Docenti

Carlo Iacchia
Carlo Iacchia

Architect

Biography

Professor of: Theory and practice of perspective drawing, Technical and design drawing, Elements of urban architecture, Interior architecture. Graduated in Architecture at the University “La Sapienza” in Rome and qualified to teach: Design and History of Art, Geometric disciplines, Architecture and descriptive geometry.

Angela Rita Iacovino
Angela Rita Iacovino

Architect

Biography

Professor of Project Culture, graduated in architecture from the University “La Sapienza” of Rome. PhD in Architectural Theories and Architectural Composition. Professor of Architectural Design for the “Ludovico Quaroni” Faculty of Architecture of the University “La Sapienza” of Rome, where he has carried out, in addition to teaching, also research activities, curating various publications.

Alice Buzzone
Alice Buzzone

Architect

Biography

Professor of Ecodesign. Coordinator of the 1st level academic Master in Ecodesign. She graduated in EU Magistral Architecture at the “La Sapienza” University of Rome, and there she also got her PhD in Landscape and Environment. She is an expert in Bioclimatic, Systemic Design and Energy Management. She was recently coordinator and co-curator of the 2019-2020 editions of SPAM | Architecture festival of Rome and co-curator of the Italian Design Day 2020 in Bogotà.

Luigi Gentili
Luigi Gentili

Sociologist

Biography

Professor of “Theory and technique of mass media” and “Economics and graphics market”. Sociologist, essayist and lecturer, he deals with branding management and industrial organization. He has collaborated with several universities and business schools. He carries out research and study at the CEIMA, Study Center for Managerial Innovation. His design activity is aimed at supporting the brand for companies and business networks. He writes for national and international journals. Among his books we remember “Homo mediaticus. Mass media and image society “,” The power of leadership “,” Innovating management. The art of managing in the age of chaos “,” Liquid economy. Development in instability “.

Ilaria Petreni
Ilaria Petreni

Architect

Biography

Professor of Design 3 in the Design course. She graduated in architecture in Florence with Pierluigi Spadolini, and trained with a European scholarship in Jean Nouvel’s studio in Paris. She founded the aria-d studio in Rome, which deals in an integrated way with architectural recovery, retail, set-up and product design. She created some of the trendiest places in Rome such as Acquanegra, Propaganda Caffè and Madeleine. She collaborated with the Lazio Region for international exhibitions. She worked on the Different retail project for Linkem with points of sale throughout Italy. She teaches at La Sapienza with a workshop for the design of public spaces. She taught for several years at AANT, also taking care of the coordination of the Design course and at the Quasar institute for Design, interior design and history of design.

Alessandra Galloppa
Alessandra Galloppa

Product Designer

Biography

Professor of Design System, Product Design, Fashion Design and Design Elements. She graduated in Industrial Design and Systems Design, and has many years of experience in retail design. She is the coordinator of the windows design department of Sixty spa, and created various window design displays set up in the major European and American capitals. She also deals with self-produced design in the field of jewelery design, and is a freelance since 2012 as product designer, R&D, graphics and retail design.

Laura Monopoli
Laura Monopoli

Art Director

Biography

Senior Art Director and Accredited Lecturer for the Courses of: Advertising Graphics, Prepress Graphic, Graphic Design. Accredited to the Province of Rome for 1st University Level Academic Courses for the courses of the Faculty of Digital Applications for the Visual Arts and the Faculty of Interior Design for the courses: Decoration, Illustration and Storyboard, Techniques and Technologies for Graphics, Typology of Materials for Graphics. Sectors of professional competence: branding and corporate identity, advertising, publishing, above & below the line, brochures, printed matter, events, meetings.

Virginia Ninni
Virginia Ninni

Architect

Biography

Professor of: Fundamentals of computer design. Degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Roma Tre. Autocad 2013 Certified Professional by Autodesk.

Simone Pagano
Simone Pagano

Photographer

Biography

Professor of: 3D Modeling, Videography. Professional photographer and owner of the Pagano photographic studio. He is specialized in advertising and industrial photography, and completes his professional background with competence in computer graphics, video editing, 3d modeling and rendering, thanks to his educational background in graphics and multimedia design at the faculty of architecture of Valle Giulia.

