Education
Master's Degree in Architecture | 2016
Ph.D. in Architecture and Design Cultures | 2021 (Cycle XXXIII)
Research Project: “Leonardo Ricci in the United States (1952–1972). A Twenty-Year American Transfer as a Turning Experience in Teaching and Design”
Bachelor's Degree in European Languages and Cultures | 2008
Research Activity
2018 — SPEME Project (Questioning Traumatic Heritage: Spaces of Memory in Europe, Argentina, Colombia - Bologna, Bogotà, Buenos Aires), European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (Grant Agreement No. 778044).
Coordination: Department of Communication Studies (Prof. Patrizia Violi), in collaboration with the Department of Architecture, University of Bologna.
Research Role: Collection of research materials (interviews, photographic, archival, and bibliographic sources) on the ESMA Museum and former clandestine concentration and torture centers in Buenos Aires.
2019–2021 — RICCI 100, competitively funded research group by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) for the Centenary Celebrations of Leonardo Ricci's birth.
2019 — Marco Polo Program Grant (March 2019) – BIR18N1 Integrated Budget for Research 2018, University of Bologna.
Archival and bibliographic research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — Institute Archives and Special Collections, Cambridge, MA.
Research Project: “Leonardo Ricci in the United States (1952–1972). A Twenty-Year American Transfer as a Turning Experience in Teaching and Design.”
Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022 — One-Year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship funded by the project "Miur Departments of Excellence Funds – Department of Architecture – University of Bologna."
Research Project: “Leonardo Ricci: The 1960s in Florence and His Relationship with Umberto Eco.”
Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023 — One-Year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship funded by the project "Miur Departments of Excellence Funds – Department of Architecture – University of Bologna."
Research Project: “Leonardo Ricci: The 1960s in Florence and His Relationship with Umberto Eco.”
2023–2025 — Two-Year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP/PNRR) – Mission 4 Education and Research – Component 2 "From Research to Enterprise" – Investment 1.3 (Notice D.D. 341 of 15/03/2022, Title: Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society, Proposal Code: PE0000020 – CUP: J33C22002850006).
Research Project: “Urban Policies and Transformation of the Historic City in Bologna. The Case of Bologna within the Framework of the Debate on the European Historic City 1945–1975.”
2023–2025 — CHANGES Project (Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Next-Gen Sustainable Society Extended Partnership), Spoke 7: Protection and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Against Climate Changes, Natural and Anthropic Risks. Funded by the European Union, Italian Ministry of University and Research, Italia Domani (NRRP/PNRR).
Topic: “Urban Policies of Bologna” – “University Area and University Library of Bologna.”
2014 — Cataloging of Mid-to-Late 20th-Century Buildings for the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBAC) - Emilia-Romagna Region.
2021–Present — Research Project: “Bologna 1969: History Becomes Politics. The PEEP for the Historic Center,” promoted by the Department of Architecture, University of Bologna, under the collaboration agreement (Art. 15, Law 241/1990) between the Municipality of Bologna (Planning Office) and the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (Department of Architecture) for consulting and archival document analysis regarding the PEEP/Historic Center.
Scientific and Editorial Board Memberships
2017–2026: Editor and Copyeditor for Histories of Postwar Architecture (HPA), open-access digital journal published by the University of Bologna (ANVUR Class A Journal, Area 08/E2, SCOPUS-indexed).
2022–2026: Journal Manager for Histories of Postwar Architecture (HPA), open-access digital journal published by the University of Bologna (ANVUR Class A Journal, Area 08/E2, SCOPUS-indexed).
2017–2026: Editor and Copyeditor for Creative Practices in Cities and Landscape (CPCL), open-access digital journal published by the University of Bologna (ANVUR Class A Journal, Area 08/D1, SCOPUS-indexed).
Teaching Activities
History of Architecture T-2 with Design Studio (Module 3) | Academic Year 2024–2025, Semester: 1st Semester | Program: Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Engineering, University of Bologna. Language of Instruction: Italian
History of Construction M | Academic Year 2025–2026, Semester: 1st Semester | Program: Master's Degree in Engineering for Historic Building Rehabilitation, University of Bologna. Language of Instruction: English
Human Settlements Through History: Construction, Materials and Theories | Academic Year 2025–2026, Semester: 2nd Semester | Program: Bachelor's Degree in Building Construction Engineering, University of Bologna. Language of Instruction: English
History of Construction M | Academic Year 2026–2027, Semester: 1st Semester | Program: Master's Degree in Engineering for Historic Building Rehabilitation, University of Bologna. Language of Instruction: English
Human Settlements Through History: Construction, Materials and Theories | Academic Year 2026–2027, Semester: 2nd Semester | Program: Bachelor's Degree in Building Construction Engineering, University of Bologna. Language of Instruction: English
History of Italian/European Architecture M | Academic Year 2026–2027, Semester: 2nd Semester | Program: Master's Degree in Engineering for Historic Building Rehabilitation, University of Bologna. Language of Instruction: English
