A workshop that does not end

We are here to learn how to re-learn

We value knowledge from anywhere. We value knowledge from anyone.

The manifesto is being rewritten for the relaunch. It will be published here, together with the three angles that shape each cycle.

Why “permanent”

The project began as the Urban Theory Workshop. A workshop, in the usual sense, is a single event in a single place. This one has no single place and no end date. It continues from cycle to cycle, and the new name says so.

Where the Workshop comes from

The founders of the Urban Theory Workshop, Giulia Massenz, Emanuele Sciuva, Francesco Grasso, Giulio Gonella, Ioanna Chatzikonstantinou and Caterina Di Lucchio, were PhD students at the Politecnico di Torino (DIST), Italy.

The project was born in the summer of 2021 as an archival project for some of the Urban Studies courses held at the Politecnico di Torino. A year later, it was reshaped as a platform meant to foster dialogue and support within an international postgraduate and doctoral community, in response to the need for inclusive spaces beyond traditional scholarly platforms. Driven by this shared vision, each founder brought a unique perspective and research interest to a collective mission: to provide a platform for emerging voices in academia, and a space for collaborative research, reflection and dialogue across the multifaceted field of Urban Studies.