Assistant Professor
Contact InformationOffice:FW-454
Phone:3442-7618
Email:gianntal@cityu.edu.hk
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Research InterestsEnvironment-Behaviour Studies, Decarbonization, Hydraulic Landscapes, Organic Urbanism, Spatial Justice, Urban Semiotics, Aesthetics
Dr. Gianni Talamini joined City University of Hong Kong in 2016. His research investigates the relationship between spatial forms and modes of production. Since the early 2000s, he explored the role of water in shaping the built environment. Before joining City University, he gained international experience both as researcher and practitioner, combining the construction of his theoretical framework with the profession of architecture. Working on the boundary between art and architecture, he managed the construction of installations designed by worldwide most famous architects and artists such as Tadao Ando, Patrick Bouchain, Daniel Buren, Cai Guo-Qiang, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Jene Highstein, Steven Holl, Carsten Holler, Arata Isozaki, Morphosis, Yoko Ono, Paola Pivi, Jaume Plensa, Kiki Smith, Williams & Tsien and Lebbeus Woods. He collaborated on the realization of several art and architecture exhibitions. In 2012 he has been in charge of the restoration of the Finnish Pavilion designed by Alvar Aalto at the Venice Biennale (Italy).Dr. Talamini completed with full marks his Ph.D. in Urbanism at Iuav University of Venice under prof. Bernardo Secchi, in 2013. He also holds a Master's degree in Architecture (Iuav University of Venice, 2007). Before joining City University, he has been working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at HITSGS (2014-2016).
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Course Leader Duty CA3340A: Architectural Design: Integration (Topic 1) CA3340B: Architectural Design: Integration (Topic 2) CA3341A: Architectural Design: Context (Topic 1) CA3341B: Architectural Design: Context (Topic 2) CA5136: Foundation Studio for Values and Fundamentals in Design and Planning CA5137: Urban Design Studio CA5240: Urban Design and Regional Planning History, Theory and Practice CA6138: Urban Design Charrette
Research InterestsEnvironment-Behaviour Studies, Decarbonization, Hydraulic Landscapes, Organic Urbanism, Spatial Justice, Urban Semiotics, Aesthetics
Selected PublicationsTALAMINI G, Zhang Q and Vigano P (2022),The condition of urban agriculture in a Chinese global city: evidence from the field,Environment and Urbanization ,[DOI: 10.1177/66422]Murakami J, Villani C and TALAMINI G (2021),The capital value of pedestrianization in Asia's commercial cityscape: Evidence from office towers and retail streets,Transport policy,107: 72-86.[DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.04.017]Villani C and TALAMINI G (2021),Pedestrianised streets in the global neoliberal city: A battleground between hegemonic strategies of commodification and informal tactics of commoning,Cities,108, 102983[DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2020.102983]TALAMINI G and Tritto A (2020),Conserving a Valley System: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Shaxi Rehabilitation Project and Its Potential as a Model for the Conservation of Chinese Agricultural Heritage,The Historic Environment Policy & Practice,11(2-3): 181-201.[DOI: 10.1080/17567505.2020.1746059]Villani C, TALAMINI G and Hu Z (2020),The Patterns of Stationary Activities during COVID-19 Distancing Relaxation: The elevated pedestrian network of Mong Kok, Hong Kong,Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies,5: 445-452.[DOI: 10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2461]TALAMINI G (2019),An informal transportation as a feeder of the rapid transit system. Spatial analysis of the e-bike taxi service in Shenzhen, China,Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives,1, 100002[DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2019.100002]Zordan M, TALAMINI G and Villani C (2019),The Association between Ground Floor Features and Public Open Space Face-To-Face Interactions: Evidence from Nantou Village, Shenzhen,International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,16(24): 4934[DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16244934]Wang L, Tsoi MC, Zordan M, Villani C, Maroso S, Pellizer A, Aymonino A and TALAMINI G (2018),Walkable Cities in High Density China: Livable, Healthy and Sustainable, Shanghai: Tongji University Press; [244 pp., Book, ISBN: 7560872158]Guo X and TALAMINI G (2017),SEC Principle: The New Values of Public Space Within China and Europe in Digital Era, Harbin Institute of Technology Press; [273pp., Book, ISBN: 978-7-5603-6566-4]TALAMINI G (2015),La Terra si rivolta, Chapter: Lo spazio in rivoluzione, Mimesis, Milan; p. 213-260[Book, ISBN-10: 8857525325 | ISBN-13: 978-8857525327]TALAMINI G (2015),Il reale e gli spazi per la politica, Chapter: Spazio Ideologico, Mimesis, Milan; p. 79-85[E-book, ISBN: 9788857519685]TALAMINI G (2011),Spatial apparatuses in Central Asia. The case of Astana.,Science - Future of Lithuania,3: 53-58.[DOI: 10.3846/mla.2011.051]TALAMINI G (2010),Extreme City. Climate Change and the transformation of the waterscape, Chapter: Shrinkage. A micro-story of Lake Aral's drainage area, Iuav Press, Venice; p. 45-59[Book, ISBN: 8887697434, 9788887697438]
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