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I am a landscape architect from the province of Ravenna, currently a PhD candidate in Architecture. History and Project at the Politecnico di Torino. My research is supported by a scholarship in collaboration with Tsinghua University in Beijing, as part of the Transnational Architectural Models in a Globalized World program. I am also a member of China Room, an interdisciplinary research group at the Politecnico di Torino that explores the transformations of contemporary Chinese cities and territories through architecture, urbanism, and policy analysis.

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Design and a Master's in Landscape Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano. During my studies, I spent a semester at Tongji University in Shanghai, an experience that deepened my interest in the relationship between architecture, globalization, and cultural exchange, particularly in the context of China. I later expanded on this focus through a research fellowship at the Politecnico di Milano, where I collaborated with academic institutions such as BUCEA University in Beijing, Universidad Cardenal Herrera in Valencia, Politechnika Krakowska, and George Brown College in Toronto.

Beyond academia, I am passionate about the ways in which speculative narratives—ranging from literature to film and digital media—contribute to shaping architectural discourse. My research is driven by an interdisciplinary approach, blending architecture, urban studies, and media theory to critically examine how future cities are imagined and represented.

Updates

+ (upcoming) AISU International Conference - Palermo,  Italy, September 10 – 13, 2025


+ Third-Level Course "POSITIONING AI. Challenges in Architectural Design & Practice" - Moderator to Professor Philip Yuan (Architect & Professor at Tongji University, co-founder of the DigitalFUTURES initiative) lecture - Politecnico di Torino, Turin, May 14, 2025


+ 8th Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning: Healing Place and Planet - University of Massachusetts, Amherst,  April 11– 13, 2025


Labriola, V., (2025) “Urban Imaginaries and Climate Change: A Way to Take Care of the City”, Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning 8(1). 
doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/fabos.2434


+ China Room Seminar Series - Between Fiction and Reality: Urban Imaginaries and Climate Emergency - Politecnico di Torino, Turin, March 7 2025

Critical discussions on my ongoing research in dialogue with Giorgia Greco and Sofia Nannini.


+ China Room Seminar Series - Dealing with Fragile Ruralities Book Presentation and Roundtable/PhD discussion with Gerardo Semprebon - Politecnico di Torino, Turin, March 3 2025

Gerardo Semprebon (Politecnico di Milano, DAStu) discussed his latest book "Fragile Heritage in Chinese Ruralities" with Silvia Lanteri (Politecnico di Torino) and Lidia Preti (Politecnico di Torino).

The event was moderated by Sofia Leoni (PhD candidate, XXXVIII cycle - URD) and Valentina Labriola (XXXVIII cycle, Joint Ph.D. program between Politecnico di Torino and Tsinghua University).





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