Life Cycle Thinking in the era of architectural paradigms’ change

Seminar

Date

09/04/2026

Time

14:00 - 16:00

Location

Campus Bonardi – Building 15, Via Giuseppe Ponzio 31, Milano

Within the TAARP activities, the seminar takes shape: Participatory Learning on Dismantling, Reassembly, Modular and Cyclical Design Principles.

An opportunity to explore sustainable, circular, and collaborative design approaches in the field of architecture and the built environment, through active practices of dismantling, reuse, and modular design.

Curators: Carol Monticelli, Alessandra Zanelli

Tutors: Maria Giovanna Di Bitonto, Ketankumar Solanki, Haya Alhussaini, Devanshi Mohdi

Life Cycle Thinking in the Era of Changing Architectural Paradigms

Seminar, in collaboration with Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

Program

14:00 – 14:40 | Prof. Javier Orozco Messana

Universitat Politècnica de València, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura
Department DIMM - IUTM

LCA assessment framework in architecture today and its anticipated evolution

14:40 – 15:20 | Prof. Alberto Quintana

Universitat Politècnica de València, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura
Department of Applied Physics / Center for Physical Technologies / GRAVITAS Group

Frontiers of LCA in architecture and construction: case studies from environmental to social sustainability assessment

15:20 – 16:00 | Prof. Javier Alfonso Bono Cremades

Universitat Politècnica de València, EGA Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura
Senior Technician / VRAIN

Transforming Collective Spaces

You can join the seminar online via this [link].

The initiative is part of the Passion in Action – Enhance Alliance program, promoting an international dialogue on innovation, sustainability, and responsible design. For the TAARP course, the partner universities are Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich.