Atta Nazly

Nazly Atta is Tenure Track Researcher in the Scientific-Disciplinary Sector “CEAR-08/C Technological and Environmental Design of Architecture” at the Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering (ABC) of Politecnico di Milano. She conducts teaching and research activities in the field of Architectural Technology, with a focus on innovative technologies and processes aimed at the environmental sustainability of buildings throughout their life cycle. Her research interests include circular economy, facility management, maintenance and digitalization for the design and management of a sustainable built environment. She is lecturer at national and international conferences and author of over 70 publications on these topics. She participates in European projects such as RE-SKIN and SPHEERE and was WP coordinator within ReNetTA project.

From 2022 to 2024, she was Junior Researcher at the ABC Department of Politecnico di Milano.

In 2022, she obtained the Italian National Scientific Qualification for the role of Associate Professor in the “08/C1 Design and Technological Planning of Architecture” sector.

In 2019, she obtained a PhD with honors at the ABC Department of Politecnico di Milano with a thesis on the adoption of information and communication technologies for the efficient and sustainable management of buildings and integrated facility management services.

In 2017, she was Visiting Researcher at the Department of Management in the Built Environment at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Career

PhD with honors in Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering at Politecnico di Milano (2019).

Master of Science Degree with honors in Management of the Built Environment at Politecnico di Milano (2015).

Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Engineering at Politecnico di Milano (2013).

Research

Research Topics

Circular Economy:

• Innovative design-for -disassembly and -maintainability strategies for the development of circular solutions at the product and building scale;
• Circular strategies for extending the lifecycle of construction materials and products;
• Closed-loop organizational models for the reuse and remanufacturing of post-use building products;
• Information and Communication Technologies (e.g., information platforms, e-marketplaces, digital product passports, digital twins, blockchain, AI, etc.) to support circular practices in the construction sector;
• Sustainable construction technologies and waste-to-resource models in developing countries.

Facility Management:

• Digital information systems for Real Estate management;
• Invitations to tender for the provision of integrated facility management services at the building and urban scale;
• Analysis and assessment of the maintainability of building projects;
• Innovative methods and tools for building and urban maintenance;
• Information and Communication Technologies (e.g., digital twins, BIM, Big Data, Internet of Things, sensing technologies, AI, etc.) for integrated, predictive and sustainable management of buildings throughout their life cycle.

Selected Publications

Talamo, C., Jonathan, C., Atta, N., Paganin, G. (2025) “Circular Economy in Developing Countries. Sustainable construction practices in Kenya”, AGATHÓN International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, Vol. 17, pp. 270-283. DOI: 10.69143/2464-9309/17182025

Atta N., Paganin G., Talamo C. (2024) “Briefing for Circularity. Translating EU policies into operational guidelines for the building project”. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 1402, No. 1, p. 012021. IOP Publishing. DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1402/1/012021

Paganin, G., Talamo, C., Atta, N., Tinelli, E. (2024), “Reuse of building components. Assessment system to support decisions in indoor re-layout interventions”, AGATHÓN International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, Vol. 15, pp. 266-275. DOI: 10.19229/2464-9309/15212024

Atta, N. (2023), Green Approaches in Building Design and Management Practices: Windows of Opportunity Towards Circularity, Springer. DOI ISBN: 978-3-031-46760-8

Atta, N. (2023), “Remanufacturing Towards Circularity in the Construction Sector: The Role of Digital Technologies” in Arbizzani, E. et al. (Eds.), Technological Imagination in the Green and Digital Transition, The Urban Book Series. Springer Cham., pp. 493-503. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29515-7_45

Dalla Valle, A., Atta, N., Ratti, S. and Macrì, L. (2021) “Circularity within the construction sector: organisational models based on re-manufacturing”, TECHNE Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, Vol. 22, pp. 140-148. DOI: 10.36253/techne-10584

