Laura Magri

She graduated in Architecture after studying at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (USI-ARC) and at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB). She earned a PhD in Conservation of the Architectural Heritage at the Politecnico di Milano with a dissertation titled "Industrialized Residential Architectures in the Second Half of the 20th Century (1945–1991): Perspectives for Conservation and Energy Improvement." Alongside her research and teaching activities for the chair of Sustainable Design (USI-ARC), she works in the field of reuse and conservation, collaborating with the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le province di Bergamo e Brescia. She is a post-doctoral researcher for the project "From 'Baukultur' to 'Umbaukultur': From a Culture of Demolition and Replacement to a Culture of Care and Repair," funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation at USI-ARC.

NRP81 "Baukultur. For a Social and Ecological Transition of the Built Environment" - Swiss National Science Foundation

This research project aims to identify the unconscious cultural and behavioural programs that often determine and hinder the successful implementation of conversion projects. We will explore the roots of the prevailing replacement and throwaway culture, its expression in economic fundamentals, legal frameworks and standards, and we will evaluate the serious negative environmental consequences of this highly unsustainable culture. We want to understand why we consistently fail to do the right thing and how to establish an alternative attitude of care and repair in the building sector.