Graduated in Architecture with distinction at IUAV-Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice
(Italy),1984
Professional architect diploma at Politecnico di Milano, Milan
(Italy), 1985
PhD in Building Technologies at "La Sapienza" University, Rome
(Italy), 1991
Present position: Full Professor of Technology for Architecturte at Bologna University, Faculty of Architecture, since 2016
2005 to 2015: Associate Professor of Technology for Architecturte at Bologna University
1996 to 2004: Professor of Building Technologies at
IUAV-Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Venice
(Italy)
2001 to 2004, as Professional Consultant: Project
Leader of several research Projects for private building firms and
Evaluator of Research Projects for Italian Ministry for Industry
and Regione Veneto.
From 1993 to 2001, Head of R&D Dept. of Qua.S.Co.,
Bologna (Italy): Project Manager and Senior Scientist of Research
Project on building materials and technologies, funded by CE and
Italian National Ministries and Agencies.
1988 to 1992, Senior researcher at Qua.S.Co, Bologna
(Italy): Senior scientist of Research Project on building materials
and technologies, funded by CE and Italian National Ministries and
Agencies
1985 to 1987, Junior researcher at
Domino srl - Studies and Research for the building industry, with headquarters in Milan (Italy)
As main Author, about 40 publications, about 50 papers published
in Congress Proceedings, and more than 100 articles in journals and
technical magazines.
Chartered Expert Evaluator of Italian Ministry for University and
Research since 2012
Frim 2018 to 2020 he was member of the board of SITdA-the Italian Società of Technology for Architecture, of which he is Vice president since 2021.
He has been member of the Editorial Board of Techne from 2010 to 2020.