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Ingrid is an experienced professor and researcher on New Technologies and Building Innovation in AEC, with experimental works and theoretical studies.

She is the founder of Material Balance Research Lab, co-founder and director of Actlab Research Unit and scientific coordinator of SAPERLAB, RESEARCH LAB of DIGITAL FABRICATION @DABC, Politecnico di Milano University.

Her research topics deal with innovative materials and building technologies, mass customization in the construction industry, advanced envelope components, and systems, digital fabrication, off-site manufacturing, history of industrialization, dry assembly and light-weight techniques for flexible constructions. She holds strong and long-lasting relations with partners and stakeholders for cutting edge customized industrial research, public and private, some of which are patented.

Roles

2014-PRESENT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY at Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (ABC) at Politecnico di Milano, where she teaches at AUIC School.

2016-PRESENT DEAN’S DELEGATE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH EXPO 2020 DUBAI

2018-PRESENT – INNOVATIVE TEACHING RESPONSIBLE AT CCS ACI –AUIC SCHOOL POLIMI

2018-PRESENT – INTERNATIONAL COMMITEE MEMBER – CCS PROGETTAZIONE DELL’ARCHITETTURA – POLIMI

2015-PRESENT MEMBER OF CIB WORKING GROUP TASK GROUP W 119 CUSTOMIZED INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION

2014-2018 CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF ACTLAB, RESEARCH UNIT AT POLIMI www.actlab.polimi.it

2006-PRESENT SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR OF SAPERLAB @DABC POLIMI Digital fabrication laboratory equipped with CNC, 3D printers, robotic arms, innovative machines and tools.

Education

2006-2014 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY AT BEST DEPT Politecnico di Milano

2000-2001 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) on the topic of Innovative Building Envelopes at Building Technology Group (tutor Leon Glicksman)

2003 – PHD AT THE POLITECNICO DI MILANO with the Thesis: “A window on technology transfer. Innovative technologies for architecture”. Tutor: Pr. Arch. Anna Mangiarotti. The thesis was published by Clup in 2003.

1998 – DEGREE OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE POLITECNICO DI MILANO on 7 April 1998 with the vote 100/100 and praise. Thesis title: “The “engines” of innovation. Contemporary technology systems for architectural envelope”, Prof. Guido Nardi, co-Prof. Andrea Campioli

1996 – ERASMUS STUDENT AT SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY, LONDON

1992 – DIPLOMA IN SCIENTIFIC SCIENCE, MILAN

Work

Title	Description	Tags	Collaborators	Categories	Year	categories_hfilter
PRIN. BHIMM BUILDING HERITAGE	Member of Polimi team, responsible of innovative strategies for adaptable re-use. Scientific coordinator Stefano Della Torre.	building heritage, competition		Competition	2015	competition
DIGITAL FABRICATION LAB	Scientific coordinator of the winning project "Laboratorio di Fabbricazione Digitale per il Design dell’Artigiano Evoluto' vincitore del Bando della Regione Lombardia 'Territori Creativi'	competition, digital fabrication		Competition	2017	competition
SMART LIVING PROJECTS – DAMATRA	Responsible and scientific coordinator for the a traceable supply chain in construction	competition, smart living		Competition	2017	competition
SMART LIVING PROJECTS – 3DIGITAL	Member of the team for BIM Mantainance and survey experimental research	competition, smart living		Competition	2017	competition
SMART LIVING PROJECTS – ECO-ACUSTICA	Responsible and scientific coordinator for the project of aperformance drive acoustic design	acoustics, smart living		Competition	2017	competition
HEART HORIZON 2020 CALL FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS	Topic: EEB-05-2017 - HEART - Holistic Energy and Architectural Retrofit Toolkit – Work Package Coordinator the building envelope retrofitting strategy. Scientific coordinator Niccolò Aste.			Competition	2017	competition
LECCO INNOVATION GRANT – ECOLOGICAL MATERIAL	Scientific Responsible for the Development of an Innovative Building Component with natural material.			Competition	2017	competition
MISTI – MIT/POLITECNICO – ROCCA PROJECT FOR PHD EXCHANGE	Politecnico coordinator for the exchange of Phd with Building Technology Group – Digital Structure (Prof. Caitlin Muller).			Competition	2018	competition
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS- ITALIAN PAVILLION FOR EXPO DUBAI 2020	Winner of the tender for ‘Concept Design’ of Italian Pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai. Scientific coordinator for Politecnico di Milano, ABC dept in ATI with Rampello & partners.			Competition	2018	competition
Senseknit Pavilion	‘Senseknit’ is using digital knitting to investigate the application of textiles in architecture.	computational design, digital knitting, senseknit, textile	Maria Anishenko, Elpiza Kolo	Installation	2019	installation