Quirino Spinelli

Quirino Spinelli serves as an External Lecturer at Politecnico di Torino's College of Architecture and Design within the Interuniversity Department of Territorial Sciences, Planning and Policies (DIST). His current teaching responsibilities include Urban Planning modules in Architecture for Sustainability (2024/25) and Engineering and Management programs, with prior instruction in Sustainable Design workshops (2019-2021) and Architecture City and Territory courses.

His research centers on Urban Planning applications to contemporary social challenges, particularly Sustainable Architecture frameworks and Refugee Integration strategies within Territorial Policies. Spinelli examines how urban design principles address migrant reception crises through evidence-based municipal planning approaches.

Spinelli's publication record demonstrates focused expertise in migration-urbanism intersections. His 2017 TERRITORIO journal article analyzing Turin's refugee reception systems reveals critical tensions between municipal resource constraints and inclusive urban development imperatives, establishing his scholarly contribution to crisis-responsive planning methodologies.