Nicola Marzot
 | Curriculum VitaeNicola Marzot was born in Imola (Bologna), 27/11/1965. He has obtained his degree in Architecture in Florence, with a thesis on Ferrara’s building history, supervised by Prof. Mario Zaffagnini. After being unpaid assistant at Faculty of Architecture, Ferrara, involved in the teaching of "Urban Morphology and building Typology" (1994), and Temporary Lecturer at the same Faculty, involved in the teaching of "Urban Morphology and building Typology" (1995/96/97), he is Temporary Lecturer at Faculty of Architecture of Florence, Italy, involved in the teaching of "Theory of contemporary architectural research" (1997) and "Typological and Morphological Characters of Architecture" (1998). Since 1998 he is PhD student at Faculty of Engineering, Bologna. Once obtained his PhD in “Building and territorial engineering” in 2000, since that time he is Temporary Lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture, Ferrara, involved in the teaching of "Urban Morphology and building Typology" and Temporary Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering, Bologna, responsible for the design Laboratory of "Technical Urbanism I”. Since 2004 he has been Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara, responsible for the design Laboratory of “Architectural Composition I A”. His research activity mainly focus on theory and method of architecture and urban design strategies, in close relation to Urban Morphology and Building Typology. He has been visiting professor at Hosei University, Faculty of Architecture and Lund University, Faculty of Architecture. He is currently visiting professor at TU Delft Politecnic, Department of Architecture, associated to the chair of Architectural composition and Urban design. He is going to obtain his second PhD at TU Delft Politechnic in Architectural Design. He has been teaching in the Master Course on “City Manager” (Faculty of Architecture, Ferrara, 1995-96/1996-97/1997-98), in the Master Course on Territorial Engineering ( Faculty of Engineering, Padova, 1995-2002) , in the Master Course on Urban Renewal (Oikos/Faculty of Architecture, Ferrara, 2002-03). Vice director of Paesaggio Urbano and member of the Editorial Board the international reviews Urban Morphology, Opera/Progetto and Rassegna (now directed by François Burkhardt), he is author of more than 190 essays on the subject of urban design, several of which presented on occasion of national and international conferences. Since 2002 he is urbanism advisor of Oikos Centro studi sull’abitare and of Nomisma Spa REAL ESTATE, of which since 2006 he also is Head of Urban Planning. He is member of the scientific committee of MARKITECTURE, international architectural event prompted by Bologna’s Ente Fiera, now at its third edition. He is member of the organizing committee of the Italian Pavilion, X International Venice Biennale of Architecture, curator Prof. Franco Purini. Since 2005 he is member of the Council of ISUF, International Seminar on Urban Form. Since 2006 he also is Secretary-General of the same Institution. Since 1994 he start working as a singular Professional Architect, while since 1996 he shares his office with Architect Luca Righetti, founding together in 2002 the architectural firm PERFORMA A+U, mainly focusing on urban design, housing and the relation between tradition/innovation in tectonics. Among the most remarkable works are to be reminded the new Coop Adriatica headquarter at Villanova di Castenaso, Bologna (project 1997-1999; construction 1999-2002); a 220 rooms Jolly Hotel at Villanova di Castenaso, Bologna (project 1998-2000; construction 2000-2002); a residential building in the INA CASA quarter “Barca” (project 2001, construction 2004-2005). Currently he has been involved in "Parco delle Stelle" design, the new Bologna Sport city candidated by Italy to host the 2014 International Basketball Championship. He partecipated to several international design competition, also resulting winner and being signaled. In 2007 his team (MVRDV, PERFORMA A+U, Arcadis e Atelier 10)has been selected between the 12 finalist to the International Competition for the New Bologna High Speed System Station. (last update: 1th February 2009)
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