Architect, Ph.D. in Preservation of Architectural Heritage and graduated in Restoration of Monuments, she teaches at School of Architecture, Urban planning, construction engineering, and Graduate School in Architectural and Landscape Heritage (Politecnico di Milano).
Member of Faculty Board of the Ph.D. program in Architecture, Urban Design, Conservation of Housing and Landscape until 2012, she is, from 2019, Head of the Ph.D. program in Preservation of Architectural Heritage (Politecnico di Milano).
The teaching and research activity is oriented on the history and theories of architectural heritage, conservation of historical heritage, historical centers conservation and management, and guidelines and management plans to preserve and valorize cultural heritage.
In recent years, she has focused on emerging and transitioning countries, working and directing international projects in collaboration with organizations such as UNESCO, World Bank, AICS in Albania, Iran, Armenia, China, Pakistan and Vietnam.
In these countries, she investigates the role of cultural heritage as a “trigger” for sustainable development.
As a speaker at conferences in Italy and abroad, she held courses and workshops in Armenia, Vietnam, Portugal, where she is part of a research unit coordinated by the Lusìada University of Lisbon. She authored about 150 publications on the preservation of historical centers and architectural heritage.