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The Angel of History or the Demon of Preservation?
Claudia Conforti

Claudia Conforti, architect and Full Professor of Architectural History at the Faculty of
Engineering of Roma Tor Vergata, has taught in Florence, L’Aquila, and at Paris La
Villette. She is a specialist in Renaissance and Baroque architecture and urban planning,
as well as contemporary architecture. She has organized exhibitions on Vasari and the
Uffizi, on Renaissance coffered ceilings, and on the modern Appian Way. She has
published numerous books and essays, including Giorgio Vasari architetto (Electa, 1993);
La città del tardo Rinascimento (Laterza, 2005); Giovanni Michelucci 1891-1990 (co-
authored, Electa, 2006); and Richard Meier (co-authored, Motta Architettura, 2009).
Together with R.J. Tuttle, she edited the volume Storia dell’;architettura italiana. Il secondo
Cinquecento (Electa, Milan, 2001). She is a member of the editorial boards of Casabella,
Rassegna dell’architettura e urbanistica, and Aprosiana. She serves as a consultant for
the Italian Ministry of Culture (Mibac) on the experimental Uffizi project. She is a member
of the National Academy of San Luca and an honorary academician of the Academy of
Fine Arts in Perugia.