Dr. Bianca Maria Nardella

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Biography

Bianca-Maria Nardella is an architect, urbanist, and educator with over twenty years of experience in urban design, urban heritage conservation, and urban development. She has worked as a reflective practitioner engaged in heritage conservation and sustainable urban development projects with multilateral intergovernmental organizations such as UNESCO and the World Bank. Educated in Italy and the United States, Bianca-Maria holds a Laurea from Universita degli Studi di Ferrara and a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Currently pursuing a PhD at University College London, she brings an interdisciplinary background in architecture and social sciences to her teaching and research. Her main research interests include the transformations of historic cities, public spaces, interpretive policy analysis, and the intersection of heritage conservation and urban development within non-western contexts, particularly in Islamicate Mediterranean historic environments and Asian cities. She leads a postgraduate specialism on investigating urban transformations in historic cities and serves as a Year 1 Undergraduate Tutor.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer (Teaching)

2021-09-01 — Present

University College London, Bartlett School of Planning • London, United Kingdom

Teaching urban design and leading courses in the Bartlett School of Planning.

Honorary Lecturer

2020-09-01 — 2021-09-01

University College London, Bartlett School of Planning • London, United Kingdom

Lecturer in urban design.

Architecture Program Coordinator (Undergraduate Study Abroad Program)

2002-09-01 — 2005-07-31

Roger Williams University, School of Architecture, Art Historic Preservation • Briston, United States

Coordinated the undergraduate study abroad program in Florence.

Project Manager

2007-09-01 — 2009-03-30

A.R.S. Progetti S.P.A., Cultural Heritage Unit • Rome, Italy

Managed projects related to cultural heritage.

Architect Planner

2005-09-01 — 2007-07-31

Hydea Srl, Cultural Heritage Department • Florence, Italy

Worked as an architect and planner focusing on cultural heritage.

International Consultant

1998-09-01 — Present

PlaceAnalysis •

Providing consultancy services in urban planning and development.