Roberto Pivotto
Roberto Pivotto

Sound Designer

Biography

Professor of Design of sound spaces. He obtained a Diploma in Piano at the “F. Morlacchi” in Perugia. He carries out an intense private teaching activity, in the field of piano, solfeggio and music theory, as well as in the field of musical composition and arrangement through the use of new technologies.

Donatella Cannizzo
Donatella Cannizzo

Sociologa

Biography

Docente di: Linguaggi Multimediali, ha insegnato Sociologia della Comunicazione nelle Università la Sapienza e Lumsa di Roma ed è stata esperta per la comunicazione alla Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri. E’ autrice di numerosi saggi e ricerche sulle dinamiche della socializzazione giovanile e i new media.

Federica di Carlo
Federica di Carlo

Visual Artist

Biography

Professor of: Methodologies and techniques of the contemporary. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Bologna and Barcelona, she lives and works between Rome and Milan. Among the most significant exhibitions in which he participated with his installations we remember: “The Quest for Happiness – Italian Art Now” at the Serlachius Museums, “Women” at the GABA.MC Museum, “Inscape Rooms-The life of the mind” at the Swiss Institute of Rome and “There is no place like home” in Rome.

Andrea Giansanti
Andrea Giansanti

New Media Artist

Biography

Professor of: Digital applications for the visual arts. He begins his career with digital video production and editing and participates in the creation of various audio / visual reportages. In 2004 he collaborates with the sound engineer David Matteucci with whom he realizes the Subcult project. In 2006 he began his work with some of the most important interpreters of the Italian theater and cinema scene such as Omero Antonutti, Mascia Musy, Pamela Villoresi. In 2013 he founded the innovative start-up Oniride srl which in 2016 ranks first out of over 600 companies in the Lazio region in the context of the “Lazio Creativo” tender.

Antonino Pandolfini
Antonino Pandolfini

Art Director

Biography

Professor of Web design who has always been passionate about the world of graphics and the internet, he has been working in the field of communication for over fifteen years. After having worked in various agencies between Milan and Rome, he has been the Art director in Milkshake Studio, of which he is also one of the founders, since 2012.

Renato Astolfi
Renato Astolfi

Graphic Designer

Biography

Professor of Graphic design. Born in 1957, he graduated from Isia in Urbino and attended classes taught by important people such as Bob Noorda, Provinciali, Iliprandi and Spera. Designer and Art Director in communication agencies, he collaborates with national and international brands such as McDonald’s, Alitalia, Philip Morris, BNP Paribas, Sky, Fiat and Enel. He has been teaching graphic and basic design, lettering, typography and branding since 1995.

Stefania Delli Colli
Stefania Delli Colli

Communication Manager

Biography

Professor of Digital Communication. Web Marketing Trainer, graduated in Communication Sciences at the Sapienza in Rome. Since 2000 she is co-founder of MW Communication Srl, the advertising agency in which she manages, coordinates and takes care of the artistic direction of integrated communication plans, online and offline, with an approach oriented to the continuous experimentation of new digital tools and trends. She gained much of her professional experience in the beauty sector, taking care of communication projects for clients such as L ‘Oréal Paris, Maybelline, Replay, but currently collaborate with brands in the most diverse sectors from food to design, through finance and GDO.

Nicola Brucoli
Nicola Brucoli

Creative Director

Biography

Multi-faceted professional in the creative-cultural field, he was born in 1992 and graduated in Architecture at La Sapienza. He is the founder of TWM Factory, a creative studio made up of Millennials that works through exhibitions, urban regeneration and publishing activities. Among his projects: The Walkman Magazine, a research and reflection webzine; Roma Smistamento, a creative space born from the redevelopment of disused railway offices; Young Creatives, multidisciplinary celebration of emerging talent and Italian cultural heritage. He has curated exhibitions at public institutions (The National Gallery, National Roman Museum) and private (Palazzo Merulana).

