Alessandra Marcon

Architect-urban planner, PhD in urban planning and spatial planning, currently a postdoctoral researcher at IUAV and associate member of the OCS laboratory at ENSA Paris-Est, Gustave Eiffel University. She graduated in architecture from IUAV in Venice and obtained a postgraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from the École d'Architecture de la Ville & des Territoires in Paris-Est in 2015. Between 2013 and 2018, she worked as a project manager for two architecture and urban planning agencies in Paris (UrbanAct and Obras), and since 2012, she has been working as a project manager and researcher in the Latitude Platform for urban research and design collective. In September 2022, after a joint PhD between Iuav and Ensa Paris-est, she obtained a double PhD in Urban Planning, under the supervision of Maria Chiara Tosi and Sébastien Marot. She has a cross-disciplinary interest in landscape and territorial design and research. Her most recent research topics focus on the role of urban projects in productive territories and landscapes, with an emphasis on issues related to agroecological transition and small-scale farming initiatives. Her work aims to contribute to the development of new international dialogues and collaborations, alongside teaching experiences in Italy, France, and Belgium.