VERAZZO CLARA

Clara Verazzo is an architect and holds a PhD in Architectural Conservation. She is Associate Professor at the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti–Pescara, where she teaches in the fields of Architectural Conservation, Theory and History of Restoration, and the course Conservation Theory of Historic Buildings and Heritage. Her academic activity spans teaching, research and third mission activities, with a sustained commitment to student education and to fostering critical reflection on issues of heritage protection and conservation of the built environment. She is involved in national and international research projects and programmes focusing on the study, understanding and enhancement of architectural heritage, with particular attention to minor historic centres and to the relationships between historical legacy, contemporary transformations and restoration design. She is the author of numerous scholarly publications, including monographs and essays published in national and international journals, addressing themes related to the theory and practice of conservation, the critical interpretation of historic contexts, and the relationship between historic architecture and contemporary design. Within the framework of third mission activities, she promotes cultural initiatives and opportunities for dialogue between universities, institutions and local communities, aimed at the dissemination of knowledge and the enhancement of architectural and landscape heritage.