Luca Bastianelli
Luca Bastianelli

Graphic Designer

Biography

Trained in the universities of Rome Tor Vergata and Central University of Milan, since 2002 he has undertaken a career in the world of Graphic Design amongst various communication agencies, over the years he has gained experience as a digital strategist, ux designer and art director, arriving today at hold a role of Creative Strategist. Since 2016 he is Professor of Visual Design and Online Advertising Strategies for Sida Group and the Pantheon Institute. Switching from the world of visual design to that of communication strategy is stimulating and fun for him, and he tries in every way to transfer his knowledge and his passion to his students.

Simone Maccari
Simone Maccari

Product Design

Biography

Professor of: 3D Modeling, Virtual Architecture. He obtained a Degree in Graphics and Multimedia Design at the Valle Giulia Faculty of Architecture and subsequently a Degree in Industrial Design (Product Design) at the IED in Rome. He collaborates with numerous architecture and design firms as a freelance. Always a great lover of Design, new technologies, Gaming & Gamification, 3D Art & Sculpting.

Stefano Arduini
Stefano Arduini

Creative Director

Biography

Creative Director, he’s been working for over twenty years in integrated communication: Atl, Btl, Brand Identity, Lettering and UI are the areas where he has developed a creative thinking, aimed at satisfying the needs of companies and institutions. Convinced Bodonian, he is passionate about the printed media and luxury sector, collaborating with Haute Couture Maison: Gucci, Vuitton, Hermès, Bvlgari and others. He oversaw the development and coordination of the Brand Image of brands such as: Rai, Tim, Uliveto, Renault. In addition, he acquires a share in the world of User eXperience Design by working for international livescore companies: from design, prototyping of interfaces and user interaction, to the definition of characters (Personas) and decision-making paths (User / Customer journey).

Stefano Donati
Stefano Donati

Marketing & communication manager

Biography

Degree in Sociology of Communication and a Masters in Business Management. He has collaborated with leading consulting firms, treating, among others, clients such as Poste Italiane and Automobile Club d ’Italia. For the Pantheon Institute he is a professor of advertising communication, fundamentals of cultural marketing, public relations. He has had teaching positions at the IED in Rome and collaborations with ISIA Roma Design for the organization of conferences and events. Since 2004, he has mainly worked in the architecture sector, taking care of the communication and external relations of retail companies, developing in particular cultural dissemination projects (publishing, cinema, TV and web), events and workshops with a systemic and transdisciplinary approach. On behalf of cultural institutes, he deals with the conception and curation of events such as, for example, the international exhibition “In Viaggio con Calvino” in 2013, which, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Italo Calvino’s birth, proposed initiatives and events in collaboration with the Casa dell’Architettura in Rome and other institutions, celebrating the great intellectual in Rome, Castiglione della Pescaia and Havana.

Francesco Gallo
Francesco Gallo

Art historian

Biography

Professor of Art History at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, former director of the degree course for Fashion Designers at the Academy of Palermo and consultant of Mondadori for the Catalog of Modern Art, since 1991. He wrote for the “Sole 24ore”, for the “Giornale di Sicilia”, for the “Gazzetta del Sud” and for the “Sicilia”. He currently writes for the business newspaper “Il Denaro”. He has published volumes of critique and history of art, architecture and urban planning. He has curated exhibitions for the Museum of Sao Paulo in Brazil and for the Principality of Monaco. In 2009 he was awarded the Pirandello Prize for Culture.

Federico Scarchilli
Federico Scarchilli

Biography

Professor of Digital Image Processing and professional photographer in the field of reportage and interior. He also works as a stage photographer for television and cinema productions. He was the winner of an artist residency in India, where he photographed the architecture of the villages for two months. He was selected together with 7 other artists to represent Italy in the Juene Creatione Europenne. He collaborated with the Puglia region on the Landxcape project organized by BJCEM, where he focuses on the Salento landscape affected by the Xylella virus. He has exhibited his works in Italy, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Denmark, France, Holland, India and South Korea. His works have been published by: Geo Magazine, CNN, la Repubblica, Elle, Oggi, il Messaggero, Il sole 24ore, l’Illustré, Lonely Planet, International and Die Ziet.

