Program Overview

Introduction to MIAW

The MIAW Milan International Architecture Workshop is the international intensive programme of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering. It is an international design forum for schools, teachers and students, and also an informal platform to discuss different issues and share ambitions.

Aim of the Workshop

The aim of the workshop is to stimulate cross-over thinking between researchers and practitioners in the design field, involving different scales and encouraging an interdisciplinary approach towards the design problems. Each class of the workshop is held by an International Guest Professor of high profile whose activity and interests are related to the different study courses and disciplinary areas characterising the school.

MIAW 2021 Edition

The MIAW 2021 edition will focus on the event of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina. The workshop will allow experimentation with new architectural approaches that will make the Olympic Games physically responsible, socially sustainable, and environmentally friendly.

Classes and Focus Areas

The classes will focus on urban strategies and architecture projects to be implemented in the sites dedicated to the Olympic Games in Milan, with the intention of transforming the event into an opportunity for the city of Milan through a long-term regeneration process.

Key Aspects of the Program

• The program is an international design forum for schools, teachers, and students.
  • It serves as an informal platform for discussion and sharing ambitions.
• The workshop involves different scales and encourages an interdisciplinary approach.
  • It is led by International Guest Professors of high profile.
• The 2021 edition focuses on the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina.
  • It aims to create physically responsible, socially sustainable, and environmentally friendly architectural approaches.