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Seminari e Convegni
Toward an Amazonian Relational Urbanism
The lecture Toward an Amazonian Relational Urbanism, curated by Belén Desmaison Estrada (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), will take place on 15 May 2026, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Abstract
The lecture reflects on the Belén neighbourhood, a self-built amphibious settlement in the city of Iquitos (Peru), as a case study to develop a theory of Amazonian relational urbanism.
Through sentipensante approaches, storytelling practices, and visual methods, the lecture explores how inhabitants co-produce urban space through human, more-than-human, and ecological interactions.
Biography
Belén Desmaison Estrada is an architect and urban researcher. Her areas of research include civic participation, climate change, Amazonia, and urban planning. She coordinates several action-research projects, including CASA (Self-Sustainable Amazonian Cities), KNOW (Knowledge in Action Towards Urban Equality), GRRIPP, and BALSA.
She has received numerous international recognitions, including the World Architecture Forum (2018), the Peruvian Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (2019, 2023), the Ibero-American Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (2022), and the International Union of Architects (2023).
The initiative is part of the Ph.D. course Epistemology and Methodology in Planning Research, taught by Antonio di Campli and Camillo Boano, within the Ph.D. Programme in Urban and Regional Development at the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning-DIST, Politecnico di Torino.
The seminar will be held online at the following link.
Abstract
The lecture reflects on the Belén neighbourhood, a self-built amphibious settlement in the city of Iquitos (Peru), as a case study to develop a theory of Amazonian relational urbanism.
Through sentipensante approaches, storytelling practices, and visual methods, the lecture explores how inhabitants co-produce urban space through human, more-than-human, and ecological interactions.
Biography
Belén Desmaison Estrada is an architect and urban researcher. Her areas of research include civic participation, climate change, Amazonia, and urban planning. She coordinates several action-research projects, including CASA (Self-Sustainable Amazonian Cities), KNOW (Knowledge in Action Towards Urban Equality), GRRIPP, and BALSA.
She has received numerous international recognitions, including the World Architecture Forum (2018), the Peruvian Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (2019, 2023), the Ibero-American Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (2022), and the International Union of Architects (2023).
The initiative is part of the Ph.D. course Epistemology and Methodology in Planning Research, taught by Antonio di Campli and Camillo Boano, within the Ph.D. Programme in Urban and Regional Development at the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning-DIST, Politecnico di Torino.
The seminar will be held online at the following link.