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Draft
The Department of Research and Faculty Training is a place created to support the innovative ideas, projects, and research of NABA.

DRAFT is a co-creation space that collaborates with national and international academic partners for the ideation and development of strategic projects in the fields of research and education.

Through the principle of co-creation, DRAFT is able to establish and maintain international relationships with both the academic and corporate worlds, with the aim of creating a network that facilitates the promotion of conferences, symposia, exhibitions, and publications.

Progetti

P+ARTS - PNRR

A two-year project dedicated to the creation of an Italian artistic ecosystem of excellence.

Grand Tour Afam - PNRR

A project aimed at promoting the role of AFAM institutions abroad.

Desig*ness

A project created to teach and learn inclusive design.

Fair Game

A project that promotes gender balance, resilience, and leadership in careers within Game Design.

ARS

Augmented Reality multi-user virtual spaces.

Elisa Poli
NABA Research Program Leader Senior
NABA Research Program Leader Senior
Elisa Poli
<p><span class="TextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0" lang="IT" xml:lang="IT" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0">Prof. Elisa Poli </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">is</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Research</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Program Leader </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">at</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA). </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0" lang="IT-IT" xml:lang="IT-IT" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0">From 2014 to 2021 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">she</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">was</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">responsible</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> of the master in Urban Vision &amp; </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Architectural</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Design </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">at</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Domus Academy. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">She</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">received</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">her</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Ph.D</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0">. in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Architectural</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> History from the </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0" lang="IT-IT" xml:lang="IT-IT" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0">Universit&eacute; Paris1 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Panth&eacute;on-Sorbonne</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0" lang="IT-IT" xml:lang="IT-IT" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> and co-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">founded</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Cluster Theory </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Research</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Group. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">She</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">has</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">contributed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">several</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> books and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">architectural</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> magazines, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">including</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Domus, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Icon</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Design, Abitare, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Arch&rsquo;it</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0">, AND, Paesaggio Urbano, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Archphoto</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Since</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> 2010 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">she</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">gives</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">lectures</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> and conferences in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Italian</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0">, international </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">universities</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> and institutions </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">as</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, UA &ndash; Antwerp </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Faculty</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> of Architecture, March Architecture School and State </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Stroganov</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Academy of Design and Applied </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Arts</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> (</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Moscow</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0">), Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Civil</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Engineering, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">NewSchool</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> of Architecture &amp; Design of San Diego, Biennale di Venezia, Triennale di Milano, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Semana</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> del </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Dise&ntilde;o</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Buenos Aires, Western </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Caspian</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> University, Bangkok Design Week and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW169373107 BCX0">Hochschule</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169373107 BCX0"> Mainz &mdash; University of Applied Sciences.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW169373107 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;</span></p>
Sara De Simoni
NABA Faculty Development and Research Project Manager
NABA Faculty Development and Research Project Manager
Sara De Simoni
<p><span class="TextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0">Sara Desimoni is the Faculty Development and Research Project Manager at NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti. From 2018 to 2024, she served as the Academic Processes Manager at Domus Academy. From 2003 to 2017, she collaborated with Domus Academy Fashion Department, contributing to the creation of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">Master's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0"> program in Accessories Design and later serving as the Program Leader for the </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">Master's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0"> program in Fashion Design until 2017. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0" lang="IT-IT" xml:lang="IT-IT" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">She</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">has</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">also</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">played</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0"> a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">role</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0"> in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">implementing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0"> Learning Management Systems (LMS) </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">at</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0"> NABA and Domus Academy for the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">integration</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0"> of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">digital</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW64175710 BCX0">teaching</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64175710 BCX0"> tools.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW64175710 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;</span></p>
Vincenzo Estremo
PhD in Artistic Practice Course Leader
PhD in Artistic Practice Course Leader
Vincenzo Estremo
<p><span class="s2">Vincenzo </span><span class="s2">Estremo</span><span class="s2"> holds an international Ph.D. in media, cinema, and communication studies from the University of Udine and </span><span class="s2">Kunstuniversit&auml;t</span><span class="s2"> Linz. Currently he is PhD Course Leader at NABA for the first Italian Ph.D. in Artistic Practice, in collaboration with the University of </span><span class="s2">G&ouml;teborg</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s2">Estremo</span><span class="s2"> teaches on exhibited cinema, aesthetics, and phenomenology and is a contributor to publications like Flash Art Italia, International, Che </span><span class="s2">fare?,</span><span class="s2"> and il Foglio. Noteworthy co-edited publications include "Extended Temporalities: Transient Visions in the Museum and in Art" (2016) and "Albert Serra: Cinema, Arte e Performance" (2018). </span><span class="s2">Additionally</span><span class="s2">, Estremo </span><span class="s2">authored</span><span class="s2"> "Teoria del Lavoro Reputazionale" (Milieu Edizioni, 2020) and "Indistinzione" (PS Editore, 2023).</span><span class="s2">&nbsp;</span></p>
Michele Lomonaco
NABA Research Assistant
NABA Research Assistant
Michele Lomonaco
<p>Michele Lomonaco is Research Assistant at DRAFT, the research department of NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, and Assistant Professor in the course of Sustainable Interaction Design within the two-year specialisation course in User Experience Design (MA) at NABA. Michele holds a Bachelor's degree in Audio/Video and Multimedia from the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo and a Master's degree in User Experience Design (UX/UI Design) from NABA. Throughout his career, Michele has shown a strong interest in digital sustainability and accessibility, developing innovative solutions that optimise the interaction between environment, users and technologies. As a UX/UI Designer and Sustainable Interaction Designer, he focuses on projects that integrate AI and extended reality, creating responsible interactive experiences that extend the concept of human-centred design towards an environment-centred design.<br /><br /></p>