Pioneers journey to the past to build for the future

Written by Christine Bellport on January 29, 2026

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Wisconsin University Platteville – Bridging Heritage and Innovation by Exploring the Real Albergo dei Poveri

ITAD recently welcomed students from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for an immersive study tour that

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Wisconsin University Platteville – Construction site Largo Brancaccio Rome city center

Largo Brancaccio, 63 is a prominent ongoing project by the Rome-based firm NOS Design It

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Wisconsin University Platteville – Pantheon & Imperial Flora

The opening image of the visits starts with Pantheon and Fori Imperiali. Analysis of the

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Tianjin Design Week Award

ITAD Director Benedetta Gargiulo Morelli and Architect Cristiana Pacchiarotti, in collaboration with La Sapienza University

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ITAD Made in italy Design & Italian Design Culture Siminar

Here we go again with Made in Italy Design Professional Seminar Day especially presented for

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ITAD Summer Edition

Dearest Friends and Colleagues: We are pleased to launch a 7-day ITAD workshop from 20th

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ITAD –“Urban Regeneration and Smart Implementation in a Historic City – Case Study Rome”

A private conference, organized by ITAD and Asiapromotion for the Huangpu District Real Estate Development

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ITAD “Aalto Pro” professional trip ends up highly successful

ITAD Association in collaboration with well-established professors, award-winning firms and world recognized Italian architecture and

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Architect Benedetta Gargiulo Morelli met with Chinese delegation of Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Foreign Affairs

The director of NOS Design – Architect Benedetta Gargiulo Morelli – has been invited in

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ITAD SPACE AND BODY IN ROME

WORKSHOP BRIEF : SPACE AND BODY IN ROME (3 WEEKS) Director: Arch. Benedetta Gargiulo Morelli,

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ITAD Summer Edition

Dearest Friends and Colleagues: We are very happy to invite you all to our event:

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ITAD Spring Edition: ROME / VENICE Qatar University study trip

The University of Qatar architecture students visited Rome and Venice on an arhitecture study trip

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ITAD Lecture in Tsinghua School of Architecture

We are glad to invite you to attend the lecture by Benedetta Gargiulo Morelli in

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ITAD Workshop Videos

Take a look of our videos of the past edition of ITAD and feel the

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Invitation for a Lecture ” INVISIBLE ROME ” | Doha – Qatar

It is our pleasure to invite your concerned staff to attend the above mentioned Lecture

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ITAD Summer

WORKSHOP BRIEF: INVISIBLE ROME The direct observation and mapping of Rome’s monumental lots will serve

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Itad team meet the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE) City University of Hong Kong

ITAD team participated in a symposium organized by Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE)

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Venice + Biennale of Architecture

Visit and exploration to the Giardini – Part II of the Biennale – in the

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Venice + Biennale of Architecture

Venice Biennale, international art exhibition featuring architecture, visual arts, cinema, dance, music, and theatre, is

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Trip to Florence

Florence is a mirror of the Humanism’s fervor that revolutionized architecture, and art in general,

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Art Workshop

Morning session for free exploration in the historic centre of Rome. Art workshop followed inside

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Closing Ceremony

Final day of the first part of ITAD workshop and goodbye to Rome! The morning

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In between Buildings + Valle Giulia

The day has been dedicated to the study and analysis of the main systems of

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Day trip to Tivoli and Villa D’Este

Day Trip to Tivoli to visit two sites that are part of the World Heritage

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Architectural legacy in a culture

Students had the chance to obtain expertise in restoration, conservation, and to undestand the way

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Crypta Balbi’s layers and classical orders

Today’s plan : visit to the Crypta Balbi that is part of the National Roman

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Vatican State : Renaissance and Baroque

The day started with the Vatican State where we visited visited St. Peter’s Square, Basilica

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Renaissance : Architecture in Transformation

Today : we began a journey through the 15th century . Introduction to Renaissance and

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Roman Empire and 3,000 years stratification

We continued the journey through the Roman Empire by visiting the Pantheon, Stadio di Domeziano

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The beginning of the Roman Empire

Today : Workshop introduction and explanation of the brief by understanding the meaning of type

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Inauguration

Official opening of the workshop, presentation and welcome by the Italian Architecture and Design Association,

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Getting ready!

Welcome in Rome! ITAD is ready to start. Everything is ready to begin this exciting

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Goodbye!

The last day with the ITAD team! Today we received the certificates inside the special

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Contemporary Architecture

Today we visited the EUR Congress Centre – Fuksas Studio. After a drawing session we moved

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Cooking Workshop

The students had the opportunity to discover as much of Italian culture as possible,by also

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Modern Architecture and Pecha Kucha

We visited Piazza Augusto Imperatore, Masoleum of Augusto and Ara Pacis and had a drawing

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Day trip to Naples

We left in the early morning to the fantastic city of Naples that is in

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Neoclassicism

We moved to the Neoclassical period and we visited Villa Borghese and Galleria Borghese Museum

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Baroque

We visited few fundamental places of the baroque period in Rome : S. Ignazio Loyola

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Renaissance and Baroque

In the morning we visited The Vatican State, St. Peter’s Cathedral, Vatican museum, the  Sistine Chapel. Later in

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Renaissance

Continue the journey through the Roman Empire by visiting the Campidoglio and Chiostro del Bramante.

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Massimo Catalani Atelier

After a morning of free time and walks around the city we went to visit

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Mosaic Workshop and Eataly Visit

After a Mosaic workshop in the atelier of the artist Narducci where we composed some

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Pantheon and Design Studio Visit

In the morning we planned an Architectural tour and tutorial session in the Pantheon, the Stadio Domiziano with

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Colosseum

We continue the journey through the Roman Empire by visiting the Colosseum and with the

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The Roman Empire

We walked to the Fori Imperiali – Roman Forum and we visited the site guided

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ITAD Presentation in Shanghai Library

ITAD Presentation in Shanghai Library 1555 Huaihai Middle Rd, Xuhui, Shanghai, China, 200031

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Rome Top Architecture Visit Tour

Video presentation of the Workshop by Benedetta Gargiulo Morelli Watch the video on VIMEO or

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Day Trips and Events

Pecha Kucha & Day Trips - ITAD Workshop

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