN-ICON project (2019–2024), a study about the history, theory...

Tiziana Proietti (M.Arch., Ph.D.) is an architect and Assistant Professor at the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma (UO). Here, she directs the Sense|Base Lab, which bridges architecture and neuroscience, emphasizing the perception of architectural proportion...

Chiara Rizzi (M.Sc., Ph.D.) is an architect and Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the University of Basilicata, Department for Humanistic, Scientific, and Social Innovation (DIUSS). Here, she carries out action-research activities in the Nature-City Lab...

Sarah Robinson (M.Phil., M.Arch.) is an architect, writer, educator, and organic farmer whose practice is based in the Langhe region of Piemonte (Italy). She is an Adjunct Professor in the Architecture, Design, and Media Technology Department at Aalborg University and teaches in the Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design (Naad) Master’s Program at Iuav University...

Pierluigi Sacco (M.Sc., Ph.D.) is a Full Professor of Bio-Behavioral Economics in the Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Studies Department at the University of Chieti-Pescara (Ud’A). He is a Senior Advisor to the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, a Research Affiliate...

Antonio Sorrentino (M.Arch., Ph.D.) is an architect with a Master’s Degree in Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design (NAAD) from the Iuav University of Venice and a Ph.D. in Architecture from Sapienza University of Rome. He previously collaborated with the Milan-based firm Lombardini22, contributing to...

Giovanni Vecchiato (M.Eng., Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor at eCampus University and an Associate Researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience (CNR) in Parma, Italy. With a background in engineering and neuroscience, his work investigates how architectural spaces influence...

Matteo Zambelli (M.Arch., Ph.D.) is an architect and Associate Professor in the Architecture Department at the University of Florence. His research focuses on creative thinking, design pedagogical methods, and invention techniques for the architectural process, drawing from a cognitive and historical perspective. In his professional experience ...

Miriam D’ignazio (M.Arch., B.Sc) is a Ph.D.s. in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development. Her interdisciplinary background combines a master’s degree in architecture and a bachelor’s one in psychology, integrated by specialized training in Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design (NAAD) at Iuav University of Venice and Neuroimaging: From Methods to Neuroscience Applications at University of Chieti-Pescara...

Ludovica Gregori (M.Arch.) is an architect and Ph.D. Candidate in the Architecture Department at the University of Florence. Here, she has also been a teaching assistant in Environmental Design seminars and studios. Her research focuses on post-emergency living to promote social interaction through open-space design. Her Ph.D. proposal won the 2021 ...

Maria Chiara Monacelli (M.Arch.) is an architect and consultant focusing on how architectural environments influence our perception, behavior, and emotional experience. She is passionate about studying art, architecture, and their relationships with people, especially as they refer to the design of workspaces and exhibits...

Redon Softa (MAS, BSc.), is a Swiss architect and musician, holding a Master’s Degree in Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design (NAAD) at the Iuav University of Venice. After beginning his studies at the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), he continued his academic journey at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), where he graduated with a thesis in philosophy and a project in urban design...