Matteo VianelloInformation
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Matteo Vianello is a PhD, author, educator and researcher in landscape architecture from Università Iuav di Venezia. He has taught as an adjunct professor at Università di Genova and Venezia. His research explores alternative design approaches through ecology and landscape theory, investigating the aesthetics, programmes, and processes of post-capitalist territories.
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Research
Book
Course
Writing

Selected works




Type ProjectYear
RPrimo Bollettino dei Ghiacciai Estinti.2023-6
BOcean as Ground. An Offshore Theory on Urbanisation.2024-6
RBeyond the line of Piave river. Architectures, Machines and Landscapes.2024
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Coastal Design and Other Extreme Environments2024

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Soil and Land. An alternative settlement ontology from the surface of the water.
2025

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Sailing the Farm. Three projects about ground and its politics.
2022

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Ground Beyond Soil. Spatial And Ecological Trajectories Behind Three Offshore Platforms Of The Adriatic Sea. 2022

Education
PhD Architecture
Università Iuav di Venezia

Master Degree in Architecture
Università Iuav di Venezia

Current PositionsResearch Fellow
Università Iuav di Venezia

Adjunct Professor
Università di Genova DAD


Publications[April 2026] 

Vianello, M., Ocean as Ground. An Offshore Theory on Urbanisation Jovis Verlag, Berlino. ISBN 978-3-98612-265-2



[November 2026] 

Vianello, M., ‘Primo Bollettino dei Ghiacciai Estinti. Previsioni, Necrologi e Ascolti per il Paesaggio Glaciale’, Meltemi, Milano. 



2025

Vianello, M., Ruggeri D., Oltre la linea del Piave. Architetture, Macchine, Paesaggi in transizione. Anteferma, Venezia. 

ISBN 979-12-5953-212-1




2025

Vianello M. (2025), “Suolo e terra Una ontologia insediativa alternativa dalla superficie dell’acqua”, in Ferrari M., Tessari A. Isole. Immaginari tra terra ed acqua. Giavedoni: Pordenone. ISBN 9788898176380




2025

Vianello, M., Varotto M. ‘The vanishing shapes of Dolomitic ice. Temporalities and aesthetics of the Marmolada glacier at the threshold of its extinction, in S. Bonati, M. Cisani, M. Tononi, G. Zanoli, ‘Italian Natures. Critical Perspectives On The Social Nature In The ‘Bel Paese’, Routledge.



2025

Vianello, M., Ruggeri, D., “Geografie dell’energia: Il caso del Piave”, in Rassegna di architettura e urbanistica, n. 60, pp. 73-78. https://rassegnadiarchitettura.it/175.html




2024

Vianello M., Ruggeri D.,’ La Piave, imparando dal passato per una transizione energetica futura’, in EDA Esempi di Architettura, Special Issue 2024



2023

Vianello, M., Sartoris C., Biasetton N. (2023) ‘Matters Of Lives. Notes and Records on the Edge of the Pluriverse.’, Kokoscha Revival, Milano.

ISBN: 979-12-210-0305-5



2023

Vianello M. (2023), ‘Expanding, Decommissioning, Parasiting. Architectural facets of three decommissioning projects within the Adriatic Sea’ in: Seascape 03: DECOMMISSIONS Neglect, decommissioning and recession VS reuse, regeneration and reactivation of coastal territories. ISSN:2785-7638

DOI: 10.57646/27857638D02 



2022

Vianello, M. (2022) ‘Hong Kong’s new territories. An architectural dialogue between land and sea environments for further floating cities on water.’

in: Camilla Perrone, Flavia Giallorenzo, Maddalena Rossi, “Social and Institutional Innovation in Self-Organising Cities”, 125

DOI:10.36253/978-88-5518-539-4



2022

Vianello, M. (2022) ‘Pictures of Floating Grounds. Voluntary Exiles and Ecological Narratives: The Case of Oceanix Floating City Project." [Proceedings] In: Arboritanza, Succini et al. “The ecological Turn. Design, Architecture and aetetichs beyond ‘Anthropocene”, CPCL 2020 Vol. 5 N. 2, Università di Bologna+TU Delft. Pp. 365-380

ISBN: 9789463665742



2022

Vianello M. (2022), "Sailing the farm. An historical trajectory of the reproduction of cultivable ground onto water surfaces." [Proceedings] In: ‘Grounds. Mapping, designing and caring: Towards a convivial society’, CPCL 2022 Università di Bologna+TU Delft. 

ISBN: 9789463665742



2020

Vianello, M. (2020), ‘The Forbidden Garden. Or Unveiling A Venetian Enclosed Space In Three Acts’

In: Nevejan C., da Mosto J., AbiFarès H., “Values for Survival, the Venice Exploratorium Cahier 2”, Het Nieuwe Instituut, 146-163

ISBN: 978-90-8301-524-8



2020

Vianello, M. and Bartolomei, L. (2020), ‘Le città non sono fatte di soli mattoni. Verso nuovi rapporti tra architettura e narrazioni urbane’, IN_BO. Ricerche e progetti per il territorio, la città e l’architettura, 11(15), pagg. 2–7. 

DOI: 10.6092/issn.2036-1602/11721.



2019

Vianello M. (2019), ‘Architecture is Just a Pretext’, In Andreatta M., Barbon C., Bernardi G., Cusanno A., Cecconello D., Peressa L., Petrosino T., Vianello M. (2019), ‘Architecture is Just a Pretext’. Venezia: Anteferma.

ISBN 978-88-32050-47-9




















                  






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