Doctor of Research in “Survey and representation of Buildings and Environment” in 1991 with a thesis on the representation of landscape. Researcher since 1992, is now Full Professor of Theory and Techniques of Representation in the AUIC School, Politecnico di Milano. Her research has been published in essays and volumes in the field of representation with an interdisciplinary approach to architecture and environment. Her scientific contributions are mostly on Representation of the territory, Cultural Landscapes, Urban Simulation.
Head of the Phd Program in “Territorial and Design Government” of the Politecnico di Milano (2010-2016).
She is currently taking part in “Urban Planning Design and Policy” Phd Program.
She is member of the advisory board in several architectural reviews and series of books.
Main educational exchanges, with the DESS at ENSA Versailles, Université Lyon III, ENSA Paris-La Villette, ENSA Grenonble, Universidade Technica de Lisboa, Bauhaus Weimar Universität, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura ETSA Madrid, TU Delft.