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Dr. Ludovica Tomarchio is an academic researcher, her work explores the relationships between socio-spatial practices, mediated environments, and design. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Berlin University of the Arts in Germany, working on the project Site Complexes: Models of Responsive Practices for the 21st Century. She earned her PhD from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), affiliated with the ETH Centre, where she conducted research at the intersection of art, social media, and urban spaces and her Master of Architecture in Politecnico di Milano. Before joining the NOMIS project, she served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at TU Berlin associated with the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center 1265 “Re-Figuration of Spaces,”, studying the social production of Hybrid Spaces in young adults in Berlin and Lima. Her research methods are multidisciplinary and employ a mixed-methods approach, integrating big data analysis and visualization and qualitative methods. Beyond her academic achievements, Ludovica, worked at Aedes Berlin and is deeply committed to public outreach and interdisciplinary dialogue.
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Education
Master in Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Erasmus Exchange program, TU Berlin, Germany
BArch- Bachelor of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Erasmus Exchange program, Master program in Urban Planning and Design in KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
Academic Experience
15.10.24 – ongoing Post Doc University of the Arts Berlin (UdK), Nomis project, Research Title: Site Complexes. Responsive practices in Art and Architecture.
07.22-09.24 Post Doc TU, Berlin at the DFG-funded collaborative research center “ReFiguration of Spaces” (CRC 1265). Research title: The Spatial Knowledge of Young Adults: The Constitution of Online, Offline, and Hybrid Spaces
02.16-12.20 PhD and Research Assistant Future Cities Laboratories (FCL) /Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Singapore-ETH Center.
02.17-08.17 Lecturer, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Capstone Projects:
02.16-08.16 Teaching assistant, Yale NUS, Singapore. Urban Spatial Reasoning course.
03.14-08.14 Teaching Assistant, German University of Oman, GUtech, Muscat, Oman
Other Professional Experiences
05.22-09.24 Digital Communication Manager, international educational platform, Aedes, Berlin.
02.15-08.15 Exhibition Designer, the Press Room, Singapore
01.15-12.16 Curator and project manager, Kilo Dialogues and Kilo Stories, Singapore
01.13-06-.3 Junior Project Manager: Urbino Master Plan, Italy
Awards and Fundings
Writing the grant for the Nomis foundation. Funding acquisition of Euro 1.280.000
Full funding and stipend for the whole length of the PhD with the Presidential Graduate Fellowship (PGF)
Future Cities Laboratory 2, Impact Funding, 20.000 S$
Best Students Project, for the Capstone Design course I taught at Singapore University of Technology and Design. \
2021 Outstanding PhD Thesis Award
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Profile
Dr. Ludovica Tomarchio is an academic researcher, her work explores the relationships between socio-spatial practices, mediated environments, and design. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Berlin University of the Arts in Germany, working on the project Site Complexes: Models of Responsive Practices for the 21st Century. She earned her PhD from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), affiliated with the ETH Centre, where she conducted research at the intersection of art, social media, and urban spaces and her Master of Architecture in Politecnico di Milano. Before joining the NOMIS project, she served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at TU Berlin associated with the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center 1265 “Re-Figuration of Spaces,”, studying the social production of Hybrid Spaces in young adults in Berlin and Lima. Her research methods are multidisciplinary and employ a mixed-methods approach, integrating big data analysis and visualization and qualitative methods. Beyond her academic achievements, Ludovica, worked at Aedes Berlin and is deeply committed to public outreach and interdisciplinary dialogue.
Email, Instagram ↗
Education
Master in Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Erasmus Exchange program, TU Berlin, Germany
BArch- Bachelor of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Erasmus Exchange program, Master program in Urban Planning and Design in KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
Academic Experience
15.10.24 – ongoing Post Doc University of the Arts Berlin (UdK), Nomis project, Research Title: Site Complexes. Responsive practices in Art and Architecture.
07.22-09.24 Post Doc TU, Berlin at the DFG-funded collaborative research center “ReFiguration of Spaces” (CRC 1265). Research title: The Spatial Knowledge of Young Adults: The Constitution of Online, Offline, and Hybrid Spaces
02.16-12.20 PhD and Research Assistant Future Cities Laboratories (FCL) /Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Singapore-ETH Center.
02.17-08.17 Lecturer, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Capstone Projects:
02.16-08.16 Teaching assistant, Yale NUS, Singapore. Urban Spatial Reasoning course.
03.14-08.14 Teaching Assistant, German University of Oman, GUtech, Muscat, Oman
Other Professional Experiences
05.22-09.24 Digital Communication Manager, international educational platform, Aedes, Berlin.
02.15-08.15 Exhibition Designer, the Press Room, Singapore
01.15-12.16 Curator and project manager, Kilo Dialogues and Kilo Stories, Singapore
01.13-06-.3 Junior Project Manager: Urbino Master Plan, Italy
Awards and Fundings
Writing the grant for the Nomis foundation. Funding acquisition of Euro 1.280.000
Full funding and stipend for the whole length of the PhD with the Presidential Graduate Fellowship (PGF)
Future Cities Laboratory 2, Impact Funding, 20.000 S$
Best Students Project, for the Capstone Design course I taught at Singapore University of Technology and Design. \
2021 Outstanding PhD Thesis Award
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