Architect, PhD in Architectural Technology, associated professor at the University of Florence and researcher at the Department of Architecture of Florence since 1996. Currently, he teaches at the English curriculum iCAD – International Course on Architectural Design, School of Architecture. He taught in different degree courses:  Architecture; Industrial Design; Visual Design and Multimedia; National and International postgraduate degree courses.

He is director of Mailab – Multimedia Architecture and Interaction, a joint laboratory between university and private companies dealing with the digital scenarios in architecture, multimedia and  environmental interaction. The laboratory also supports the institutional activities of the Architectural Technology courses on specific aspects of architectural/energy/functional computational modeling; robotic and new media; Near Zero Tolerance Crafting.

As an architect, he worked for large scale architectural buildings, project planning and urban planning related to schools, universities and hospitals  assessing clients’ needs, providing feasibility studies, developing project briefs and design programs, design production management, attending the construction phase and communication. His experience also covers public construction contracting and procurement.

As a researcher, he has been consultant and still held advisory roles at public administrations, universities and Ministries of Health, Education, University and Research. He has been scientific coordinator for research of national interest; responsible for third parties, public and government research concerning technical regulations, reorganization of school buildings, feasibility studies and university master plans. He is the author of scientific publications on design reliability, project and construction management, real estate assessment and plannig. He has carried out research in collaboration with national and international study and research centers including: Centro Interuniversitario Tesis – Tecnologie per la Sanità (Italia); CNR (Italia); Council Educational Facility Planners (USA); CSPE (Italia); Design Share (USA); Health Facilities Research (USA); Hospital Association (USA); Medical Architecture Research Unit (Gran Bretagna); School Construction News (USA); Uni (Italia).

In Digital technologies he produced tools, relational data base and board games to support evaluation and decision-making in building and urban projects  as well as other multimedia systems for installations and scenography in electronic music, dance and communication.

He is the author of videoclips for fashion; stereoscopic documentaries for marketing; architectural video projections and interactive installations for art now documented in the «Museo del Novecento» recently founded by the City in Florence. He realized the virtual museum “Kontact-Reflections of art” in Meran as a result of an international competition. He was the winner and received mentions on national and international competitions. His work has been published in books, catalogs and magazines.