Giulia Gardelli
Giulia Gardelli

Biography

Professor of Decoration and Design for Decoration. She graduated in EU Magistral Architecture at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome, then she attended the “Officina B5” School of Illustration in Rome. She collaborated with various design and architecture studios and various publishing houses as a freelancer, carrying out work ranging from illustration and graphics to design projects and wall decorations.

Maria Chiara Capasso
Maria Chiara Capasso

Biography

Maria Chiara Capasso received a single-cycle master’s degree in Architecture, while also spending some time abroad (Germany). Subsequently she specialized in Interior Design at the IDI – Italian Design Institute, in the Milan office. She worked as a designer at the FOROstudio architecture and design studio and at the 5vie art and design association in Milan, participating in the creation of installations such as the Micam, Homi and Fuori Salone. She is currently a freelancer in the world of Exhibition, Interior and Graphic Design, collaborating with various Italian companies, associations and museums. She is an AFAM professor of Service Design at the ISIA in Pescara and of Interior Architecture at the Pantheon Institute in Rome. He has professional relationships with various universities: former scholarship recipient at the Department of Architecture of the University of G. D’Annunzio as part of the international project “SOLAR DECATHLON ME 2018 _Team HAAB_Design and product scenarios for the ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNICATION project contests”, former research fellow at the Department of Communication Sciences of the University of Teramo for the “Il Cielouropa” project and currently a research doctorate at the Department of Architecture of the G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara.

Roberto Faccenda
Roberto Faccenda

Visual Composer

Biography

Professor of Digital Video, Video Editing and Audiovisual Editing Techniques. He began his career in the audiovisual sector dealing with phony and sound engineering on behalf of recording studios, eventually creating an independent record label producing a record that competed in the San Remo junior edition of 2003/2004. From that moment on, his attention shifted to the audiovisual and multimedia field, founding several companies: Samnium Multimedia and Optima Videocomunication; until arriving as CEO and executive producer for INCAS film, making numerous audiovisual products including documentary feature films and commercials on behalf of Poste, Unicredit, Sap, Intel. In recent years he has researched innovative techniques in the sector by producing documentaries in VR 360 with ambisonic audio.

Giuliana Benassi
Giuliana Benassi

Biography

Giuliana Benassi (Forlì, 1984) lives and works in Rome. She is an independent curator and art historian. She graduated in Art History at the University of Pisa. She focused her research on the relationship between a work of art and an exhibition space, with particular attention to the “site-specific” concept. The investigation into the genesis of the work of art in non-conventional exhibition spaces is the basis of a curatorial and theoretical approach that favors a reflection on the complex dynamics that link the work, the space and the public to each other. She teaches History of Contemporary Art at the Pantheon Institute in Rome / Milan and also teaches at the IED in Florence. She is an Art Advisor at the American Academy in Rome. She is co-founder and director of the There Is No Place Like Home project with which she received the Artribune Prize for Contemporary Art in 2017. She curates the ALT – Contemporary Art column for the newspaper “Il Manifesto”. She has been the curator of the “Hand Portrait” artistic residence since 2014. She writes for the art magazines Rivista Segno and Exibart, and has collaborated with various institutions and associations including: Laboratory of the Mind Museum, Istituto Svizzero, artQ13 Rome; Lac or Le Mon Lecce Foundation; MAMbo in Bologna; Follemente Festival Teramo; Italian Cultural Institute London. She has edited books for the NERO, Viaindustriae and Palombi publishing cases.

