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Alessandro Crociata

2 papers in the library · publishing 2024-2026

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Editorial: Extended mind for the design of human environment

Frontiers in Built Environment February 24, 2026 Massimo Angrilli, Marcello Costantini, Alessandro Crociata et al.

remarkably diverse and yet surprisingly coherent, spanning theoretical frameworks, empirical investigations, computational models, and design proposals across four continents. In what follows, we offer a reading of the twenty-one contributions that compose this collection, organizing them into an overarching conceptual architecture that reflects the multiple dimensions along which the extended...

Three waves of extended mind theories and urban planning: the city as a distributed socio-cognitive architecture

Frontiers in Built Environment October 3, 2024 Giulia Candeloro, Luciana Mastrolonardo, Massimo Angrilli et al.

This article explores the intersection between cognition theories and urban planning, conceptualizing the city as a distributed socio-cognitive architecture. It traces the evolution of these theories through three waves—functionalism, social externalism, and radical enactivism —. Correspondingly, the article suggests implications for reorienting urban planning approaches, highlighting...