Atta, N., Dalla Valle, A., Campioli, A., Chiaroni, D. and Talamo, C. (2021), “Construction Technologies for Sustainable Affordable Housing within Fragile Contexts: Proposal of a Decision Support Tool”, Sustainability, Vol. 13, n. 11, pp. 1-14. DOI: 10.3390/su13115928

Atta, N. (2021), Internet of Things for Facility Management. Strategies of service optimization and innovation, PoliMI SpringerBriefs, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62594-8. ISBN 978-3-030-62594-8

Atta, N., Talamo, C. (2020), “Facility Management Services in Smart Cities: Trends and Perspectives”, in Bevilacqua, C. et al. (Eds.), New Metropolitan Perspectives Knowledge Dynamics. Innovation-driven Policies Towards the Territories’ Attractiveness Volume 1, Springer, pp. 220-230. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52869-0_19. ISBN 978-3-030-48279-4

/Talamo, C., Paganin, G., Atta, N., Rota, F. (2019), “Epistemic uncertainty, risk management and information: the role of the detailed design”, TECHNE Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, Vol. 18, pp. 164-173. DOI: 10.13128/techne-7523. ISSN 2239-0243

Talamo, C., Atta, N. (2019), Invitations to Tender for Facility Management Services. Process Mapping, Service Specifications and Innovative Scenarios, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-04009-3. ISBN:978-3-030-04008-6

Atta, N. (2019), “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Advanced Scraps/Waste Management”, in Migliore, M. et al. (Eds.), Strategies for Circular Economy and Cross-sectoral Exchanges for Sustainable Building Products: Preventing and Recycling Waste, Springer, pp. 191-222. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30318-1_8. ISBN 978-3-030-30317-4

Paganin, G., Talamo, C., Atta, N. (2018), “Knowledge management and resilience of urban and territorial systems | Knowledge management e resilienza dei sistemi urbani e territoriali”, TECHNE Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, Vol. 15, pp. 124-133. DOI: 10.13128/Techne-22126. ISSN 2239-0243

Talamo, C., Atta, N., Martani, C., Paganin, G. (2016), “The integration of physical and digital urban infrastructures: the role of Big Data | L’integrazione delle infrastrutture urbane fisiche e digitali: il ruolo dei ‘Big Data’”, TECHNE Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, Vol. 11, pp. 217-225. DOI: 10.13128/Techne-18424. ISSN 2239-0243

Grants, awards and Honours

2023. Winner of the best project in “Design for Circularity 2023” project competition, organized by MADE EXPO 2023 and AUIC School of Politecnico di Milano.

2021. Winner of the best paper award of the “Advanced Research Under 35” section of TECHNE Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, Vol. 22.

2021. Winner of “PoliSocial Award 2021". Funded project: “COWIN. Win-win cooperation sites for the redevelopment of properties confiscated from the mafia and for social equity”.

2020. Finalist project of “Switch2Product Innovation Challenge 2020”, organized by PoliHub, TTO (Politenico di Milano) and Officine Innovazione (Deloitte).

Community Service

Member of the "LifeCycleTEAM" Unit of ABC Department, Politecnico di Milano.

Member of the Scientific Commission of ABC Department, Politecnico di Milano (2026-2028).

Member of the International Mobility Commission of the School of Architecture, Urban Planning, and Construction Engineering (AUIC) of Politecnico di Milano.

Member of the International Mobility Commission and the Commission for the Coordination of International Relations of the MSc in "Management of Built Environment", AUIC School, Politecnico di Milano.

Member of the Italian Society of Architectural Technology (SITdA), “Recovery and Maintenance” Cluster.

Member of the Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ICESP).

Member of the Editorial Staff of the Scientific Journal "TECHNE Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment".

Member of the Topical Advisory Panel for the "Architectural Design, Urban Science and Real Estate" section of the International Scientific Journal "Buildings" (MDPI).

Reviewer for national and international scientific journals.Organizer and lecturer at conferences and Lifelong Learning courses.