I am an architect, scholar, and educator working at the intersection of architectural and urban history and theory to explore the nexus of space and social, environmental, and gender justice. I hold a PhD in the History of Architecture and Urban Development from Cornell University. My dissertation, titled “Land, Architecture, and Colonialism in Sicily and Libya, 1861-1943: Two intertwined histories,” was supervised by Professors Samia Henni (chair), Esra Akcan, and Begüm Adalet. I am the author of New Wombs, Electronic Bodies and Architectural Disorder and Paesaggi Sensibili. Architetture a sostegno della vita (Sensitive Landscapes: Architectures in Support of Life), as well as the editor of several edited volumes. I have organized exhibitions, workshops, and debates for and with Cornell AAP, INARCH, the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Department of Urban Planning of the City of Rome, the Ecoweek international NGO, and the Italian feminist collective RebelArchitette. I taught architectural history, theory, and analysis at several institutions, but primarily at INARCH Rome and Cornell Architecture Art and Planning (AAP) in both Rome and Ithaca, New York. As of May 2026, I am an Assistant Professor of architectural history and theory in the School of Architecture, Planning and Design (SAP+D) at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Benguerir, Morocco.
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