Alice Covatta is Assistant Professor in Architecture at the Université de Montréal. Achieved degree with honors at IUAV University of Venice and PhD in Architecture and Urban Design from the University of Udine. In 2016, she was awarded the Japan Foundation Fellowship, then she was a researcher at co+labo, Keio University in Tokyo. Alice has merged research with design working as an architect in international companies (Andrea Caputo, Kengo Kuma Architects, Albert Abut Architecture) then in 2017 she co-founded CoPE Office, which won the Europan14 for the urban development of Neu-Ulm in Germany. Her focused areas of investigation are urban scenarios aimed at the improvement of the livability of public spaces and that have the potential to become a meaningful part of a bottom-up design process that enhances community and generational cooperation. Her current aim is to conduct interdisciplinary research and education connecting urban design and health, to find the best possible strategies and solutions to today’s urban health challenges.