Università di Urbino "Carlo Bo"

Faculty Member, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere

Other Affiliations: CNRS UMR 8167, Islam Médiéval
Ecole d'Architecture Paris Val de Seine, EVCAU - Espace Virtuel de Conception Architecurale et Urbaine

Lecturer

Thesis Title: "Wayside Caravanserais and Road Networks of Bilād al-Šām – 12th century-16th century" - University La Sorbonne-Paris IV

About

I have just finished a PhD on the medieval road caravanserais of the Middle East at the University Sorbonne-Paris IV. In my thesis, I try to study this particular kind of building both from an historical and archaeological point of view, particularly applying the methods of archaeology of masonry.

Since january 2009 I'm working with the EVCAU team of the National School of Architecture Paris Val de Seine in the framework of their research program on caravanserais and caravan roads.

I've been teaching "History of the Islamic Art" at the INALCO (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales) in Paris from 2007 to 2010.