Newcastle University

Qualifications

Laurea in Architettura (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
DEA en Sciences Appliquées (M.App.Sc., Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
PhD in Architecture (University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia)

Previous Positions

P/T Lecturer and Research Fellow, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Full-time Tutor, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
P/T Tutor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Research Associate, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Memberships

Centre for the Home, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
IAPS (International Association for People-Environment Studies)
EAAE / AEEA (European Association for Architectural Education / Association Européenne pour l'Enseignement de l'Architecture)
CEC – Conception et Enseignement de la Conception – Research Laboratory associated of the UCL and of the Ecole d’Architecture de Lille
Ordine degli Architetti di Torino. Registered qualified architect, matr. 3338

Honours and Awards

2001-2003: University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia: combined International Higher Research Scholarship (IHRS) and University Higher Research Scholarship (UHRS) for PhD studies.

1995-1997: Politecnico di Torino, First Prize Scholarship supporting the M.App.Sc. research

1991-1993: Regione Piemonte, First Prize Scholarship, Residential Typologies for long-term Healthcare

1990-1991: Politecnico di Torino, Scholarship: tutoring and practical training for architecture students

Languages

Italian (mother language)
Fluency in English, French and Spanish
Basic knowledge of Dutch

Research Interests

Privileged research domains: urban design and architectural education.

Urban design: study of new strategies for integrated processes for the design of public space to enhance the social and urban development, exploring interdisciplinary design approaches, public policies, co-production, and active citizenship as form of democracy.

Architectural education: practice of teaching architecture combined with research on architecture design teaching, studying both teaching methods and education issues.

Future Research

I am starting new study concerning the design and project process in social housing.
Principal issues: community engagement in renewal processes, social housing typology, the political approach and the establishment of social housing policies across Europe.

Esteem Indicators

University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia: "Centre for the Home", Member of the Advisory Board

2001-2003: EAAE (European Association for Architectural Education) Council Member

Funding

1998-2002: Conseil Régional du Nord-Pas de Calais - Direction Départementale de l'Equipement du Nord - Direction Départementale de l'Equipement du Pas-de-Calais, Sécretariat Général aux Affaires Régionales: conjoint funding for the "Formation-Action-Recherche sur la co-production et gestion des espaces publics" (with the team Habitat et Développement, Université catholique de Louvain)

Undergraduate Teaching

Module leader of:
ARC2001 - Architectural Design 2.1
ARC1012 - Theories and Principles of Architecture 1.1
TCP1016 - Reading the City

Contribute to:
ARC1001 - Architectural Design 1.1
ARC3060 - Dissertation Studies

Postgraduate Teaching

Supervision of several PhD students

• Michialino P. Authentic co-production of public space : a study of local experiences for the achievement of Mitterand’s vision for realisation of social reform. Louvain-la-Neuve: Université catholique de Louvain, 2006.
• Michialino P. Collaborative design for enhancing local social development and urban sustainability: an experience. In: Babalis, D, ed. Ecopolis. Revealing and Enhanging Sustainable Design. Firenze: Alinea International, 2006, pp. 109-118.
• Michialino P. Participation as an authentic educational process in collaborative projects of public space. In: Edgerton, E; Romice, O; Spencer, C, ed. Environmental Psychology. Putting research into practice. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007, pp. 124-138.
• Michialino P. Co-production of public space as redefinition of social meaning. In: Lask, T, ed. Constructions sociales de l'espace. Les territoires de l'anthropologie de la communication. Liege, Belgique: Les Editions de l'Universite de Liege, 2003, pp. 162-175.
• Michialino P, Cowdroy R. Redefinition of social meaning through engagement of opposing democratic systems. In: La nuova cultura delle città : trasformazioni territoriali e impatti sulla società : convegno internazionale (Roma, 5-7 novembre 2002). 2003, Roma: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
• Michialino P. Usages et temporalites dans la production de l'espace public. In: Colloque du Developpement durable dans les quartiers urbains. 2003.
• Michialino P, Cowdroy R. Co-Production of Public Space: Redefinition of Social Meaning Through Participative Laboratories. In: ARCC (Architectural Research Centres Consortium) / AEEA Conference. 2002, Montreal, Canada.
• Decleve B, Forray R, Michialino P. Coproduire nos Espaces Publics - Formation Action Recherche. Louvain-la-Neuve: UCL - Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2002.
• Michialino P, Cowdroy R. Participative laboratories for the co-production of public space: redefinition of social meaning. In: Proceedings of the dEsign 2002 7th International Design Conference. 2002, Dubrovnik: Dubrovnik, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Zagreb; The Design Society.
• Michialino P, Voyatzaki M. Evaluation des projets dans l'enseignement de l'Architecture - Structure, Projet et Pedagogie. Thessaloniki: EAAE, 2000.
• Michialino P. Evaluation, l'enjeu de la comprehension dans l'education. In: Voyatzaki, M; Michialino, P, ed. Evaluation des projets dans l'enseignement de l'Architecture - Structure, Projet et Pedagogie. EAAE, 2000, pp. 103-110.
• Michialino P. Sur les traces d'un chemin: le projet du jardin des philosophes. In: Michialino, P; Voyatzaki, M, ed. Design Evaluation in Architectural Education - Structures, Design Project and Pedagogy. European Association for Architectural Education, 2000, pp. 185-191.
• Michialino P. Master Thesis: Les pratiques d'evaluation dans l'enseignement du projet. UCL, 1997. Memoire pour l'obtention du DEA en Sciences Appliquees.
• Michialino P. 5 questions sur la premiere approche au projet d'architecture, Actes du 27eme seminaire de l'AEEA (5 questions about the first approach to architectural design, ). Torino: CELID, 1996.
• Michialino P. D'une experience a un programme d'enseignement. In:Pedagogie et Projet . Paris: L'Harmattan, 1996, pp. 207-213.
• Michialino P. Pedagogie et projet / Pedagogy and project. Louvain-la-Neuve, 1996.
• Michialino P. Problemi di riqualificazione urbana a Cavour. 1991. Politecnico di Torino.
• Cowdroy R, Williams A, Michialino P. Assessing individual performance within team design and group problem-solving environments. 2011. Submitted.
• Michialino P, Wilkie S. Evaluation of long term impact of experiences of coproduction of public space. 2011. In Preparation.