Research: The urban strata of Milan. The Herculean Baths of Mediolanum
Cristian Forte was born in Merate (LC) in 1996. He graduated in Architectural Design from Politecnico di Milano, with a dissertation titled "The persistence of the ancient in the Hoffmann kiln design" supervised by Prof. Gianluca Sortino. He later obtained a Master's degree in Building Architecture from the same institution, with a thesis entitled "Milan. The new Bastions walk, between Porta Vigentina and Porta Romana" a project developed under the guidance of Prof. Luisa Ferro in the Architectural Design Studio for Complex Constructions Preservation. During his studies, he took part in an internship at the ABC Department, joining a research group focused on the philological reconstruction of the Domus of Orione and the Garden (Regio V, Pompeii), as part of the research project "Archaeological areas and Architectural Design: the case study of Pompeii and its territory", led by Prof. Luisa Ferro. In November 2022, he qualified to practise as an Architect at Politecnico di Milano and he collaborated with various architectural firms in the provinces of Lecco and Bergamo, working on the built environment preservation and transformation. Since 2023, he has been collaborating with the DABC at Politecnico di Milano on teaching and research activities concerning the architectural design in archaeological areas – including Milan, Pompeii, Syracuse, and Athens – coordinated by Prof. Luisa Ferro. He is currently a PhD candidate in the 40th cycle of the PhD programme in Architecture and City Construction at Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Architecture and Design.