is an italian architect and urbanist, currently professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and at the University of Venice (IUAV). Viganò received a PhD in architectural composition from the University of Venice (IUAV) in 1994. In 1998, she was named associate professor of urbanism at the Polytechnic University of Bari. She then moved back to the University of Venice (IUAV) in 2000 as an associate professor, where she was promoted to full professor in 2011. In 2013, she was named full professor in Urban Theory and Urban Design at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), where she the Habitat Research Center since 2016. Viganò leads the laboratory of Urbanism (Lab-U) at EPFL. Viganò founded the architectural study Studio with Bernardo Secchi in 1990. Together, they participated in the elaboration of the urban master plans of many European cities (Bergamo, Siena, Antwerp, etc.), participated in the Lille 2030 and Montpellier 2040 projects and more recently to that of Grand Paris and the center of Brest metropolitan area. In 2013, Viganò was awarded with the French Grand Prix de l’Urbanisme.She received the International Batibouw Award in 2015, the Ultima Architecture Flemish Culture Prize in 2016 and a Gold Medal for Italian Architecture for her career in 2018. In 2016, she received a Doctor Honoris Causa degree from KU Leuven.