PhD and Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban section (ICAR 14) at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo. From 2012 to 2015 he held the roles of Secretary and Vice-coordinator of the Degree in Architecture LM4 . He is Chief of the Department of Architecture Research (Director Prof. Andrea Sciascia). Until 2012 he also taught at the Museum Design Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo. He has a long experience of research on the project teaching, the theoretical elements nodal architecture and the analysis of the characters of his training process, the restoration of the Modern. On these topics he has published essays and academic researches. He has participated in national and international competitions for architectural design garnering awards and first prizes.