Architect and researcher, I studied at the Università Mediterranea (UNIRC) in Reggio Calabria and the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura (ETSAB) in Barcelona.
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.
Architect and landscape designer
Cooprogetti, Gubbio, Italy
Topotek 1, Berlin, Germany
Teaching assistant in Architectural Drawing and Representation
Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Teaching assistant in Industrial Design
Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Teaching assistant in Graphic Design
Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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
Winner
Competition ‘L’Italia di Zaha Hadid’
MAXXI, Rome, Italy
1st prize
Design competition for the new logo of the Metropolitan City
Reggio Calabria, Italy
1st prize
Design competition for the new waterfront in Libreville, Gabon
(as a team member of Cooprogetti)
Honorable mention
Design competition ‘IGA 2017 Berlin’
(as a team member of Topotek 1)
2nd prize
Design competition ‘Gadget Project. Sistemi Itinerario Isole Eolie’
(with G. Bassetta, M. Bassetta, M. Chiarenza, R. Pellicanò)
Reggio Zenitale
Centro di Ricerca per le Arti Contemporanee (CRAC), Lamezia Terme, Italy