X-Topia, the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA) and the Van Alen Institute present Public Space as a Living Lab, a three-day workshop in New York, October 9-11, 2026, on measuring how public space shapes cognition, mood and behavior. Registration is open through October 8.

Emotional Geographies of the Mediterranean is a design-research project by Marcella del Signore that maps how data, emotion, and place come together to reframe Mediterranean coastal environments, recently presented at the INFORMATION+ Biennale Conference in Boston.

Marcella Del Signore attended Autodesk Research’s “Encoding Experience: Conversations on Design, Emotion, and AI” in Boston. Over two evenings, she joined designers, technologists, and researchers exploring how human experience—joy, comfort, belonging, equity—can inform metrics, tools, and decisions in the built environment. Her participation connected practice with emerging methods, from mixed-method evaluation to privacy-aware, AI-assisted simulations, strengthening our commitment to people-centered design and clearer communication of experiential impact to clients and communities alike.

Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Global Summer School 2025 in Rio de Janeiro.

X-Topia and CRG Architects Unveils Design for Aion: Centennial Monument at Southeastern Louisiana University.

X-Topia presents Emotive Geographies of the Mediterranean at the Venice Biennale Architettura 2025, Italian Pavilion – Terrae Aquae

As part of the 10th UN STI Forum, our team joined the Future of Cities: Envisioning Future HealthScapes symposium at the United Nations Headquarters. The session explored how interdisciplinary design can advance healthier, more equitable urban environments while contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.

X-Topia has been selected as Finalist in THE PLAN Award 2024.