Pia Palo

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I am an architect and urban designer, currently working as a PhD researcher at Umeå School of Architecture (UMA).  My interests lie at the intersection between the social and the physical, in understanding lived experiences and realities, and in how experimental and artistic processes can be used to think and talk about how and for whom we build our cities. In addition to research work, I teach at both BA and MA levels.

My ongoing PhD research is in critical studies of architecture and urbanism, and focuses on just urban transitions in the context of northern Sweden. I explore how spatial practice (and practitioners) can take on a transformative and productive role in imagining radical and inclusive futures beyond growth through theoretical and practical engagements with ideas of care and relationality.


The printed edition of UMAN ‘19 “On Hold”

UMAN Magazine


GRAPHIC DESIGN / STORYTELLING 
PROJECT MANAGEMENT / EVENT COORDINATION

Year: 2018 and 2019
By: Editorial team respective year
Role: Forum coordinator in 2018 and Editor-in-chief/creative director in 2019.
UMAN Magazine is a journal and a think tank run by students at Umeå School of Architecture, aiming to create discussions and debates both within and outside the bubble of academia. Based on the belief that architects early on should start to practice community engagement with future users, and to explore their own creative interests and concerns.

UMAN Magazine - 6th edition “Beauty” (2018)
UMAN Magazine - 7th edition “On Hold” (2019)

To explore all previous editions visit https://uman-magazine.wixsite.com/uman-mag


Release party 2023. Coordinated by me, Tove Brunberg and Bethany Scott.
Video by Viktor Nordling.