Elena Manferdini’s research explores the evolving relationships between architecture, artificial intelligence, color, visual culture, and design pedagogy. Through publications, academic collaborations, and experimental design practice, her work investigates how emerging technologies and computational processes reshape architectural imagination, representation, and the production of knowledge. Color plays a central role in this investigation, understood not simply as an aesthetic attribute but as a medium of spatial experience, cultural expression, and architectural experimentation.

Over the past two decades, Manferdini has authored and edited numerous essays and publications, alongside monographs documenting the work of Atelier Manferdini. Her research and design practice have been featured internationally in architectural journals, academic publications, and cultural media.

Her recent editorial projects, including The Intelligence Age and Chimera: The Architecture of Contemporary Utopias, bring together international voices to examine the cultural, creative, and educational implications of artificial intelligence. Alongside these investigations, her research on color, surface, and digital representation challenges conventional distinctions between architecture, art, and visual culture. Together, these publications reflect a broader commitment to advancing critical discourse across design, technology, and education.