Courses taught at Palazzo Rucellai 
Special Topics: The Villa and The Garden

Credentials 
University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Architectural History, Restoration, and Conservation 
PhD, Licensed Architect 

Relevant Projects / Publications 
Exhibition collaborator, Fondazione Casa Buonarroti, Florence, “Michelangelo architetto a San Lorenzo. Quattro problemi aperti”, ed. Prof. Arch. Pietro Ruschi (June 19 - November 12, 2007) 
“L’architettura della cappella Carafa in Santa Maria sopra Minerva,” Annali di architettura, 16, 2004, pp. 25-43 

Translator (from English)
Michelangelo e il disegno di architettura, exhibition catalogue, (Vicenza-Florence 2006-2007), ed. Caroline Elam, Venice (Marsilio) 2006; 
Desiderio da Settignano, exhibition catalogue, (Paris-Florence-Washington 2006-2007), ed. Marc Bormand, Beatrice Paolozzi Strozzi, Nicholas Penny, Milan (5 Continents Editions) 2006;
Ondate rivoluzionarie. L’arte del manifesto politico 1914-1989, ed. Jeffrey T. Schnapp, Milan (Skira) 2005; 
Tiziano, ed. Stefano Zuffi, Milan (Electa) 2004; 
Botticelli e Filippino. L’inquietudine e la grazia nella pittura fiorentina del Quattrocento, exhibition catalogue, (Florence 2004), ed. Daniel Arasse, Pierluigi De Vecchi and Jonathan Katz Nelson, Milan (Skira) 2004; 
Michelangelo. Poesia e scultura, ed. Jonathan Katz Nelson, Milan (Electa) 2003 

Teaching Philosophy 
My aims are to provide the students with knowledge and experience in a multifaceted way and to stimulate their interest in developing their own viewing angle on the topic according to their own background and their area of specialization. The hope is that after their comprehensive Florentine experience they will acquire an approach that, back home, they will be able to apply to other subjects.

Most Rewarding Moments 
to see the students’ enthusiasm in presenting their creative projects, showing their involvement and skills in elaborating on the issues we address in class and on site. 

Favorite Quote 
“I came to the villa at Careggi not to cultivate my field but to cultivate my soul”, Cosimo de’ Medici the Elder, mid 1400s