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Michele Rinaldi

Ph.D. candidate in Architettura. Storia E Progetto , 38th cycle (2022-2025)
Department of Architecture and Design (DAD)

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Architectural models, policies, and experimentations in housing for single people within Italian domestic culture between the 1930s and 1950s

Tutors

  • Gaia Caramellino
  • Fredie Flore'

Keywords

Architecture
History of Architecture
Historiography of Architecture

Biography

Michele Rinaldi is a PhD candidate in Architectural History, pursuing a joint doctoral degree between Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and KU Leuven (Belgium). His research explores the history of housing from the perspective of non-normative residential projects, focusing specifically on housing projects and policies for single people in Italy from the early to mid-20th century. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, Michele analyses housing at multiple scales—from the urban scale to domestic interiors—and examines intersections with social history and gender studies.
Michele holds a Master's degree in Architecture from the University of Bologna and has professional experience as an architect in Berlin, where he lived and worked for several years. He has participated in specialised courses and curatorial programmes dedicated to both architecture and art exhibitions and archives at the AA School of Architecture in London and the MAXXI Museum in Rome.
Currently, Michele serves as a Teaching Assistant in Architectural History at Politecnico di Milano (Italy), contributing to both undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Awards and Honors

  • Scott Opler Graduate Scholar Fellowship – Society of Architectural Historians, 79th Annual International Conference, Mexico City (15–19 April 2026) Research fellowship awarded annually by the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) to advanced graduate students whose papers have been selected for presentation at the Society's annual international conference. The fellowship, which includes a stipend towards conference-related expenses, recognises academic distinction and supports the dissemination of original research within the field of architectural history. (2025)
  • Stipendia Academiae Belgicae – Academia Belgica, Rome (22 October – 21 December 2025) Research fellowship awarded by the Scientific Council of the Academia Belgica in Rome within the framework of the Stipendia Academiae Belgicae programme (2025 edition). The fellowship supported a two-month residential research stay at the Academia's premises in Rome. (2024)

Publications

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