The People Behind Urbinary 

Urbinary is brought to life by three core teams: the Coordination Group, the Creative Communications Team, and the Post-producers. In addition to these fixed groups, each podcast cycle has a dedicated Editorial Team, composed of members from the Coordination Group and individuals who apply to contribute because of their interest in the cycle’s theme. Moreover, the Editorial and Creative Communication teams are supported by a group of Interns.

Core Team

Giulia Oldani

PhD Candidate, 39th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Italian

#Founder #ProjectCoordinator #EditorialWriter #CreativeCommunications #EventsOrganiser

Stella De Luca

PhD Candidate, 39th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Italian 

#ProjectCoordinator #EditorialWriter

Dafni Riga

Post-doctoral Researcher, DAStU, Greek

Isabella Traeger

PhD Candidate, 40th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Italo-Brazilian

#ProjectCoordinator #EditorialWriter

Anita Martinelli

PhD Candidate, 39th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Italian

#EditorialWriter #CreativeCommunications

Elena Madiai

PhD Candidate, 39th Cycle, DIG & DAStU (UPDP), Italian

#EditorialWriter #EventsOrganiser

Arianna Bellantuono

PhD Candidate, 39th Cycle, Design, Italian

#CreativeCommunications

Elena Aversa

Research Fellow and PhD Candidate, 37th Cycle, Design, Italian 

#CreativeCommunications

Lucia Ratti

PhD Candidate, 39th Cycle, Design, Italian 

#CreativeCommunications

Alessandro Zito

Master’s Student in Telecommunication Engineering, Italian

#Post-producer

Luciano Oliva 

Master’s Student in Telecommunication Engineering, Italian 

#Post-producer

Giorgio Mattina 

#Post-producer


Editorial Team

Abdallah Jreij

PhD Candidate, 37th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Lebanese 

#ProjectCoordinator(past) #EditorialWriter

Ahmed Ades

PhD Candidate, 40th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Egyptian 

#EditorialWriter

Alessandro Maisano

Bachelor’s Student in Urban Planning (DAStU), Italian 

#EditorialWriter

Antonio Salvador

PhD Candidate, 37th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Ecuadorian

#EditorialWriter

Aubrey Toldi 

Post-doc Researcher and Adjunct Professor, DAStU, American 

#EditorialWriter #Voiceover

Mohamed Elgohary 

PhD Candidate, 38th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Egyptian 

#EditorialWriter #EventsOrganizer

Federica Rotondo

Post-doc research fellow, SciencesPo – Centre d’études européennes et de politique comparée, Italian 

#EditorialWriter

Anna Giulia Castaldo

Post-doc researcher, DAStU, Italian

#EditorialWriter

Karolina Pieniążek

PhD candidate, 40th Cycle, DAStU (Built Heritage Preservation), Polish

#EditorialWriter

Ruggero Signoroni 

PhD Candidate, 38th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Italian

#EditorialWriter

Toka Elsayed  

Master’s Student in Urban Planning and Policy Design, Egyptian

#EditorialWriter

Valentina Ferreri 

PhD Candidate, 38th Cycle, Design, POLIMI DESIS Lab, Italian 

#EditorialWriter

Yi Xing (Sean) Chow

PhD Candidate, 40th Cycle, DAStU (AUID), Malaysian

#EditorialWriter

Yioryos Chatziefthymiou

PhD Candidate, 40th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Greek

#EditorialWriter

Danny Casprini 

#EditorialWriter

Erica Cantaluppi 

PhD Candidate, 39th Cycle, DAStU (UPDP), Italian 

#EditorialWriter


Interns

Camilla Stecconi

Master’s Student in Architecture & Urban Design, Italian

#Intern

Emiliia Kuzmina 

Master’s Student in Architecture & Urban Design, Russian 

#Intern

Luoyu Jin

Double degree Master’s Student in Urban Planning and Policy Design, Chinese

#Intern

Maša Bezbradica

Master’s Student in Urban Planning and Policy Design, American

#Intern

Michael Meyers Moudry

Master’s Student in Urban Planning and Policy Design, American

#Intern