Phd in HISTORY, REPRESENTATION AND RESTORATION OF ARCHITECTURE

email: carlo.bianchini@uniroma1.it
phone: 0649918805
building: rm050

Born in 1962, after classical studies, Carlo Bianchini graduated in Architecture in 1991 at Sapienza - University of Rome. PhD in Rilievo e Rappresentazione del Costruito (1995 – Survey and Representation of Built Environment), he is Full Professor (SSD ICAR/17 – Disegno) at Sapienza University of Rome - Department of History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture (DSDRA) of which is currently the Director.
He presently teaches Architectural Survey and Science of Representation 2 at the Faculty of Architecture being also member of its Board. Furthermore, he is member of the Council of the PhD Course in History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture where he teaches Architectural Survey and tutors the research of several students.
From 2006 up to 2012, he has been Technical Coordinator (until 2009) and then Scientific Coordinator of the LIRALab Laboratory – DSDRA. Member of the scientific committee of several journals (i.e. SCIRES-IT, diségno) and editorial series, he is presently the Director of Disegnare, Idee Immagini, an ISI indexed journal listed in ANVUR’s A class.
He has been participating as invited speaker in several conferences in Italy and abroad often chairing specific sessions (CAA 2009 - USA / CAA 2010 – Spain / Hexagon World Conference – USA 2012 / CAA 2014 Paris / CAA 2016 Oslo / iV2017 London / IFAU 2017 Tirana).
Keynote speaker at 2007 Leica Geosystems Worldwide HDS User Conference (USA).
Referee for the National Agency for University Research Rating (ANVUR), Carlo Bianchini is also member of some cultural and scientific associations: Herimed (amongst the founders, since 2006 is member of its Steering Committee) and ASSIRCO (deputy president since 2011).
Since 2007 cooperates with CyArk Foundation, an american organization committed at preserving the most famous world’s landmarks. In 2013, during the official launch of the 500 Challenge Initiative in London, he has been prized for the ATHENA Project.
In 2015 he has been elected in the Steering Committee of the scientific society Unione Italiana Disegno – UID.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY
His research main interests focus on Cultural Heritage (tangible, intangible), on Survey and 2D/3D Modelling and, lately, on Virtual Museums and BIM.
Main Research Topics
• Representation history, theory and applications
• Stereotomy and the study of vaults and domes
• Theory, Methodologies and techniques of Architectural and Archaeological Survey
• Theory and Applications of 3D Modelling and Digital Representation
• Management and valorisation of tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage
• Tools and content for communication of Digital Cultural Heritage, Virtual Museums.
• BIM and Heritage BIM for built heritage.
Among the most relevant researches, we would mention:
• The Digital Reconstruction of the Maquette of Antonio da Sangallo the Young for the new S. Peter Basilica (2006)
• Survey and Analysis of archaeological site (Spain) – Spain 2006-2009.
• Survey and Analysis of the Janus Arch – Rome 2008
• Survey and Modelling of S. Peter Dome and Interior – Vatican City, Rome 2005.
• Survey and Modelling of Haghia Sophia Istanbul Dome and Interior – Istanbul 2003
• Survey and Analysis of the sites of Mérida (Spain), Petra and Jerash (Jordan), Siracusa (Italy), Carthage (Tunisia), Cherchell (Algeria).
• Survey and Analysis of the House of the Knights of Rhodes – Rome 2012-15
• Survey and Analysis of the Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio – Rome 2014
• Survey and BIM Modelling of Geology (Michelucci) and Botany (Capponi) buildings in Sapienza main campus.

Since 2002 Carlo Bianchini has been directly involved in important projects of scientific research and cooperation in the euro-mediterranean area. These initiatives have been funded by the UE in the framework of EUROMED HERITAGE, TEMPUS, ENPI CBC-MED, INTERREG III Programs. He has acted as Project Manager for Sapienza the projects UCH2 (2002-06), HECDP (2003-06) and ATHENA (2009-13). He is continuously involved in the drafting, management and evaluation of national and international research proposals (FIRB, PRIN, H2020, INTERREG-MED, CBC-MED). He has been reviewer for the ICAR/17 SSD in the last to rounds of VQR (2004-10 and 2011-14). Furthermore, he has been technical coordinator of national projects COFIN 2002, FIRB 2003, PRIN 2004. In PRIN 2007, he has acted as PI during the last year of the project. Finally, he has been coordinating 5 research projects funded by Sapienza.

