From 10.12.2025 to 10.01.2026
On December 10, 2025, at the headquarters of the Order of Architects, PPC, and Design of Milan, the winners of the 2025 edition of the Neolaureati Award were announced. The award recognizes the best architecture theses submitted by students at the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2024. The winning theses addressed the reindustrialization of existing infrastructure, the relationship between neuroscience and architecture, and the design of a university campus.
The New Graduates Award, introduced by OAMi in 2003, brings together the authors of the most deserving theses submitted to the Politecnico di Milano and the cultural and professional world of design and architecture, planning, landscape and conservation. Participation in the Award is by recommendation of the Order's delegated representatives on the Degree Committees of the Politecnico. The winners are authors of the best architectural, design and planning theses discussed at the Politecnico di Milano.
JURY 2025
Caterina Battistini, member of the Council, Order Architects PPC Milan
Michelangelo Bielli, member of the Council, Order Architects PPC Milan
Giovanni Comoglio, design and archive consultant, Domus
Andrea Fradegrada, Fom-A
Yukio Ishiyama, Garde Italy
Edoardo Giancola, Zarcola Architetti
AWARDS 2025
1st Prize: € 1,000.00 + 4 books chosen by the OAMI Foundation
2nd Prize: € 500.00 + 3 books selected by the OAMI Foundation
3rd Prize: € 250.00 + 2 books selected by the OAMi Foundation
+ 5 special mentions
48 theses participated in the 2025 edition, with 89 participants.
This year, as in previous editions, the award was made possible thanks to the contribution of ADF - Aoyama Design Forum.
1st Prize: € 1,000.00 + 4 books chosen by the OAMI Foundation
"Post Extractive Seascapes, un percorso di transizione", by Enrico Collabolletta, Francesco Gervasoni, Andreana Utile, supervisor Arnaldo Arnaldi. Master's Degree in Architecture, Built Environment, Interiors.
Jury motivations: "for the quality and innovation of the reuse of an extractive infrastructure, through a project capable of combining ethical, aesthetic, and environmental sustainability, within a framework of reindustrialization of existing infrastructure".
Post Extractive Seascapes, un percorso di transizione, by Andreana Utile, Enrico Collabolletta, Francesco Gervasoni.
Post Extractive Seascapes, un percorso di transizione, by Andreana Utile, Enrico Collabolletta, Francesco Gervasoni.
Post Extractive Seascapes, un percorso di transizione, by Andreana Utile, Enrico Collabolletta, Francesco Gervasoni.
2nd Prize: € 500.00 + 3 books selected by the OAMI Foundation
"Neuroestetica. Percezione della rovina", by Diletta D'inverno, supervisor Pierluigi Panza. Master's Degree in Architecture, Built Environment, Interiors.
Jury motivations: "for the proposal of a methodological innovation in the interpretation of perceptual processes that translate into architectural form".
Neuroestetica. Percezione della rovina, by Diletta D'inverno.
Neuroestetica. Percezione della rovina, by Diletta D'inverno.
Neuroestetica. Percezione della rovina, by Diletta D'inverno.
3rd Prize: € 250.00 + 2 books selected by the OAMi Foundation
"Poveglia Venezia sguardi incrociati", by Francesco Villella, Stefanov Voynov Nasko, Emanuele Davide Maria Zanini Vallin, supervisor Christian Gasparini. Master's Degree in Architecture, Built Environment, Interiors.
Jury motivations: "for the compositional quality and the design outcome".
Poveglia Venezia sguardi incrociati, by Francesco Villella, Stefanov Voynov Nasko, Emanuele Davide Maria Zanini Vallin.
Poveglia Venezia sguardi incrociati, by Francesco Villella, Stefanov Voynov Nasko, Emanuele Davide Maria Zanini Vallin.
Poveglia Venezia sguardi incrociati, by Francesco Villella, Stefanov Voynov Nasko, Emanuele Davide Maria Zanini Vallin.
SPECIAL MENTION for the reuse of production spaces:
"Delizie Estensi L'industria saccarifera a 360° Il caso dell'ex Distilleria Alc.Este di Ferrara", by Giada Castelli, Arturo Cerda Pietrasanta, Luca Coladarce, supervisor Stefano Guidarini. Master's Degree in Building Architecture.
SPECIAL MENTION for the optimization of the contemporary:
"Modelling Methodology and Executive Design. Technology Resilience and Daylight Regeneration of the Kansai International Airport", by Maria Vittoria Faravelli, Simone Fasoli, supervisor Massimiliano Nastri. Master's Degree in Architecture, Built Environment, Interiors.
SPECIAL MENTION for research:
"Left(L)overs: Questioning Waste as Contemporary Mine through Epigenetic Landscapes", by Riccardo Molteni, Michelle Nuccio, supervisor Elisa Cristiana Cattaneo. Master's Degree in Architecture, Built Environment, Interiors.
SPECIAL MENTION for research in internal areas and construction methodologies:
"Pastorale. Cultura materiale della sopravvivenza o della semplicità", by Riccardo Casa, Lorenzo Domenella, Cesare Donadeo, supervisor Matteo Ghidoni. Master's Degree in Architecture, Built Environment, Interiors.
SPECIAL MENTION for the actuality of the topic:
"Sonapur: Revitalising Labour Housing. An exploration of Dubai's oldest labour housing district towards inclusive urbanism", by Kolahalu Anoushka Basavaraja, supervisor Christian Gaenshirt. Master's Degree in Architecture and Urban Design.
