Phd in ARCHITECTURE. THEORIES AND PROJECT

email: nilda.valentin@uniroma1.it
phone: 3291691340

Nilda Valentin is an Associate Professor in Architecture and Urban Design at the Faculty of Architecture of the Sapienza University of Rome. Member of the Department of Architecture and Design (DIAP). Member of the Doctorate Board of Architecture-Theory and Projects doctoral program. Member of ARCHIS Lab (Architectural Research and Design Lab.). Member of the Second Level Master in Building Design for the Cult.
Ph.D. and Post-doctorate in Architecture and Urban Design, Sapienza University of Rome. Master of Architecture, Master of City and Regional Planning, College of Architecture of the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA). One-year Special Study Abroad Program in l’Unite’ Pedagogique d’Architecture n. 7, Paris, France. A registered architect in USA and Italy. Visiting critic and lecturer in the USA, China, and Europe. Responsible for the Architectural Design Lab. IV, Faculty of Architecture. Responsible for the Cultural and scientific collaboration Agreements of the Sapienza University of Rome with Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT), P.R. China, Polytechnic of Tirana, ALBANIA, Hispano-American University of Costa Rica and University of Lima, Peru.
Responsible and/or Coordinator of a series of research such as the Requalification of abandoned urban areas along train lines and stations; Requalification of industrial and dismissed areas/Industrial archeology; Science parks and their economic and industrial impact; Architecture in Contemporary China between Heritage and Innovation, The influence of western architecture in China; Urban, architectural, archaeological stratifications in the development of the contemporary Chinese city; The influence of Italian architecture and urban planning in Albania and other countries in the world; Requalification of sacred spaces in the outskirts of Rome; Architectural and Urban Regeneration in China.
Her research focuses on the relationship between existing and contemporary projects with their historical context. Her applied research has led her to participate in numerous Italian and international architectural competitions from which she has obtained several recognitions, such as Europan I - Housing (First prize/built); Urban Transformation of San Lorenzo Area in Rome (First prize); New housing for Caserma Salvo D’Acquisto (First prize); New Alexandrina Library in Egypt (Honor Mention); Urban and architectural solutions for the periphery of Rome (Mention award); New Congress Center for Rome (Mention award); Parish S. Pio da Pietrelcina (Second prize), Restoration and extension of historic Bank of Albania (First Prize/Built), Restoration and extension of historic former ex Hotel Dajti (First Prize/under construction). Her theoretical research and projects can be seen in many of her own publications, such as Industrial Archaeology. Heritage and Project, Gangemi ed., Rome 2022; Albania nel nuovo millennio. Architettura, città e territorio”, Gangemi ed., Rome 2021; The Influence of Western Architecture in China, Gangemi ed., Rome 2017; Chiese nella periferia romana 2000-2013. Dal Grande Giubileo all’anno costantiniano, Electa (2013); Moshe Safdie, Kappa Ed., Rome 2010; Lenci-Valentin, Architettura Teorematica, Mancosu ed., Rome 2005, among others.

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS AND AWARDS IN RECENT YEARS
- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH on the theme: Architecture in Contemporary China Between Historical Heritage and Innovation.
- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH on the theme: The Influence of Western Architecture in China from 1840 up to our days”. Part of the research has been published in the volume N. Valentin, “The Influence of Western Architecture in China,” Gangemi ed., Roma, 2017.
- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH on the theme: The Urban, Architectural, Archaeological and Natural Stratification of the Contemporary City”.
- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH on the theme: Industrial archeology and brownfield sites. Redevelopment and enhancement of industrial heritage and brownfield sites on the national territory. Part of the research has been published in the volume N. Valentin, Industrial Archaeology. Heritage and Project, Gangemi ed., Rome, 2022.
- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH on the theme: The Architecture of Urban Regeneration between Tradition and Innovation.
- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH on the theme: The Italian architectural and urban influence in Albania from 1925 up to our days, Part of the research has been published in the volume N. Valentin, Albania in the Third Millennium. Architecture, City and Territory, Gangemi ed., Roma, 2021.
- PROJECT AWARD 2014: The Basic Principles of Quality in the Urban and Architectural Regeneration of Contemporary Peripheral Areas. Objectives, Strategies, and spatial solutions.
- UNIVERSITY AWARD 2018 – Sapienza University of Roma
- RESEARCH AWARD MIUR 2017
- FIRST PRIZE International Competition for the Restoration and addition of the National Bank of Albania in Tirana, 2008-2015 (Built). Important Historic Building in Albania designed by V. B. Morpurgo.
- FIRST PRIZE International Competition for the Restoration and addition of the former Hotel Dajti in Tirana (2011 - in construction) Important Historic Building in Albania designed by G. Bosio.
- NOMINATION European prize Mies van der Rohe Award, Barcelona, 2015: National Bank of Albania in Tirana, 2008-2015.