Dr. Antonella Radicchi

Dr. Antonella Radicchi

Chartered Architect & Scientist

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

I am Antonella. I’man architectan urbanista scientistan activistand I lead the Hush City Mobile Lab.
My ultimate goal is to make our cities quieter and healthy places to live.
In 2017 I have launched the Hush City app: would you like to give it a try?  

SERVICES

 RESEARCH

My primary line of research focuses on urban design and planning for health and well-being, inspected through the lens of soundscape, citizen science and mobile technology.

TEACHING

I have 10 years of experience in teaching at the university level across those fields of my research specialism: urban design and planning, soundscape research, fieldwork methods.

CONSULTING

I provide consultancy on how to address human-scale, quieter and healthy cities, by applying the open source soundscapes methodology, the Hush City app & the soundwalk kit.

SOUNDWALKS

I lead soundwalks, powerful participatory excursions whose main purpose is to listen to the environment, evaluate its sonic impact on our health and develop strategies to improve it.

Copyright Antonella Radicchi 2018. All rights reserved.

MY WORKS

HUSH CITY APP

HUSH CITY APP

BEYOND THE NOISE

BEYOND THE NOISE

LIGHT- & SOUNDSCAPES

LIGHT- & SOUNDSCAPES

TOSCANA SOUND MAP

TOSCANA SOUND MAP

FIRENZE SOUND MAP

FIRENZE SOUND MAP

PhD/BOOK

PhD/BOOK

SOUNDWALKS

SOUNDWALKS

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antonella.radicchi@tu-berlin.de

Skype me at antonellaradicchi

Technische Universität Berlin (Germany)

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MAIN PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

2018

Scientist & HEAD-Genuit Fellow

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BERLIN

I am currently soundscape scientist and HEAD-Genuit Fellow at TU Berlin Institute of City & Regional Planning, where I have established and lead the Hush City Mobile Lab to make our cities quieter and healthy places to live.

2016

Scientist & Ipodi-Marie Curie Fellow

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BERLIN

Since 2016, I have envisioned and run two innovative soundscape projects: the Hush City app, a citizen science tool for empowering people to identify and evaluate quiet areas worldwide & the Beyond the Noise: Open Source Soundscapes project where I have validated a citizen-driven methodology for identifying, assessing and planning urban quiet areas.

2006

Registered Architect & Urban Designer

ANTONELLA RADICCHI STUDIO

During 2006-2016, I worked as a freelance architect and urban designer. I also served as adjunct professor and researcher at universities and private research centers. I have been chartered architect and member of the Architects’ Association of Firenze, since 2006 (no. 6858).

 

EDUCATION

2010

PhD in Urban Design and Territorial Planning

MIT (USA) + UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE (ITALY)

I undertook  doctoral studies in Urban Design and Territorial Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Firenze and at the City Design and Development Lab, MIT (Boston, USA). My dissertation On the Sonic Image of the City. Mapping and Design Soundscapes in Contemporary Cities was awarded the 2010 National Institute of Urbanism Award and the 2012 City of Firenze Research Award.

2005

BArch & MArch Architecture

UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE (ITALY)

I got the degree in Architecture (Laurea cum Laude) at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Firenze, with a master thesis in Urban Design and Planning: Designing the Emilia road in Modena.

 

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