Phd in ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION

Oreste Lubrano (Naples, 1995) graduated with honours in Architecture from the University of Naples Federico II in 2020. His master's thesis work in Architectural and Urban Composition, with professor Renato Capozzi as supervisor and architect Claudia Sansò as co-rapporteur, dealt with the highly complex topic of building "New centralities for the northern suburbs of Naples: living spaces and collective places for Scampia", in the infamous, though not without quality, original project by Franz Di Salvo for the Le Vele macro-district.
An expert in Architectural and Urban Design ICAR/14, since 2021 he has been a PhD student in the XXXVII cycle of the Doctorate in Architecture and Construction - Urban Morphology curriculum - at Sapienza University of Rome.
Since the academic year 2020-2021 he has been teaching integrative teaching for the "Theory of Architectural Design" course and the "Laboratory of Architectural Design 2" held by Professor Federica Visconti at the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II, for the "Final Synthesis Laboratory in Architectural Composition", the "Laboratory of Architectural Design 3" and for the integrated course of "Urban design for heritage" held by Professor Renato Capozzi at the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II.
He has participated as a speaker at several national and international conferences, including "ProArch 4 Webinar Meeting: Project, E-research Languages. Architectural Design as a Research Product and Possible Communication Tools" held in November 2020; Research Workshop "For a New Italian House", held in June 2021; "2st IConA International Conference on Architecture: Canon and Code. The language of arts in today's world" held in July 2021; "7th CUCS Conference" held in Naples in April 2022; Research Workshop "Per una Nuova Casa Italiana" held in June 2022; "6th ISUFitaly International Conference: Morphology and urban design. New strategies for a changing society" held in Bologna in June 2022; "XII Congreso Internacional de Patrimonio Cultural AR&PA 2022. Rethinking the sense of heritage. Repensar el patrimonio cultural en un mund digital y en crisis" held in Valladolid in November 2022; "IX Forum ProArch: Transitions. L'avvenire della didattica e della ricerca per il progetto di architettura" held in Cagliari in November 2022;
Participated in national and international seminars, including "XXXI International Seminar and Award for Architecture and Urban Culture: Contemporary Architecture and Historical Context" held at the University of Camerino in July 2021; "Design Seminar: Berlin City-West' organised by the PhD in Architectural Composition of the IUAV University of Venice in the academic year 2019-2020; 'Design Seminar: Vkhutemas 100' organised by the PhD in Architectural Composition of the IUAV University of Venice in the academic year 2020-2021; 'Of every order and grade. Space for the school! Mantua and the school. National consultation" edited by Massimo Ferrari and Claudia Tinazzi with Annalucia D'Erchia and promoted by Politecnico di Milano in collaboration with the Municipality of Mantua.
He tutored several seminars, including "Pompei. Archaeology, architecture, city", a travelling Master's degree course of the Accademia Adrianea di Architettura e Archeologia Onlus accepted by the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II in November 2021; "Pompei. Archaeology, architecture, city" 2022; "9th international workshop of architecture 'Etruscan places. Mediterranean glances', organised by the IUAV University of Venice with the Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Roma Tre; "Learning from Naples" organised by the Cork Centre for Architectural Education (University College Cork in Ireland) and the University of Naples Federico II.
Editor, together with N. Coppola, M. Criscitiello, G. Di Costanzo, of the publication "Un mercato coperto per Roma. Laboratorio di Sintesi Finale in Composizione Architettonica e Urbana", FedOAPress, Napoli 2022. Author of essays in volumes such as “La scuola come tema di composizione urbana e costruzione sociale”, in T. Fantini, A.M. Puleo, F. Visconti (eds.), “Scuole e città. Edifici per la formazione in alcuni quartieri moderni a Napoli”, Collana TeA / Teaching Architecture, FedOAPress, Napoli 2023; "Nuove centralità per la periferia nord di Napoli: spazi dell'abitare e luoghi collettivi per Scampia", DI BAIO EDITORE, Milano 2022; "Dieci mercati coperti per San Giovanni di Dio a Roma" in N. Coppola, M. Criscitiello, G. Di Costanzo, of the publication "Un mercato coperto per Roma. Laboratorio di Sintesi Finale in Composizione Architettonica e Urbana", FedOAPress, Napoli 2022; "La zattera della resistenza. Una installazione di architettura contro tutte le guerre", together with N. Campanile and G. Di Costanzo, in G. Trocchia (ed.), "Premio Maggio dell'Architettura_2022", Giannini Editore, Napoli 2022; "La casa a patio nell'arcipelago urbano Riflessioni sui modi dell'abitare moderno e contemporaneo", In L. Lanini, E. Bascherini, A. Crudeli (ed.), "Per una Nuova Casa Italiana. Atti del primo convegno del laboratorio di ricerca ‘Per una nuova Casa Italiana", Pisa University Press, Pisa 2021. Author of journal articles including "Esercizi di analogia per Pompei", together with N. Campanile, in «GUD» 2023; “Forme geografiche e forme urbane come specificità del paesaggio meridionale. Un progetto per il quartiere ‘Case Nuove’ nell’altopiano naturale di Rosarno”, «BLOOM» 2022; "The former 'Stefan Gheorghiu' Academy in Bucharest. A composition of figures and masses", «EDA. ESEMPI DI ARCHITETTURA», 2021.
He has participated in design competitions including "Redevelopment and valorisation of the archaeological area and Antiquarium of Tindari (Patti)"; Open design competition in two grades for the "Construction of the new 1st secondary school of the capital" in the municipality of Cavaion Veronese.
His research focuses on themes related to the relationship between architecture and ancient cities and, in particular, on the role of architectural design as a necessary action to make the structure of cities of Greek foundation, found in the territory of present-day Turkey, intelligible again to a public not only of experts.