The territory as an essential object of study in any dynamic of transformation of our environment is approached within the institute according to two main axes: the dimensions of the urban, with its social and economic components, and the systems of transport. As privileged meeting places for social science, urban planning and architecture, the laboratories involved in this problematic sphere offer a teaching strongly linked to research activities and to multi and transdisciplinary practice.
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LABORATORY OF URBANISM : LAB-U
Prof. Paola Viganò
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URBAN SOCIOLOGY LABORATORY : LASUR
Prof. Vincent Kaufmann
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CONSTRUCTION AND CONSERVATION LABORATORY : LCC
Prof. Luca Ortelli
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LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN ECONOMICS : LEURE
Prof. Philippe Thalmann