Paola Somma, architect and urban planner, taught urban planning at IUAV in Venice.
She currently conducts independent research, focusing on the link between the physical organization and the economic and social structure of the territory. Her publications include: Venezia nuova (1983), Spazio e Razzismo (1991), Beirut: guerre di quartiere e globalizzazione (2000), At war with the city (2004), Privati di Venezia (Castelvecchi, 2021).