Our Faculty

Laurea, University of Rome
Master, University of Rome
Licensed Architect

Courses Taught at the Institute

Advanced Topical Design Studio: Urban

Architecture in Context: City, Spaces and Urban Design

Credentials

Safety Coordinator License in Project Design and Management, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, School of Architecture and Urban Planning – 2006 Master II |V| in “Pianificazione, Conservazione e Gestione dei Centri Storici e dei Sistemi Paesistico-Ambientali” at ‘La Sapienza’ University of Rome – 2002 One year fellowship for Master of Science in Architecture Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA – 1999 Licensed Architect, n° 287 of the Professional Association of Architects, Planners, Landscapers and Conservers of the Province of Terni – 1998 Degree in Architecture from the University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, School of Architecture and Urban Planning (110/110) – 1996

Latest Projects / Publications

– 1998-2017 Carlo Achilli has planned and directed, in almost twenty years of private practice, around fifty projects: four master plans, five landscape design, ten directional and commercial use (hotels, restaurants and shops), five mixed used buildings, including a cultural center and an historical archive and about twenty five residential use (villas, holiday houses, flats), prevalently in Umbria and Tuscany, but also in Sicily, Lazio and Rome:

– 2017 LUXURY APARTMENTS, XVth-XIXth Centuries, architectural survey, project design, works management and safety plan for the renovation of two historical buildings located in Piazza del Carmine and via della Fonderia, San Frediano district in Florence, built on top of pre-existing medieval and renaissance structures. The concept design was based on restoration, rehabilitation and reuse of the buildings for contemporary living.

– 2016 FRATELLI PICCINI FOUNDATION AT PONTE VECCHIO, XVth-XVIIth Centuries, Florence: renovation of an historical jewellery. Architectural project design for an historical archive, a small museum and handcraft laboratory. Renovation of the panoramic terrace on the Arno River. Metric estimates of total cost and general lay out, renderings and works management were integral part of the work. (Published in AND mag.ne n°30, 2016)

– 2016 VILLA BALDINI IN CHIANTI, XXth Century, San Polo in Chianti (FI): landscaping and architectural project design, interior design, works management and safety plan. The project was focused on a sustainable design for the two stories building, while respecting the traditional Tuscan farmhouse typology. Particular attention was given to sustainable construction techniques and materials.

Teaching Philosophy

I believe in teaching and I teach who I am as an Architect. In other words, I don’t believe teaching can be reduced to technique. Instead, I believe good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher. My philosophy of education has the following goals: to share the knowledge and experience I have acquired during my ten years as an free lance architect, architectural designer, restoration and preservation project manager: to integrate theory and practice: to enlarge knowledge of historical typology and traditional building technologies: to facilitate an interdisciplinary process of learning that leads students to the production of works linked with Italian urban context and historical Palazzi.

Most Rewarding Moments

My favorite rewarding and transformative teaching moment is described by students at the end of each semester reading their feedbacks and enthusiastic quotes. So, I believe that teaching is a marathon, not a sprint.

Favorite Quote

“Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theatre.” (Gail Godwin)