Our Faculty
Stefano Corazzini
M.A. University of Florence
Courses Taught at the Institute
Survey and Drawing: Mapping Florence Architecture
Cultural Engagement Practicum Tour Guide for the City Hall (Palazzo Vecchio) Museum
Advanced Architectural Design Studio – Assistant Professor
Credentials
Master of History of Architecture, University of Roma 3, Rome
Laurea in Architettura – Professional Degree in Architecture, Tutela e Recupero del Patrimonio Storico Architettonico, University of Florence
Latest Projects / Publications
2016 – Santa Maria del Carmine in: il quaderno, the ISI Florence Architectural Journal n°01, Spring 2016
2015 – L’architettura raffigurata series of lectures in Palazzo Vecchio, by Mus.e Firenze
2015 – Project office furniture, Mus.e in Palazzo Canacci, Firenze
2014 – Project office furniture, Mus.e in Museo 900, Firenze
2014 – Project library space, Mus.e in Palazzo Vecchio, Firenze
2014 – Furniture design: info desk Mus.e, Santa Marina Novella Church
2013 – Palazzo Vecchio Museum’s Bookshop guideline
2012 – Assistant to the online exhibition Size Matters. Scale and Measure in Photography of the photo library of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz
2012 – Merchandising design for Palazzo Vecchio Museum’s Bookshop
Teaching Philosophy
I love teaching. Sharing experiences and knowledge with enthusiasm, will bring motivation and curiosity to students and increase the value of their studying abroad time.
Favorite Quote
“Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together.”
Ludwing Mies Van Der Rohe
Silvia Catitti
Ph.D., University of Rome
Courses Taught at the Institute
Landscape Architecture: The Villa and the Garden
Architecture in Italy: History and Preservation
Michelangelo: Painter, Sculptor, Architect
Credentials
University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Department of Architectural History, Restoration, and Conservation, Ph.D., Licensed Architect
Latest Projects / Publications
– The Vestibule of the Laurentian Library and Designs for the Staircase, in Michelangelo as an Architect at San Lorenzo, Michelangelo drawing exhibition (Florence, Casa Buonarroti, 2007), Main Curator PIETRO RUSCHI (Exhibition Curator)
– S. CATITTI, “Carlo Scarpa, Poetry and Japanese Architecture”, in Italia e Giappone a confronto. Cultura, psicologia, arti, STEFANO U. BALDASSARRI ed., Florence, Pontecorboli (in preparation, Author)
– S. CATITTI, “Exploring Michelangelo through Exhibitions”, in Monographic Exhibitions and the History of Art, DONATELLA PEGAZZANO and MAIA WELLINGTON GAHTAN, eds., London – New York, Routledge (in press, Author)
– S. CATITTI, “The Laurentian Library. Patronage and Building History,” in San Lorenzo: Architecture, Liturgy, and Art in a Florentine Religious Community, ROBERT GASTON and LOUIS A. WALDMAN eds., Florence, Villa I Tatti, 2017, pp. 380-424 (Author)
– S. CATITTI, “1521-1527: La Sagrestia Nuova e la Biblioteca Laurenziana,” in Michelangelo: Una Vita, PATRIZIO AIELLO ed,. Milan, Officina Libraria, 2014, pp. 163-182 (Author)
Teaching Philosophy
Exposing students to multiple lenses through which one can look at, talk about, and experience architecture, I aim to stimulate their desire to develop their own viewing angle on the topic, according to their own background and interests. I hope that, with their comprehensive Florentine experience, they acquire an approach that, back home, they can apply to multiple subjects.
Most Rewarding Moments
When I see students elaborate on the issues we address in class and on site, and use their knowledge and opinion to discuss our topic with their peers.
Favorite Quote
“Architecture can profoundly affect a place, sometimes transform it. Architecture and any art can transform a person” FRANK O’GEHRY
Carlo Achilli
Laurea, University of Rome | Licensed Architect
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)