Chairs

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ART, ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN
Bologna, Italy, 25-27 June 2014

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Antonio Caperna

Visiting Professor at University of Derby (UK), he was graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Naples and has been awarded a PhD in Sustainability and Urban Environment from Roma Tre University. He had previously taught Architectural Technology at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Rome “La Sapienza”.

He is expert at the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education - A3ES, and academic consultant at The Kingdom University - Architectural Engineering Department (Bahrain). His actual research deals with such scientific issues as fractals, complexity theory, evolutionary biology, and artificial intelligence, and their relation to a human-oriented architecture. Antonio’s recent publications include “Partecipazione e ICT” (Gangemi Editore), “Biophilic design and Public Spaces” (UN-Habitat Session - Biennale Public Space), “Biourbanism as new framework for smart cities study” (Copral Publishing).

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Simone Garagnani

Graduated in Architectural Engineering (University of Bologna, Italy, 2004), he developed a Ph.D. research in Building and Territorial Engineering entitled: “Digital Models and Design Archives - Integrated systems aimed to architectural documentation” (University of Bologna, 2010).

He is currently associate Post-PhD researcher at the Department of Architecture, University of Bologna (Silab laboratory). In 2012 he has been appointed as a Visiting Scholar at the EECS department of UC Berkeley (USA) in order to improve his skills in laser scanning survey and digital modeling. He was researcher at the Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research (CIRI) in Bologna, developing software and db methodologies BIM-related (2012-2014). Since March 2014 he is Research Unit Coordinator in the FIR (Future in Research) project entitled “Kainua. Restituire, percepire, divulgare l'assente. Tecnologie transmediali per la città etrusca di Marzabotto”, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, Research and University. At the School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Bologna he teaches Drawing, Survey, Virtual Modeling and Computer Graphics. He is also owner of an engineering professional practice in Bologna, collaborating with several architectural and engineering firms all over Italy, developing three-dimensional analysis models, virtual CAD settings and renderings.

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Mirko Guaralda

He is Lecturer in Architecture at the Queensland University of Technology; his background includes experience in architectural design, landscape architecture and urban design. Before joining academia full time, Mirko has been working in industry and local government; he has been involved in a wide range of projects at different scales, from small dwellings and gardens, to new estates and urban strategic planning. Since 2001 Mirko has been involved in research projects in Australia as well as in Italy, his home country, and so far has received over $100,000.00 in funding for his work on cities and communities. He is currently research associate with the Centre for Subtropical Design, the Urban Informatics Research Lab and the Children and Youth Research Centre at QUT. Mirko has been working on cities and public space systems since 1999, when he started developing his degree thesis “Luino: paesaggio ed infrstrutture per il turismo” (Luino: landscape and infrastructure for tourism) published in Il Rondò- 2003 by Nastro & Nastro editions. His PhD “Le infrastrutture viarie dismesse o declassate ed il progetto di paesaggio” (The abandoned and declassed mobility facilities and the landscape project) was released by Libreria Clup in 2006. At the moment Mirko is developing research projects in the following fields: Urban Morphology and sense of Place, Urban Hacking and unstructured use of public spaces, Inclusive and Democratic universal urban design.

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Maria Hadjisoteriou

Associate Professor in the Architecture Department at the University of Nicosia. She was born in Nicosia, studied architecture in the National Technical University in Athens where received her diploma in architecture and she was awarded the “Monbusho” Japanese Scholarship for her postgraduate and master studies (Japan Mie University).  In parallel to her academic involvement, Maria is a practicing architect involved with projects in different scales, from installations to urban regeneration projects. She participated in a number of competitions in Cyprus and abroad, where she was awarded with a number of prizes, including the first prize of the Town Hall of Athienou, 2nd prize of the urban project “the development of the historical centre of Agia Fila” and Europan 9 (European urban competition) «runner up» prize for the entry “sub-terra supra-terra” in the city of Clermont-Ferrand. Maria was a co-author of the project ‘Easylove’ representing Cyprus in the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2008. Current research interests include the threshold between the public/private, designing for the user and the importance of perception in the design process. Maria’s work and research is highly influenced by her experience in Japan – eastern culture and perception. 

