Fabio Vanin (PhD) is co-director of LATITUDE Platform for Urban Research and Design and he is assistant professor of Landscape Urbanism at the Master STeR* in urban design and spatial planning at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His main research interest lies in the relation between design and social practices, currently ranging from the impact of the security paradigm in shaping the urban realm, to the compatibility and social value of urban productive spaces (Brussels), to the effects of environmental issues on the urban landscape with a focus on water. He has also conducted research on post-independence urban contexts with a focus on the transformation processes of Lusophone cities.