DETAILED LIST OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
UE - EUROMED HERITAGE 2 Program –UNIMED CULTURAL HERITAGE 2 Project (UCH2 – 2002/05). Leader: UNIMED; Budget: 1,5 Mln.; 21 Partner from 11 Countries (IT, ES, PT, TR, ET, MA, DZ, ANP, RL, JOR, TN). Role: co-author, Task Manager, Project Board member. The UCH2 Project aimed at improving the scientific cooperation in the euro-mediterranean area in the field of conservation, protection, management and valorisation of tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage. During the project, the Haghia Sophia complex in Istanbul has been chosen as a demonstrator for project’s activities.
UE - Program Euromed Heritage 4 - Project ANCIENT THEATRES ENHANCEMENT FOR NEW ACTUALITIES (ATHENA – 2009/13). Leader: Jordan Department of Antiquities; budget: 1,75 Mln.; 6 Partners from 5 countries (JOR, IT, ES, DZ, TN). Role: co-author, Principal Investigator, Project Manager. The aim of Athena project was the sustainable development of ancient Mediterranean theatres, taking into account their relationship with societies and heritage institutions. The approach adopted has outlined the design, implementation and validation of management plans as the main strategic goal to achieve.
All the sites chosen as study cases were listed in UNESCO World Heritage List: Mérida (Spain), Petra and Jerash (Jordan), Cherchell (Algeria), Carthage (Tunisia), Siracusa (Italy). They have been all surveyed, modelled and analysed in terms of sustainability and management.
UE - Program ENPI CBC MED - Project NEW CITIES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA BASIN (NEWCIMED – 2011-15). Leader: Municipality of Latina; Budget: 2 Mln.; 10 Partners from 7 counries (IT, ES, RL, JOR, TN). Role: co-author, advisor. NEWCIMED Project focused on the management of Cultural Heritage in the territories of the so-called “New Towns” (Mediterranean cities founded in the XX centuries).
UE - Program Interreg IIIC South east Noe – Project POLITIQUES COMPAREES : PATRIMOINE, AMENAGEMENT ET RISQUES NATURELS (Polirisk – 2006/07). Leader: Ecole d’Avignon; budget: 300K€; 3 Partners from 3 countries (IT, FR, PT). Role: advisor. Polirisk Project has carried out a comparison of partner’s policies oriented to the management of natural risks and hazards as well as of the actions for their mitigation.
UE - Program Interreg IIIC South east Noe – Project PATRIMOINE ET RISQUES NATURELS – METHODOLOGIE (METANIR - 2006/07). Leader: UNIMED; budget: 300K€; 3 Partners da 3 Countries (IT, FR, PT). Role: advisor. In coordination with Polirisk, Metanir project has analysed the methodologies for natural risks and hazards management. In particular, it has focused on the set up of a procedure capable to mitigate those risks for Cultural Heritage.
UE - Program Interreg IIIB Medocc – Project IDENTITY IS FUTURE: MEDITERRANEAN INTANGIBLE SPACE (MEDINS – 2006/08) Leader: Centro per la Documentazione, l’inventario ed il Catalogo della Regione siciliana; budget: 1 Mln.; 21 Partners from 10 Countries (IT, PT, ES, GR, MT, MA, DZ, RL, TN, ET) Role: advisor. In the framework of the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Heritage (2003), the project has focused on the improvement of its knowledge and documentation actions for its protection and valorisation. Main results have been the development of multimedia laboratories and a procedure for the cataloguing of heritage.
UE - Program Civil Protection Financial Instrument (EC DG Environment) – Project NATURAL RISK PREVENTION IN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES (NARPIMED – 2008/10). Leader: Dipartimento della protezione civile della Regione Molise; budget: 350K€; 5 Partners from 4 Countries (IT, ES, GR) Role: advisor. The project focuses on the prevention of natural risks (seismic and fire). One of the main outputs has been the drafting of part of the Operational manual for natural risk prevention (data acquisition and management section).
US - CyArk Foundation - Project 500 CHALLENGE (2013-18) Role: Advisor The project aims at documenting the 500 more relevant world’s landmarks in the next five years using 3D capturing techniques.

NATIONAL PROJECTS
Program COFIN 2002 – Project Metodologie innovative integrate per il rilevamento dell’architettura e dell’ambiente (2002/04) – PI: M. Docci; Duration: 24 months; Role: co-author, Technical Manager.
Program FIRB 2003 – Project Nuove Metodologie e tecnologie integrate per la documentazione e restauro dei complessi archeologici e monumentali mediterranei (2003/06) – PI: M. Docci; Duration: 36 months. Role: co-author, Technical Manager.
Program PRIN 2004 - Metodi e tecniche integrate di rilevamento per la costruzione e fruizione di modelli virtuali 3D dell'architettura e della città (2004/06) – PI: M. Docci; Duration: 24 mesi Role: co-author, Technical Manager.
PRIN 2007 - Metodologie Integrate per il Rilievo, il Disegno e l’Analisi dell’Architettura e della Città – (2007/09) – PI: M. Docci, Carlo Bianchini (2009); Duration: 24 mesi. Role: co-author, Technical Manager, Project Manager.
QUALITY AND IMPACT OF PUBLICATIONS - Author of more than 90 scientific works (among which we count 3 monographs and 9 A class articles - an updated bibliography at http://scholar.google.it/citations?user=1ZA55sIAAAAJ&hl=en), Bianchini production widely exceeds all ANVUR thresholds requested to ASN commissioners. Although belonging to a non-bibliometric SSD, his works have collected more than 250 citations (Google Scholar and PoP source) and an H-index equal to 11.