Call for Participants

June 23-26, 2025
Torino, Castello del Valentino

The Castello del Valentino Dialogues is a platform that aims at creating a dynamic forum for crafting alternative ways of thinking, exploring and writing the urban. Bringing together PhD students and early career researchers with an interest in Architecture and Urbanism along with established scholars, writers and publishers, it invites a reflection that can challenge conventional modes of thinking and research. Participants will debate topical issues in the field of urban and architectural studies, try out new creative writing techniques and methodological tactics, and enhance their skills for presenting and publishing research.

Application deadline: 20 January 2025 (download – call for participants)

Keynote speakers
Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen (Yale School of Architecture),
Adam Sharr (University of Newcastle & Routledge)
and Albena Yaneva (Politecnico di Torino & GSAPP, Columbia University)

Invited tutors
Demetra Kourri and Benjamin Blackwell
(Manchester School of Architecture)

Organising committee
Alessandro Armando and Sofia Nannini
(Politecnico di Torino)