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Nilly R. Harag

Graduated at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Israel (1985), she worked with Prof. Christian Norberg-Schultz at the Oslo School of Architecture. She got a Master degree at the University of Pennsylvania (1990). In 1993 she established her own private practice “Arctic Architects and Urban Designers” in Israel. She is currently a senior lecturer at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Israel.

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José Manuel Madrigal

He is the new Chair of the Department of Architecture & Interior Design, starting Fall 2013. Prof. Madrigal comes from Spain, where he completed his studies with a PhD in Urbanism in 1995, and has held several positions in Europe, among which the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the Universidade Moderna in Lisbon for seven years.
He has also served as the co-coordinator of the first Architectural European PhD program QuoD (Quality of design) in collaboration with the Faculties of Architecture of IUAV-Venice, Pescara, Cosenza, Barcelona and Lisbon. He is a member of the National Academy of Fine Arts in Portugal and the Spanish ICOMOS-Unesco National Board. He has authored or co-authored a number of publications on territorial and architectural topics.

In parallel to his academic activities he has also been active professionally. He was the coordinator for the Master plan for the old city of Badajoz, Spain, and some of his projects have been recognized as in the case of the rehabilitation of a private residence in Badajoz; the Badajoz municipality in Barbezieux, and the proposal for the rehabilitation of Stephens’ glass factory.

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Manfredo Manfredini

He studied architecture and urban design in Milan and Berlin. He has been engaged in individual and group research over a wide range of topics in architectural theory and criticism, as well as in design at architectural and urban scales.

Since his graduation from the Milan Technical University, Manfredo has consistently been involved in fundamental and applied research projects, both locally and internationally. His current research interests address post-urban spatialization forms and correlated architectural design aspects, particularly focusing on valorisation, re-qualification and redevelopment of architectural and urban heritage; affordable and special housing; and education in architecture. Each of these areas has been successfully published and developed in collaboration with international and multi-disciplinary teams, as proven by the track record of consistent publications (e.g. more than 30 journal articles), successful grants (national and international) and awards (e.g. first price Biennale di Venezia, Sironi Group). After teaching architecture and urban design in leading European and Asian universities (e.g. University of Stuttgart and Tsinghua University), since 2010 he has been teaching architecture and urban design at the University of Auckland.

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Miquel Marti

Bachelor with Honours at Sciences Po Paris (1999), Postgraduate Master in Urban Planning and Design at the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (2003), Ph.D. in Urbanism by the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (2004). He is professor at the Department of Urbanism and Urban Planning (DUOT) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Between 2005 and 2009 he was Member of the Educational Board of the European Consortium in Urbanism (constituted by the Technological University of Delft, the Polytechnic University of Catalunya, the Catholic University of Leuven and the University Institute of Architecture in Venice). His research and teaching activities are related to contemporary public and collective space experiences (design, management, policies and significance). He developed his work at Tongji University (Shanghai) and University of Tokyo (February – July 2010), Harvard University. (January / July – August 2004) and Brown University, USA (August 1998 – November 1998).

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Raffaele Milani

Full Professor of Aesthetics, he has been a Research Associate in Aesthetics at the University of Bologna since 1974. He was Visiting Professor in various foreign universities (Europe, Canada, Japan). He participated in international symposiums and held lectures and seminars on aesthetic categories, on the comparison between the arts, on synaesthesia and the media, and on the aesthetics of the landscape. He teaches Aesthetics in the Department of Educational Sciences and he taught “Fenomenologia degli Stili” in the Hight School of Specialization on History of Art at the University of Bologna (2001-2007).  Director of post lauream Master in “Landascape Science and Design” (University of Bologna, 2003-2005); Member of the Institute of Advanced Studies (University of Bologna), 2003-2009; Member of the European Commission at the French Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development on: “De la connaissance des paysages à l'action paysagère” from 2004); Italian delegate at the International Association for Aesthetics. Member of the Scientific Board at the EURIAS program; Member of the Scientific Board of the Doctoral School of Semiotics, now PSCS. He has contributed widely to important Italian journals of aesthetics, such as “Rivista di Estetica”, “il verri”, “Studi di estetica” and “Estetica”, “The Journal of Asian Arts & Aesthetics”. He is currently Director of the “Laboratory for Research on the City” (Istituto di Studi Superiori, University of Bologna).

