For Milan Design Week 2026, the ABC Department of the Politecnico of Milan confirms its commitment to promoting and supporting creativity and design culture.
Design Week 2026 initiatives:
OLTRE
Date: April 20-26
Project Press Conference: Thursday, April 23
Location: Veneta Cucine, Padiglione 02, Stand B01 A01 A02, Salone del Mobile 2026
OLTRE is an outdoor kitchen designed for Veneta Cucine by DABC faculty member Carlo Ratti – Studio Carlo Ratti Associati.
Building on Veneta Cucine’s idea of continuous space, the project envisions a kitchen that extends beyond the home and into the landscape.
The project originates from an initial collaboration between CRA and Veneta Cucine during the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, whose curatorial theme explored the relationship between natural, artificial, and collective intelligence. Designed to adapt to a wide range of terrains, the installation will debut at Eurocucina during Milan Design Week.
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Non avrai altro Bio all’infuori di me – Book Presentation
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 17:00
Location: Seminar Room, IULM University
A conversation around Remo Morlacchi’s book, tracing the evolution of organic agriculture in Italy.
Hosted at Università IULM (Aula Seminari), Milan. Carlo Ratti joins the discussion alongside Remo Morlacchi, Angelo Miglietta, Nicola Sorrentino, Giorgio Secchi, Oscar Farinetti, Marco Columbro, and Fabio Brescacin.
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Designing For Future Culture
Date: Thursday, April 23, 12:00–13:00
Location: Foundation for Artistic and Cultural Development
Carlo Ratti panel. Part of When Apricots Blossom, an exhibition presented by the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation during Milan Design Week 2026, focusing on the crafts, culture, and ecology of Karakalpakstan and the Aral Sea region.
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DesignBoom – Dream Projections: Designing the Future Before It Arrives
Date: Thursday, April 23, 15:00–16:00
Panel with Stefano Boeri, Ma Yansong and Carlo Ratti at DesignBoom’s Dream Projections activation during the Salone.
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SuperCity
Date: TBD, 17:00–18:00
Location: @Superstudio Maxi, Via Moncucco, 35, 20142 Milano MI
Panel with Carlo Ratti; Michele Rossi, PARK; Mario Cucinella, MCA; and Massimo Roj ProgettoCMR.
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/KENOSIS
Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: Range Talks1 - Architecture 14:30-15:3
Location: Nuovo SuperStudio Village (Bovisa)
The first talk of the day, /KENOSIS, explores the generative process as a shared language between architecture, cities, and matter. How are algorithms and AI — for example, from topology optimization to generative diffusion — redefining the way we design spaces, structures, and materials? Three registers in dialogue: urban regeneration as intelligent land reclamation, biodesign as a form induced by nature, and new materials as a space of possibilities yet to be written. A dialogue between architecture studios, academic research, and technological innovation, streamed live and open to the public. The academic research partner is the Politecnico di Milano, with professor Ingrid Paoletti, an expert in new materials.