Architect and researcher, I studied at the Università Mediterranea (UNIRC) in Reggio Calabria and the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura (ETSAB) in Barcelona.

Pursuing a trans-disciplinary design approach, I gained extensive experience within international teams and confronted spatial and visual projects at different scales. Moreover, I acquired solid skills in teaching and tutoring in higher education contexts.

I recently received a Ph.D. in Architecture and Territory from Università Mediterranea with a dissertation titled “Retreat by Design”.
By drawing from literature and cinema, my research explores the everlasting relationship between coastal urbanizations and water and redefines the opportunities of managed retreat under present and future critical scenarios.

Professional experience

2013 → 2014

Architect and landscape designer
Cooprogetti, Gubbio, Italy

2012 → 2013

Topotek 1, Berlin, Germany

Teaching

2018 → 2021

Teaching assistant in Architectural Drawing and Representation

Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria, Italy

2007 → 2008

Teaching assistant in Industrial Design

Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria, Italy

2006 → 2007

Teaching assistant in Graphic Design

Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Education

2018 → 2022

PhD in Architecture and Territory
Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Master’s Degree in Architecture
Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Escola Técnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB), Spain
Erasmus exchange programme

Awards and recognitions

2017

Winner
Competition ‘L’Italia di Zaha Hadid’
MAXXI, Rome, Italy

2017

1st prize
Design competition for the new logo of the Metropolitan City
Reggio Calabria, Italy

2014

1st prize
Design competition for the new waterfront in Libreville, Gabon
(as a team member of Cooprogetti)

2013

Honorable mention
Design competition ‘IGA 2017 Berlin’
(as a team member of Topotek 1)

2007

2nd prize
Design competition ‘Gadget Project. Sistemi Itinerario Isole Eolie’
(with G. Bassetta, M. Bassetta, M. Chiarenza, R. Pellicanò)

Exhibitions

2016 → 2017

Reggio Zenitale
Centro di Ricerca per le Arti Contemporanee (CRAC), Lamezia Terme, Italy