Capolongo Stefano

Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano in the field of Public Health, and former Director of DABC from 2020 to 2025.
He is Coordinator of the Design & Health Lab and OFFLab Niguarda, President of the Joint Research Partnership Healthcare Infrastructures, and President of the Italian National Center for Hospital Construction and Engineering.
He serves as Director of the postgraduate Master in “Planning, Programming and Design of Hospital and Healthcare Facilities,” promoted by Politecnico di Milano, University of Milan, and Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, and he is also responsible for several post-graduate training courses.
He coordinates research activities in the fields of Hospital Design, Urban Health, and Building Hygiene, and he is the coordinator of the “WHO Collaborating Centre for Design & Health: Healthcare Infrastructures Planning, Design and Evaluation” for the World Health Organization, specifically overseeing the recent Technical Brief “Hospitals of the Future”.

Career

M.Arch, PhD.

Research
Research activities related to the relationship between the built environment and health. Specifically, topics concerning:

• urban health
• hospital design
• healthy buildings

Selected Publications

AA.VV. Hospitals of the future: a technical brief on re-thinking the architecture of hospitals. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2023

Azzopardi-Muscat N, Brambilla A, Caracci F, Capolongo S. Synergies in Design and Health. The role of architects and urban health planners in tackling key contemporary public health challenges. Acta Biomed. 2020 Apr 10;91(3-S):9-20. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i3-S.9414.

Capolongo S, Buffoli M, Gola M, Borghini A, Riano F, Arruzzoli S, Brusamolin E, Yu Y, Izzi A, Mantoan D. The meta-projects of the new community health centers, community hospitals and local operative centers for the Italian country. Acta Biomed. 2023 Aug 30;94(S3):e2023154. doi: 10.23750/abm.v94iS3.14241.

Capolongo S, Gola M, Brambilla A, Morganti A, Mosca EI, Barach P. COVID-19 and Healthcare Facilities: a Decalogue of Design Strategies for Resilient Hospitals. Acta Biomed. 2020 Jul 20;91(9-S):50-60. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i9-S.10117.

Capolongo S, Rebecchi A, Buffoli M, Appolloni L, Signorelli C, Fara GM, D'Alessandro D. COVID-19 and Cities: from Urban Health strategies to the pandemic challenge. A Decalogue of Public Health opportunities. Acta Biomed. 2020 May 11;91(2):13-22. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i2.9615.

D'Alessandro D, Gola M, Appolloni L, Dettori M, Fara GM, Rebecchi A, Settimo G, Capolongo S. COVID-19 and Living space challenge. Well-being and Public Health recommendations for a healthy, safe, and sustainable housing. Acta Biomed. 2020 Jul 20;91(9-S):61-75. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i9-S.10115.

Gola M, Brambilla A, Barach P, Signorelli C, Capolongo S. Educational Challenges in Healthcare Design: Training Multidisciplinary Professionals for Future Hospitals and Healthcare. Ann Ig. 2020 Sep-Oct;32(5):549-566. doi: 10.7416/ai.2020.2375.

Gola M, Caggiano G, De Giglio O, Napoli C, Diella G, Carlucci M, Carpagnano LF, D'Alessandro D, Joppolo CM, Capolongo S, Montagna MT. SARS-CoV-2 indoor contamination: considerations on anti-COVID-19 management of ventilation systems, and finishing materials in healthcare facilities. Ann Ig. 2021 Jul-Aug;33(4):381-392. doi: 10.7416/ai.2020.2396.

Lenzi A, Capolongo S, Ricciardi G, Signorelli C, Napier D, Rebecchi A, Spinato C. New competences to manage urban health: Health City Manager core curriculum. Acta Biomed. 2020 Apr 10;91(3-S):21-28. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i3-S.9430.

Morganti A, Brambilla A, Aguglia A, Amerio A, Miletto N, Parodi N, Porcelli C, Odone A, Costanza A, Signorelli C, Serafini G, Amore M, Capolongo S. Effect of Housing Quality on the Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 2;19(5):2918. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052918.

Community Service

Component of the Advisory Board of Fondazione VIDAS and AGENAS (Italian National Agency for Regional Health Services).
Member of the Governing Board of Fondazione Ospedale Niguarda and of the Consortium “Construction Innovation and Sustainable Environment” (CIS-E).