Ines Tolic is Associate Professor of History of Architecture at the Department of the Arts, University of Bologna, and a member of the Doctoral Board of the PhD Programme in Arts, History and Society at the same institution.
She completed her degree in Architecture at Università Iuav di Venezia (2004) and earned a PhD in History of Architecture and Urban History from the Scuola di Studi Avanzati (Venice, 2009), with a dissertation on the reconstruction of Skopje (1963–1966) that received the Gubbio Prize (ANCSA).
Her research interests focus on architectural representation; global planning agencies such as the United Nations; architecture and urban design in former Yugoslavia; and the relationship between Kenzo Tange and Italy.
Her editorial and professional roles include membership of the Editorial Board of Planning Perspectives (since 2025), service on the Editorial Committees of Histories of Postwar Architecture and the European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes (since 2016), and election to the Board of Directors of the Italian Association of Urban History (AISU), where she has served as National Secretary since 2022. Within the European Architectural History Network (EAHN), she is a member of the Urban Representations Interest Group (since 2020).
She has participated in national and international research projects such as Unfinished Modernisations (EU Culture Programme 2007–2013) and Dissonant Heritage and War: Conservation and Communication of a Difficult Legacy – Co.Co.War (since 2024), and contributes to the Made in Italy, Circular and Sustainable project, funded under the Italian PNRR (since 2022). She also coordinated the Caleidoscopica project (with Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, Buenos Aires, 2022–2024) and is co-leading the AER – Architettura Emilia-Romagna project (2019–2026), convened by the University of Bologna in partnership with the Emilia-Romagna Region.
