Amalia Ercoli Finzi interviewed by Wired.

"Senza scienza e senza tecnologia non c’è futuro"

OTHER ARTICLES FROM THE SECTIONI GRANDI
Farewell to Politecnico engineer Giovanni De Sandre, one of the main designers of the “Perottina” 
The great Alumnus passed away last April 18. In the 1960s, he played a key role in bringing to life the first personal computer in history
22/05/2025
Piano Lessons on Rai5 – The Art of Building with Renzo Piano
Six episodes to return to the classroom with the Alumnus of Politecnico di Milano.
03/03/2025
"At the MoMA in New York, I also brought a piece of Milan with me."
"Architect, designer, and Alumna of the Politecnico di Milano, Paola Antonelli has received the Compasso d'Oro for Lifetime Achievement—just the latest of many accolades."
18/02/2025
Compasso d’Oro Lifetime Achievement Award to Piero Lissoni, a leading figure in Italian design culture.
We interviewed him: “For architecture exams, I would add one that brings back the double 'U' of humanism and humility.”
12/02/2025
Gianfranco Ferré Research Center: Italian heritage
“My clothes are textile architectures designed for the body”, said Alumnus Gianfranco Ferré. Today at Poli his archive is a research centre
11/10/2023
Guido Crepax: how to design stories
Ninety years after his birth and twenty years after his death, we discover Alumnus Guido Crepas' architecture thesis. Before inventing Valentina, he had already invented a building full of stories
16/05/2023
home 5donne
7 Politecnico Alumnae who made history
At their side are more than 60,000 Alumnae of the Politecnico di Milano
08/03/2023
architettura home
5 former students that made a name for themselves in the fields of architecture and design
We are talking about Alumni and Alumnae who made history in their profession - some of them will probably sound more familiar than others. Let’s take a closer look!
03/02/2023
SPOTLIGHT
Alberto Zorzan is the new CEO and General Manager of ATM – Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Alumnus of the Politecnico di Milano in Civil Engineering, he is a manager with long-standing experience in the mobility sector
12/06/2025
AL TIMONE
25 Alumni of the Polimi in the AD100 2025 list
The selection of the 100 architects and designers curated by Architectural Digest Italia, highlighting who is reshaping the world of design
26/06/2025
AWARDS
Collect rainwater when there’s too much of it and use it when it’s scarce, where it’s needed
Milano tra piogge torrenziali e rischio siccità: dal Polimi una proposta per gestire le acque piovane, finanziato grazie alle vostre donazioni del 5 per mille
04/08/2025
FROM THE RECTOR'S OFFICE
Forbes Under 30 2025: Benedetta Zuccarelli, between microalgae, sensors and algorithms
Alumna in Building Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, she is one of the 19 Alumni of the Poli who earned a place on the Forbes list
30/06/2025
INTERNATIONAL
3253 Alumni of the Politecnico di Milano ran the POLIMIRUN SPRING 2025
Last Sunday, May 25, the 10th edition of the race organized by the Politecnico di Milano took place
30/05/2025
JUSTPOLIMI
Eoliann is among the startups to watch.
Emidio Granito, alumnus of the Politecnico di Milano, among the founders of the innovative startup focused on climate risks
04/07/2025
STARTUPPER