Since July 2026, Laboratoire Æ — Architectural Design for Built Heritage, a research laboratory at the School of Architecture, Université Laval (founded in July 2026). Co-founder and head (with Prof. François Dufaux). – Scientific programme finalised in August 2026: a grammar of the relationships between design and existing buildings, subtraction as a criterion, an international atlas of redrawn precedents, a Québec corpus (Québec City architects, 1920–1960, Robert Blatter, the Italian Pavilion at Expo 67); the know–interpret–design method; a framework for the Reading–Interpretation–Design approach in the studios of the Heritage and Cultural Landscape concentration.
Since July 2026 — Institut des matériaux durables (IMD), Université Laval.
Regular member.
From September 2025 – CRIB Research Centre on Concrete Infrastructure – Université Laval
Deputy Director
2021 – Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism (MiBACT)
Design, research and preparation of a large-scale exhibition within the Villa Adriana archaeological park entitled De Architettura: Villa Adriana, Autonomous Institute Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este, Villa Adriana, Tivoli (Rome), Italy.
Member of the research group
2018–2021 — Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism (MiBACT)
Permanent research group entitled Green Table, comprising representatives of the various bodies of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and universities involved in the maintenance, restoration and enhancement of historic gardens. Member of the research group responsible for the historic garden of Villa d’Este. Technical and scientific research on conserving the plant heritage of historic parks and gardens, with particular attention to preventive maintenance, management and communication of their cultural, natural and landscape value.
Member of the research group
2018–2020 – Research project entitled The European Route of Historic Gardens, with a research group established by several European public and private bodies and universities to submit routes linking historic gardens and World Heritage gardens for Council of Europe certification. Member of the research group responsible for the historic garden of Villa d’Este.
The European Route of Historic Gardens (ERHG) was certified as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe in October 2020. https://www.europeanhistoricgardens.eu/en/membership
Member of the research group
2013 to 2015 – Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR), University of Palermo, Master’s Degree in Building Engineering–Architecture, Final Architecture Studio, entitled Environment, Nature, Architecture: Projects on the Platani. Research group leader: Prof. A. Margagliotta; research group faculty: Profs. Rossella Corrao, D. Costantino, G. Palazzo, F. Sedia
2007–2012 – Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) – University of Palermo, Master’s Degree in Architecture, final architecture studio, entitled:
SynthLab Waterfront Hinterland. The Project for South-East Palermo
SynthLab Urban project for Cefalù
Research group leader: Marcello Panzarella; research group members: Ivana Elmo, Santo Giunta, Francesco Leto, Maria Eliana Madonia, Luigi Piazza, Luigi Pintacuda, Fabio Sedia
2010–2015 – Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) – University of Palermo, Master’s Degree in Architecture, final architecture studio entitled Projects for the Historic Centre of Palermo. Research group leader: Giovanni Francesco Tuzzolino. Member of the research group
