Honoring Visionary Urban Planning: The Fabio Casiroli Award

Systematica is proud to sponsor the Fabio Casiroli Award, dedicated to our founder, a forerunner and a visionary in the field of urban and transport planning. ​

​The award will be issued at this year’s European Transport Conference (ETC), organized by the Association for European Transport (AET), taking place in Antwerp from 17–19 September 2025 (https://aetransport.org/awards). It will recognize the best paper on time-based urban mobility, a concept that Fabio pioneered through decades of research, teaching, and practice.​

​In his influential 2008 work “Khronopolis. Accessible City, Feasible City”, Fabio challenged the traditional focus on speed and distance, advocating instead for time as a key metric in planning more livable, equitable, and sustainable cities.​

​Fabio Casiroli’s work took him across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. He founded Systematica in 1989 and was a long-time Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Milano, where he shaped generations of urban planners.​

Ten years after his passing, his vision resonates more profoundly than ever. Proximity-based models, like the 15-minute city, are now shaping the future of urban development. Through this award, we aim to carry his vision forward.