Episode Summary:

Co-hosting this episode with MdA Agency, Milan based Design studio, as part of our series dedicated to cultural pluralism, we meet prof. Ingrid Paoletti, who shares her invaluable knowledge with us reflecting on multicultural memory and the contemporary notion of ‘habitus’, translating from latin as ‘Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live’. Questioning the current unsustainable environment we find ourselves in, Ingrid talks about the importance of society’s legacy and sensitive tangible values of local communities.

How do you believe technology can help us preserve our cultural heritage?

How can our society keep up with the demands of hanging international needs for cultural understanding and awareness?

How can technology play a role in a setting of multicultural co-existence?

*In collaboration with MdA Design Agency, this episode is dedicated to the dilemma of multiculturalism in relation to the current global isolation.

The Speaker:

Ingrid Paoletti, Associate Professor of Building Technology at the ABC, Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Dept at Politecnico di Milano University. Ingrid is founder and coordinator of the research group MaterialBalance www.materialbalance.polimi.it at the forefront of experimental technologies and material systems innovation. Her works have been shown in fundamental exhibitions, papers and books internationally recognized.

Hosts: Elizabeth Zhivkova & Farah Piriye

Co-host: Kiana Taleb-Pour, MdA Design Agency

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