The NFI presented its work on sustainable and equitable urban development at the 2025 Triennale exhibition, aligned with the event’s theme of social and environmental inequality. The exhibition highlighted how the NFI’s multidisciplinary approach—combining applied research, education and community engagement—generates tangible strategies for cities facing complex challenges worldwide. Visitors explored innovative transit-oriented developments, participatory urban design interventions and data-driven planning tools that support resilient city futures. The exhibition also featured the NFI’s educational programmes, illustrating how students collaborate with city stakeholders to develop context-sensitive solutions that foster cohesion and sustainability. By bridging research and practice, the NFI’s presence at the Triennale demonstrated the power of design education and applied science to envision and implement more just and climate-adaptive urban environments.
