Marianna Marchesi

PhD IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & TECHNOLOGIES (focus on Design Research) - 20/04/2016
Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Bolzano, Italy) with MIT (Cambridge, USA)

VISITING FELLOWSHIP – from January to December 2013
Departments of Engineering and Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT (USA)

MASTER OF SCIENCE CASACLIMA-KLIMAHAUS – mark: 110/110 – 26/10/2010
Degree in Sustainable Design of the Built Environment
Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy)

FIVE-YEAR SINGLE-CYCLE MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE – mark: 110/110 cum laude – 15/02/2001
Department of Architecture, University of Ferrara (Italy)

I am particularly interested in supporting systemic changes for the transition to sustainable cities through the development of socio-technical innovations into and across urban systems and the alignment of changes among scales.

Marchesi, M. & Tweed, C. (2021). Social innovation for a circular economy in social housing. Sustainable Cities and Society, 71, article number: 102925. (10.1016/j.
Marchesi, M. & Matt, D. (2017). Design for Mass Customization – Rethinking Prefabricated Housing using Axiomatic Design. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 23(3): 05017004. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)
Marchesi, M. & Ferrarato, I. A. (2015). Addressing the adaptive customization of timber prefabricated housing through Axiomatic Design. Procedia CIRP 34. p. 199–205. DOI: 10.1016/j.
Marchesi, M., Fernandez, J. & Matt, D. (2016). Applying Axiomatic Design to Building Design in the Housing Industry: Case Study Analysis. In: Farid, A. M., Suh, N. P. (Eds.) Axiomatic Design in Large Systems: Complex Products, Buildings & Manufacturing Systems. Springer International Publishing. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-32388-6
Marchesi, M. & Matt, D. (2016). Application of Axiomatic Design to the Design of the Built Environment: A Literature Review. In Farid, A. M., Suh, N. P. (Eds.) Axiomatic Design in Large Systems: Complex Products, Buildings & Manufacturing Systems. Springer International Publishing. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-32388-6
Marchesi, M., Kim, S-G. & Matt, D. (2015). Assessing the Design Innovation Potential of Timber Prefabricated Housing through Axiomatic Design. In: S. Jahanmir et al. (Eds.), Advances in Multidisciplinary Engineering. ASME Press. DOI: 10.1115/1.861080

09/2021: Research, Innovation & Engagement Projects - CircuPLAY; awarded by Research Wales Innovation Fund; Award value: £ 8,500; duration: 9 months; % Ownership: 100%

03/2020: Global Challenges Research Fund, Facilitator Grant - Synergetic Settlements; awarded by Research Wales Innovation Fund; Award value: £ 6,940; duration: 6 months; % Ownership: 33,3%

01/06/2018: H2020-MSCA-Individual Fellowship-2017 - CircuBED; EU’s H2020 Research and Innovation Programme - Grant Agreement n. 793021 - Award value: € 195,454.80 - duration: 2 years; % Ownership: 100%

15/05/2017: SCoRE Cymru Grant from the Welsh European Funding Office (UK) to support the participation of Wales-based organisations in the European Union’s H2020 programme - Award value: £ 1000; % Ownership: 100%

01/12/2011: PhD Fellowship from MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research) - Award value: € 51,000; duration: 3 years

Marchesi, M. (2021). Circular Families Game. Available on the webpage:

30/06/2021 - current: Design Consultant for the refurbishment and reuse of the Gardener House and the related town walls infrastructure in Castelfranco V. (Italy) - referent: I. A. Ferrarato (project leader) for Castelfranco City Council (Treviso, Italy)

Arup Foresight, London
Clarion Housing Group, London
Community Gateway, Cardiff
YLab, Cardiff

01/07/2019 - 31/10/2019: MSCA IF Intersectoral Secondment at ARUP Foresight, London (UK)
09/01/2015 - 31/05/2018: Self-Employed Architect, Italy
01/11/2006 - 08/01/2012: Self-Employed Architect, Italy
01/04/2002 - 30/10/2006: Project Architect, Italy