Osumi Island

osumi ISLAND
ADALBERTO DEL BO
Adalberto Del Bo, graduated in Architecture
at Politecnico di Milano (Aldo Rossi research
group), has taught in Pescara, Venezia and
Milano Universities. He is full Professor of
Architectural and Urban Composition and he
is currently teaching Architectural and Urban
Design at Politecnico di Milano – Scuola di
Architettura Civile. His works constitute an
experience that deals mainly with issues of
architectural theory and design, along with
urban analysis and planning. Besides studying
the methods of formation and transformation
of cities (mainly in Abruzzo and Lombardy), he
combined the attempt at codifying the elements
of formal/historical analysis (including issues of
rural architecture and landscape construction)
with the purpose of identifying the genealogy
and the relationships in order to link the two
experiences. Besides these interests, supported
by publications and students theses, he
conducted studies on the settlements form, on
topics related to the idea of city (with particular
attention to the Modern Movement and to the
work of L.Hilberseimer and L.Mies van der Rohe)
and to the principles and rules of architecture.
Member of Politecnico di Milano Doctorate
Board of ‘Architecture, Built Environment and
Construction Engineering’, he is Politecnico
di Milano delegate for relationships with
SouthCentral Asia and Pakistan.
PHILOMENE VAN DER VLIET
After her training as a musician at the
conservatory of Utrecht, Amsterdam and
The Hague, Philomene van der Vliet studied
landscape architecture in Arnhem, London and
Amsterdam. As a guest teacher she works at
the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam, the
Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and the
HKU in Utrecht. After working as a designer
and freelance designer for several renowned
Dutch offices, she started Vliet Landscapes in
2007 which has been a independent entity in
the design collective Atelier by Bali for 6 years.
Since 2012 Jan Maas en Philomene van der Vliet
joined forces and founded BOOM Landscape.
EGLANTINA GJERMENI
Currently, Ms. Gjermeni holds a PhD in Social
Sciences. She earned a Master’s’s Degree
in Social Work from the Grand Valley State
University, in Michigan, United States (1997-
1998). She attended post-graduate studies in
Social Work at the University of Tirana, Faculty
of Social Sciences (1993-1994). She earned a
Bachelor Degree in History from the University
of Tirana, Faculty of History and Philology (1986
– 1990). In 2009, Eglantina Gjermeni was elected
Member of the 18th Legislature of the Assembly
of the Republic of Albania, representing the
Socialist Party. She was re-elected in the 19th
Legislation after the general elections held in
2013. She was successful in heading the Centre
of the Gender Balance for Development for 10
years. She is one of the most outstanding gender
balance and social experts in the country.
In the course of her career, Ms. Gjermeni has
attended a series of training courses in Albania
and abroad on topics, such as Gender Balance,
Project Management, Leadership, Women in
Politics, Social Affairs that have been organized
by highly reputable international institutions.
She is Lecturer at the Social Affairs Department
of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of
Tirana since 1995.
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