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TECHNE, Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, the scientific journal of SITdA, the Italian Society of Architectural Technology, meets the Society's aims by working, at the national and international level, to promote knowledge and the methods and techniques of Architectural Technology, so as to protect and enhance the man-made environment, and to promote innovative applications and interdisciplinary comparison. The journal publishes articles on innovative research and applications, as well as essays and reports.
 
 
Editor-in-Chief:
Elena Mussinelli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
 
ISSN: 2239-0243
 
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CALL FOR PAPERS | TECHNE | 31
Risks and built environment: from knowledge to project

Timing:
Abstract submission: 20th May 2025 | Abstract acceptance: 27th June 2025
Article submission: 12th September 2025 | Reviewed article result: 30th October 2025 | Reviewed article submission:30th November 2025
PUBLICATION DATE TECHNE 31: 15TH May 2026
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Current IssueTECHNE: Special Series Vol. 3

Published July 31, 2025

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the issue

Design, technology, nature: a cross-cutting approach
Mario Losasso
5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18096

Editorial

Changing limits into opportunities
Elena Mussinelli
6-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18097

Note

Design disciplines and their potential connections for socially sustainable scenarios
Tiziana Ferrante
8-10
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18091

Dossier

Pitfalls of cold sustainability planning
Claudio Gambardella
11-14
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18098
Msheireb, Doha: the urban regeneration of a deteriorated Herat. Authentic contemporary and cultural localism
Ali A. Alraouf
15-20
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18099
What design has done and might do for the sustainable contemporary city
Elena Dellapiana
21-24
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18100
Beyond or within the limits? A misleading dilemma for current technological processes
Maria Luisa Germanà
25-28
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18101
Nomadic community workshop to co-habit threshold spaces
Riccardo Varini
29-34
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18102

Essays and Viewpoint

Digital Enjoyment and Local Identity: An Integrated Pathway for Psychophysical Well-Being
Ornella Zerlenga, Margherita Cicala, Rosina Iaderosa
35-43
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17007
Spacecraft for well-being. Heritage, design, renewable sources for new lifestyles
Francesca Castanò, Luigi Maffei, Maria Dolores Morelli, Raffaella Marzocchi
44-52
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16993
Exploring Life-Centered Design through a bottom-up analysis of case studies
Niccolò Casiddu, Claudia Porfirione, Francesco Burlando, Annapaola Vacanti, Isabella Nevoso
53-59
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16990
Fashion’s future: the power of biomaterials and digital manufacturing for systemic sustainability
Michela Musto
60-64
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16819
“From leaves we live”. Patrick Geddes in Naples
Chiara Ingrosso
65-69
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16957
Informal and Italian illegal settlements: two city visions
Claudia de Biase, Salvatore Losco
70-76
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16955
The role of cultural heritage in resilience planning: evidence from 100 Resilient Cities
Deniz Altay-Kaya, Damla Yeşilbağ
77-81
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16912
A, Evaluation methods for waterfront public spaces: insights from different spatial scales in chinese and international cities
Xiaowen Wu, Claudio Gambardella, Jiaqi Zhong
82-87
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16949
The economic impacts of con(temporary) urban regeneration processes: the case of Milan
Leopoldo Sdino, Francesca Torrieri, Marta Dell'Ovo, Marco Rossitti
88-97
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16953
Adaptive Reuse: generative matrices of environmental benefits guide the regeneration process for a comparative analysis of S. Maria in Grotta and S. Michele in Gualana
Antonio Maio
98-103
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16954
Update of Giancarlo De Carlo’s participatory method: a case of experimentation
Barbara Bonanno
104-110
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16958
Ambiguity and interaction in city design. The impact of superblock on architecture
Marco Russo
111-116
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16944
Research on the usability of space beneath urban overpasses: a case study of Shanghai
Feifei Song, Zhi Ma, Lijing Zhu
117-123
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16945

Research and Experimentation

Approaches and tools for communities’ engagement in marginal areas
Adriana Galderisi, Giuseppe Guida, Giada Limongi
124-129
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16951
Circular & sustainable adaptive reuse of fragile industrial heritage sites. Regenerating Ex SITOCO
Serena Baiani, Paola Altamura
130-142
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16923
Temporary student housing as a driver of urban regeneration and territorial revitalisation
Luisa Collina, Laura Galluzzo, Elisa Cinelli, Claudia Mastrantoni
143-150
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16956
Transforming urban environments: the healthy city as a common asset
Paola Gallo, Rossella Franchino, Caterina Frettoloso
151-158
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16950
The eco-sustainable renovation of knowledge buildings through a cross-border living lab
Antonella Violano, Monica Cannaviello, Souha Ferchichi, Ines Khalifa, Jose Luis Molina, Imad Ibrik, Antonella Trombadore
159-169
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16998
University communities for the green/digital renovation of public buildings
Gisella Calcagno, Lucia Montoni
170-176
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-13115
Digital representations for natural heritage: enhancement strategies in the “De+Humans” project
Alice Palmieri
177-182
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16965
Natural solutions for remodelling: the case study of Grupo de Viviendas Antonio Rueda
Marica Merola
183-189
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16962
Innovative approaches for sustainable and inclusive growth in the Egyptian cotton industry
Dalia Gallico
190-194
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16875
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