Sicignano Enrico
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Salerno
Italy
Biography
Graduated in Architecture at the University of Naples with the highest marks and the dissertation published in Architectural Design. He is currently Professor Extraordinary in Technical Architecture at the University of Salerno. His research focused on the complex interrelations between the site, the constructive systems, the materials of both construction and architecture, as well as the implications they all have in and with the language of architecture. In the framework of cultural exchanges between Italy and the United States, he was invited as Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer: - at Northeasteren University in Boston (1998) - at the University of Oregon, Eugene (2003) - at the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge) (2004) - at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago (2009-2010) He was also Visiting Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Spain in 2002. The many, repeated trips and long stays of studies and research in European capitals and the United States (New York, Boston, Chicago) have played a key role in its formation and knowledge of modern, contemporary architecture. He has been invited to exhibitions of architecture (Biennals of Venice, Paris, Berlin, Strasbourg, Havana-Cuba, Naples etc.) and at national and international architectural design competitions with awards. In 1990 he received the "LUIGI COSENZA" - CLEAN Award (special mention for the Under 40 generation). She also carries out research in the discipline with participation - with scientific contributions, essays, etc. - at national and international conferences. In 2000 he attended the Master in Architecture and Arts for the Liturgy of the International Course - Pontifical Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo - Rome. He is a member of the Society of Architectural Historian, Chicago.
Research Interest
His research focused on the complex interrelations between the site, the constructive systems, the materials of both construction and architecture, as well as the implications they all have in and with the language of architecture.
