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.

Office buildings. Photo: Lucio Beltrami

Since 2020, the rapid expansion of remote and hybrid work has profoundly reshaped office markets worldwide, accelerating vacancy trends and ...

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

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

Starting from the allocation of the funding of the PNRR-Borghi line A call, Castel del Giudice (Isernia province) becomes a ...

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.

European border regions are often described as the ‘laboratories’ of Europe and European integration (Bertram et al. 2023a). Indeed, border ...

The book presents the first results of the research project Next Generation Solar Landscapes, funded by the Italian Ministry of ...

Curated by: Elena Vigliocco

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

Media

our MEDIAs

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

Turin, February 6th, 2026

The conference presents the results of a two-year study on student housing in the context of urban transformations linked to ...

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.

conference

The conference will present a preview of the findings of a study commissioned by a network of Italian universities, coordinated by FULL – Future Urban Legacy Lab at the Politecnico

Main lecture hall (aula magna) at the Lingotto campus of the Politecnico di Torino, 230 Via Nizza - Turin
23 May 2026
09:00 - 13:00

NEB Satellite event

Coming soon – Stay tuned

Castel del Giudice (IS) and Gagliano Aterno (AQ)
13 June 2026
14 June 2026

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