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Valentina Orioli

Architect (1996), PhD (2003), researcher and assistant professor at the University of Bologna, where she is deputy director of the Department of Architecture. Urban design is her main research field, in a perspective of comparison with urban history and planning tradition. She took part in several research programs: in 2006/07 she participated in the conception and in the conduction of the EU “Culture 2000” program "Architecture and Society of the Holiday Camps. History and perspectives”, led by Valter Balducci; in 2011/13 she took part in the research "Housing shapes: experiences of urban and architectural “remodelage” in social housing districts”, financed by PRIN 2009 national program. Valentina is the author of several essays on social housing and second postwar housing districts; on the design of public spaces and infrastructures in the contemporary cities; on the planning tools for urban development and urban regeneration. Since 2003 she developed researches focused on the seaside cities, their history and their contemporary transformation. Concerning this topic she published many essays and she participated in many international and national conferences. In 2012 she was the scientific coordinator of the international symposium “Milano Marittima 100. Landascape and Architecture for seaside tourism”, and she was the editor of the book “Milano Marittima 100. Paesaggi e architetture per il turismo balneare” and of the exhibition “Milano Marittima 100. Le architetture e la città” (with Emanuele Dari). Her last book, “Spiagge urbane. Territori e architetture per il turismo balneare in Romagna” (with V. Balducci), dates back to 2013.

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Angela Petrou

BA(Hons) Kingston, PGDip(SBU), she is an Assistant Professor in the Architecture Department at the University of Nicosia. She completed her architecture degree, post graduate diploma and professional (RIBA Part III) examinations in London, where she was born and lived until 2001.

Practice work has involved an extensive range of projects and scales, both in London and Nicosia, including; Competitions, Independent practice, Project Management and Interdisciplinary design Collaborations. She began teaching design studio at Kingston University in 1996 and Southbank University in London. She subsequently taught as adjunct faculty in the urban design studio at the University of Cyprus from 2006, joining the University of Nicosia in 2010. 

Research interests are focused on the definition of public space and public activities, particularly in how maps define public spatial relationships.  Research work tries to identify data exploration as a process over data presentation as a product. 

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Claudio Sgarbi

Philosophiae Doctor (University of Pennsylvania), Master of Science (University of Pennsylvania),  Dottore in Architettura (Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia), is a practicing architect and a research professor. He has been practicing in Italy where he has also been working as a technical director for different building firms. He has been lecturing in several universities in Canada, Europe and United States. His major fields of theoretical research concern the image and the role of the architect in the postindustrial society, the relation between neurosciences and architecture, the building technologies and the relevance of architectural history in our contemporary debate.
He graduated in 1982 from the University of Venice (IUAV) under the supervision of Professor Vittorio Gregotti. His Ph.D. Dissertation at the University of Pennsylvania (1993)  was supervised by Professors Joseph Rykwert, Marco Frascari and David Leatherbarrow and concerned the discovery of a Renaissance Vitruvian Manuscript from Ferrara. He has published several articles and essays and a book:  Vtruvio Ferrarese. “De architectura”: la prima versione illustrata, (Franco Cosimo Panini Editore, 2004) and his recent discoveries on the Vitruvian manuscript from Ferrara are in course of publication. He is working also on a book with the title Misconceptions. The Infertile Belly of the Architect.  He is currently teaching Advanced Building Systems, Design Studio and History/Theory of Architecture at Carleton University (Master Program in Architecture) and is coordinator and instructor of the Directed Studies Abroad  Program in Bologna (Italy). As a designer he has been participating at several competitions throughout  the world and has been involved in several artistic researches and experiences.

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Hendrik Tieben

Architect, urban designer, and Associate Professor at the School of Architecture of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He received his architectural education in Germany, Italy and Switzerland. In his doctoral dissertation at ETH Zurich he studied the relationship of architecture, history, memory and identity in context of the German reunification. At CUHK, Professor Tieben teaches urban design, theory and criticism. His research focuses on issues of rapid urbanization, urban regeneration, heritage, and identity. He is a Founding Member and Academic Advisor of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design, a registered architect in Germany (AKNW), and has practiced in Europe and Asia. At CUHK, he is the director of the MSc in Urban Design Program. In his current research, Professor Tieben focuses on urban transformation, heritage and identity in Hong Kong and Macau.

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