Italian architect and urban planner. She obtained her PhD in Urban Planning at IUAV (Venice), the Master in Advanced Architecture at IAAC (Barcelona), her university degree in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano (Milan), and studied for one year at ETSAB (Barcelona) thanks to the Erasmus Programme. Her research focuses on environmental planning and design. Currently, Chiara Farinea is Head of European Projects in the Department of Advanced Architecture at IAAC, and her position includes being coordinator and scientific personnel in several EU projects focused on education, research, development and implementation, and being a lecturer in IAAC's educational programmes.
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is a research, training, production and communication centre located in Barcelona, with 22 years of activity. Its aim is to lead the mission to imagine the future habitat of our society and build it in the present. IAAC follows the digital revolution at all scales to push the boundaries of architecture and design and address the challenges faced by humanity. IAAC is an experimental and experiential centre where people learn by doing, through a testing methodology that promotes real solutions.
