EDUCATION
August
2006- Present (expected date of completion August 2007)
Candidate for Master of Architectural Sciences in Ecological Building
Systems at Rensselaer Politechnic Institute (RPI) NY, USA (GPA 3.74);
December 2005
Degree of Doctor in Architecture E.U. (class 4/S) with the final mark
of 110/110 cum laude out of 110 at Rome University of Studies 'La Sapienza'
Thesis Title: 'Toward a Sustainable Mobility in Rome, an exchange facility
in Porta S.Paolo';
Advisor Prof. Arch. A. Saggio;
Sepember 2000 June 2001
European student exchange program scholarship at the Ecole de Architecture
de Paris Belleville and the Institut Francaise de Urbanisme;
EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY
2004
2006
Design process assistant in the architectural firm A&V Architetti,
led by Cinzia Abbate and Carlo Vigevano, specialized in environmentally
sensitive architecture.
Projects
Handled:
Design Competition "The Parachute Pavilion. A design competition
for Coney Island";
Disassemblable information point in Lampedusa, Sicily;
Masterplan of Cyclable Paths, Chia, Sardinia;
Ecological Fish Shop, Chia, Sardinia;
Integrated communication plan for an educational PhotoVoltaic plant
in Rome.
http://www.aevarchitetti.it/
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCES
December
2006- ongoing
Author for the Italian architecture magazine "LArchitetto Italiano"
edited by EdilStampa
May 2006
Translated the book "Rebel Rooms: Envisioning the Hacker Space",
by Alexander Levi and Amanda Schachter, for the IT Revolution in Architecture
series, edited by EdilStampa
May 2004
Participated with the design group nITro at Collective exhibition "Lo
Spazio Digitale dell'Architettura Italiana" ("The Digital
Space of Italian Architecture") by Maurizio Unali;
January 2004
Co-founded the cultural association "Artelago", whose main
purpose is to promote young artists in the territory of Rome and province;
Helped organize and stage, with the cultural association Artelago, the
photographic exhibition "India, harmonious anarchy", by Joseph
La Mela, within the International Festival of Photography of Rome and
with the patronage of the embassy of France in Italy
http://www.artelago.org/
January 2003- ongoing
Co-founded the research group on architecture and new information technology
nITro, 'New Information Technology Roman Office', led by Prof. Arch.
A. Saggio
http://www.nitrosaggio.net/
PRIZES
AND AWARDS
April
2007
Faculty Graduate Recognition Award for Excellence in the Study of Architecture
and General Acdemic Achievement by a Graduate Student at Rensselaer
Politechnic Institute (RPI) Troy, NY USA;
March 2006
Third prize at the international design competition "Urban Eyrie;
Haven in the City", promoted by the Royal Academy of Arts in London
and the on-line magazine World Architecture News, with the project "Urban
Conditioning"; design group: nITro (R.Angelini, G. Betti, A. Di
Raimo, E. Tarducci);
September 2003
Fourth prize at the national two-phased design contest Tercas XVI, with
the project "Values of the Void", for the recovery of the
historical center of Castelbasso, Teramo, Italy. Design group: Arch.
B. Menconi, Arch. G. Basta, Eng. S. Menconi, G. Betti, A. Desideri.
RELEVANT
SKILLS
Languages
Italian Reading:Excellent Speaking:Excellent Writing:Excellent
English Reading:Excellent Speaking:Excellent Writing:Excellent
French Reading:Excellent Speaking:Excellent Writing:Good
Spanish Reading:Excellent Speaking:Good Writing:Good
Software Skills
Proficient in:
General Explorer, Word, Excel, Powerpoint;
CAD AutoCAD, Rhinoceros + RhinoScript, Cinema 4D;
Graphics Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw;
Building Simulation Ecotect, Weather Tool;
Other Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks, FTP, Adobe Premiere.
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