Future
Urban Legacy
Lab

FULL (Future Urban Legacy Lab) is a research centre at the Polytechnic University of Turin.
We explore, imagine and design the future of contemporary urbanity.

FULL generates analyses and transformative visions for cities and territories. It studies the dynamics of physical, economic and social transformation and supports decision-making processes at various levels.

Research

Research at FULL

Our research activities address contemporary challenges posed by ecological, digital and just transitions through an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach. We combine analysis and design, circularity between theory and practice, promoting collaborative experimentation with multiple voices capable of generating impact.

HACKERARE M0N0P0L1 (HACKING M0N0P0L1) is an educational board game (technically, a ‘serious game’) aimed at explaining the housing issue in ...

Funded within the PRIN 2022 national programme, the project investigates the challenge of rethinking the future of ground-based photovoltaic fields ...

This project represents a systematic and multidisciplinary research ordered by the Department for Regional Affairs and Autonomies (DARA) and carried ...

The urban areas of Northern Italy have experienced critical transformations in their socio-economic structure in recent decades and have seen ...

Starting from the elaboration of an analytical framework related to the river system of Turin, the project Torino e i ...

Publications

A selection of our open access editions, papers and more.

FULL complements academic publications with a more agile output, rooted in research but also aimed at public decision-makers, policy makers, professionals, and civil society. In this context, the “Quaderni FULL” series was launched: open-access monographic reports dedicated to the center’s main research activities.

Cities that are strengthening their role as centres of higher education are experiencing transformation processes that are challenging their societies, ...

With almost 10,000 active listings in 2024, Turin is the sixth Italian city in terms of Airbnb platform penetration, marking ...

The research project Mezzaluna Alpina (Alpine Crescent) explores the social, economic and territorial transformations of the Cuneo Alpine arc, starting ...

Media

our MEDIAs

Audio and video content produced by FULL or showcasing its activities.

the ecological transition

Starting with the course “Challenges for the Contemporary City,” which provided insights and tools to newly appointed administrators and young ...

FULL publishes a report on the trend of short-term rentals in Italy from 2017 to 2024: a ...

Events

our APPOINTMENTS

The calendar of the initiatives organized by the center or featuring members of FULL among the main contributors.

locandina solarscapes

Presentation of the book and project results

Final dissemination event of the PRIN 2022 research projectNext Generation Solar Landscapes. Methods and Tools for the Design of Next-Generation Solar Landscapes: The Renewal of End-of-Life Photovoltaic Fields, funded by

OGR Tech - room A | corso Castelfidardo 22, Torino
26 February 2026
10:00 - 13:00
interfaces in valle bormida

Interfaces in Valle Bormida vol.1 is the final exhibition of the design studio Architecture, Society and Territory at Politecnico di Torino. The work investigated the territory of the Bormida Valley

Museo della seta - ex filanda | Monesiglio (CN)
21 February 2026
11:00

Policies, practices and geographies

The conference presents the results of a two-year research project on student housing in the context of urban transformations linked to the growing role of universities. The reference framework is

Salone d'Onore, Valentino Castle | viale Mattioli, Torino
6 February 2026
09:30 - 17:30

Discover our Press Review

A selection of what has appeared in the media about our activities.

Future
Urban Legacy
Lab

FULL è un centro di ricerca del Politecnico di Torino. Esploriamo, immaginiamo e progettiamo il futuro del territorio e del patrimonio urbano.

@OGR Tech – Corso Castelfidardo, 22
10128 Torino – Italy
full@polito.it

Future
Urban Legacy
Lab

FULL is a research center of the Politecnico di Torino. We explore, imagine and design the future of the territory and of the urban legacies.

@OGR Tech – Corso Castelfidardo, 22
10128 Torino – Italy
full@polito.it