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.

Poster for 2022
Poster for 2023


Promotional poster Ö-Rock


GRAPHIC DESIGN
Year: 2022 and 2023
By: Pia Palo
Role: Graphic designer
Work as a graphic designer for the independent and voluntary run music festival Ö-Rock, which takes place every year on the small island of Gåsören in the Skellefteå archipelago.