Emanuele Giorgi

Estructura arquitectónica minimalista con rampas y escaleras en espiral iluminadas por luz natural desde aberturas superiores.
Architecture for socio-ecological vulnerabilities
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Description

Email: egiorgi@tec.mx

 

Research group
Sustainable Territorial Development

Director of Research at the School of Architecture, Art, and Design of Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico). He teaches and researches subjects related to social architecture. In 2020, Springer published his book “The Co-Housing Phenomenon: Environmental Alliance in Times of Change,” which won the Rómulo Garza Prize for research and innovation. In 2022, he published the book “Design for Vulnerable Communities.” He currently coordinates four research projects, including “Design for Vulnerables – Technology Challenge,” which focuses on defining design processes to facilitate the introduction of technologies in vulnerable communities. He is a member of the National System of Researchers (Level 1) and serves on several editorial boards and academic associations.
 

Emanuele Giorgi

  • Design for Vulnerables – Technology Challenge.
  • Technological Laboratory for Environmental Awareness in Basaseachic.
  • Project: "Sharing Matters – Communities to Communities”.
  • Research Project “Socio Ecological Participatory Observatories of Arid Zones (OPSE)” (PRONAII/CONACYT).
  • Project: Design for Vulnerables – Technology Challenge. Interdisciplinary Research Project with Columbia University, Università degli Studi di Pavia, and Tongji University.
     

  • Rómulo Garza Prize for the book “The Co-Housing Phenomenon: Environmental Alliance in Time of Changes” (February 2021).
  • Inspiring Professor Award Campus Chihuahua (June 2021).
  • Outstanding Reviewer 2020 for the Journal of Urban Planning and Development (ASCE Library).
  • Chihuahua State Science, Technology, and Innovation Fund for “Technological Laboratory for Environmental Awareness in Basaseachic” (300,000 MXN).
  • Future Earth Pathways Communication Grant Program for “Sharing Matters – Communities to Communities” (10,000 €).
  • Challenge-Based Research Funding Program for “Design for Vulnerables - Technology Challenge” (50,000 USD).
  • CONACYT funding for “Socio Ecological Participatory Observatories of Arid Zones (OPSE)” (1,800,000 MXN).
     

  • Vicuña, M, Giorgi, E. (Eds.) Intersections – Interdisciplinary Research on Architecture, Design, City and Territory. Scales, Agencies and Territories in Latin America; Springer Nature, 2025.

  • Cobreros, C., Giorgi, E., Cattaneo, T. (Eds.) Regenerative Design – New contexts, new visions, emerging practices and perspectives; 2025.

  • Giorgi, E., Cattaneo T., Flores, M., Aceves, V. (Eds.) Design for Vulnerable Communities; Urban Book Series. Springer Nature, 2022.