Maria Elena Marani
Maria Elena Marani

Architect

Biography

Professor of ‘Urban Regeneration’ and of ‘Elements of Architecture and Urban Planning’. She studied Architecture at the University ‘La Sapienza’ of Rome. She works as a Landscape Architect, has a PhD in “History, Design and Restoration of Architecture”, and is a specialist in “Architectural and Landscape Heritage” as well as “Natural and Territorial Heritage”. Over the years she has been teaching Green Design at the Quasar Design University of Rome and has collaborated in the “Monument Restoration” Laboratory Course of the University ‘La Sapienza’ of Rome, for which she was co-supervisor in several theses on the restoration of the landscape and historic gardens. Her research focuses on the requalification of the landscape, the recovery and enhancement of naturalistic areas, and European projects; she has participated in numerous design competitions and has been a speaker at national and international conferences. She has also designed and created numerous ephemeral artistic installations: among the awarded projects “History and Colors in a fragment of Landscape” (Pordenone, 2012), “U Jardinu, reflections in the garden” (Rome and Pantelleria, 2014), “La Grande Zolla “Towards the Clouds (Rome, 2016).

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Velia Iacovino
Velia Iacovino

Journalist

Biography

Professor of History of the art of costume and Audiovisual theory. She has a degree in Literature from the University “La Sapienza” of Rome. She has many publications on the world of information,, and is co-director at the Adnkronos News Agency.

Antonello Cocca
Antonello Cocca

Architect

Biography

Member of the Order of Architects P.P.C. of Rome and its province. Design, construction supervision and testing of about 150 Italian pavilions for international trade fairs abroad and related publications. Design of numerous structures for corporate use in Europe and the United States. Appointed to be General Coordinator of the P.A.G. Design, set-ups and graphics. Design and construction management for major events.

Chiara Guiotto
Chiara Guiotto

Project Manager

Biography

Project manager from Verona, she deals with data visualization and information design at Hub Editoriale. For the last 3 years she has coordinated research, training and design programs working with international professionals, between Italy and California. In this context, she has explored various fields of application of collaborative design methodologies and strategic design tools. In April 2020, she co-founded Officine Italia, an organization that sets up a network of associations, institutions and companies in designing proposals to redesign the future of Italy.

Matteo Memmi
Matteo Memmi

Creative Designer

Biography

He was Co-Founder of Scaleno, which led him to collaborate with important brands such as Cattleya, Deloitte, Laura Biagiotti, Lipton, Vatican Museums, Slamp, Valentino. He has been teaching Design at the Pantheon Institute with a particular focus on new technologies and social and environmental sustainability for a few years. In fact, he believes that it is essential that future designers understand the best practices for eco-sustainable design with a view to industrial production, so that their design choices can make a difference for the environment and for communities.

Rossella Manuele
Rossella Manuele

Philosopher

Biography

Specialized in Philosophy of the Mind, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Psychology, Neuroethics, Neuroscience. She won the young researchers award at the VII edition of the International scientific conference of Neuroethics in Padua. She collaborated with the CNR of Rome, dealing with research in the field of Experimental Philosophy, and with the CNR of Milan for the Design4all project, thanks to a scholarship in “Expert in human / machine interaction”. Specifically, she has dealt with projects related to Virtual and Augmented Reality. She collaborates in the Screenplay course for Videogames, and also deals with Writing, Design4all, Game Therapy.

Maria Elena Marani
Maria Elena Marani

Architect

Biography

Professor of ‘Urban Regeneration’ and of ‘Elements of Architecture and Urban Planning’. She studied Architecture at the University ‘La Sapienza’ of Rome. She works as a Landscape Architect, has a PhD in “History, Design and Restoration of Architecture”, and is a specialist in “Architectural and Landscape Heritage” as well as “Natural and Territorial Heritage”. Over the years she has been teaching Green Design at the Quasar Design University of Rome and has collaborated in the “Monument Restoration” Laboratory Course of the University ‘La Sapienza’ of Rome, for which she was co-supervisor in several theses on the restoration of the landscape and historic gardens. Her research focuses on the requalification of the landscape, the recovery and enhancement of naturalistic areas, and European projects; she has participated in numerous design competitions and has been a speaker at national and international conferences. She has also designed and created numerous ephemeral artistic installations: among the awarded projects “History and Colors in a fragment of Landscape” (Pordenone, 2012), “U Jardinu, reflections in the garden” (Rome and Pantelleria, 2014), “La Grande Zolla “Towards the Clouds (Rome, 2016).