2024–2027
Aerovision axis:
Prof. Emmanuel Alloa (UNIFR)
Dr. Lilian Kroth (UNIFR)
Dr. Alessandro De Cesaris (UNIFR)
Emanuel Tandler (UNIFR)
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- Aeropolitics
(coord. by Prof. Matteo Vegetti, Academy of Architecture Mendrisio/SUPSI)
Aeropolitics examines the political and ethical stakes of flight. It traces how aerial dominance, from early aviation to satellites and drones, redefines sovereignty, conflict, and spatial rights. This approach reveals the transformative reach of governance from above.
- Aerovision
(coord. by Prof. Emmanuel Alloa, University of Fribourg)
Aeroplanning investigates how aerial photography and planning tools reshape urban design. By examining large-scale surveys and spatial data, it reveals how flight catalyzes new approaches to structuring architecture, territories, and infrastructural networks for modern living.
- Aeroplanning
(coord. by Prof. Katrin Albrecht, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences OST)
Aerovision explores how flight expands perception, shaping modern views on architecture, city space, and technology. Through philosophical lenses, it analyzes the influence of aerial imagery on collective awareness and the urban environment, unveiling new forms of spatial experience.
Kroth, Lilian. ‘Remote Sensing and Feminist Critique: Reappropriations of Sensing across Distance’. Environment and Planning F 4, no. 1 (2025): 3–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/26349825241283838.
Kroth, Lilian, and Amelia Urry. ‘Remote Sensing as Method and Material’. Environment and Planning F, no. Special Issue: Remote Sensing as Method and Material (forthcoming 2026).