
Dr Camilla Pezzica
Lecturer
- pezzicac@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5947
- 1.35, Adeilad Bute, Rhodfa'r Brenin Edward VII, Caerdydd, CF10 3NB
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Camilla, Lecturer in digital methods in Architecture and Urbanism, is an urban analyst and environmental designer interested in interdisciplinary research with a focus on sustainable development and disaster risk reduction, housing and urbanisation, urban morphology and transformations, transitional urbanism and public space. She has expertise in multi-scale and multidimensional urban modelling and analysis, digital simulation and design methods, and in the study of human-space interaction in cities and buildings.
Responsibilities
- Research Assistant in the AHRC funded project "Eco-Hammam: Engaging key stakeholders with bespoke low-carbon technologies for lighting, heating and water recycling to sustain a Moroccan heritage"
- Research Assistant in the AHRC funded project "Shelf-Life; Re-imagining the future of Carnegie Public Libraries"
- PhD project "Temporary Housing and Transitional Urbanism: planning for sustainable post-disaster recovery under uncertainty" developed collaboratively between Cardiff University and the University of Pisa.
- Undergraduate teaching and dissertation supervision
Memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Civil and environmental engineer in Italy
- Member of ISIPM Project Management Association
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Camilla joined the WSA as Lecturer in digital methods in Architecture and Urbanism in 2021. Previously, she worked for 4 years as a Research Assistant in two AHRC funded projects and on a doctoral research in the interdisciplinary area of urban development planning and design decision-making. She holds a MSc Degree in Architecture and Construction Engineering from the University of Pisa and is a EU licensed Civil and Environmental Engineer. She benefitted from an international influence in her education, experiencing the environment of Alvar Aalto University, ETH, ILEK and the Architectural Association. To develop part of her initial research, prior to Cardiff she worked as a research intern at the ISTAR-Information Sciences and Technologies and Architecture Research Center of the University Institute of Lisbon. After graduation she worked in an international Architecture firm (ATI project) and maintained a close relationship with the Academy.
Cyhoeddiadau
2023
- Bleil De Souza, C., Pezzica, C. and Hahn, J. 2023. Using bottom-up digital technologies in technical decision-making for designing a low-carbon built environment. In: Golubchikov, O. and Yenneti, K. eds. Smart cities, Energy and Climate: Governing Cities to a Low-Carbon Future. Wiley
2022
- Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil De Souza, C. and Aloini, D. 2022. The making of cities after disasters: Strategic planning and the Central Italy temporary housing process. Cities 131, article number: 104053. (10.1016/j.cities.2022.104053)
- Pezzica, C., Altafini, D. and Cutini, V. 2022. Urban-regional dynamics of street network resilience: the spatial outcomes of Genoa's and Bologna's bridge crashes. Presented at: 13th International Space Syntax Symposium (13SSS 2022), Bergen, Norway, 20-24 June 2022Proceedings of the 13th Space Syntax Symposium.
- Prizeman, O., Boughanmi, M. and Pezzica, C. 2022. Carnegie libraries of Britain: Assets or liabilities? Managing altering agendas of energy efficiency for early 20th century heritage. Public Library Quarterly 41(1), pp. 43-82. (10.1080/01616846.2020.1826242)
- Pezzica, C. 2022. Augmented intelligence In built environment projects. In: Giordano, A., Russo, M. and Spallone, R. eds. Representation Challenges: New Frontiers of AR and AI Research for Cultural Heritage and Innovative Design. Disegno, pp. 47-54., (10.3280/oa-845-c194)
2021
- Pezzica, C. and Cutini, V. 2021. Linking space syntax and cluster analysis to design and plan temporary housing neighborhoods: A taxonomy of sites in Norcia. Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning 2, pp. 89–114. (10.47818/DRArch.2021.v2si037)
- Sibley, M., Pezzica, C. and Tweed, A. 2021. Eco-hammam: the complexity of accelerating the ecological transition of a key social heritage sector in Morocco. Sustainability 13(17), article number: 9935. (10.3390/su13179935)
- Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil De Souza, C. and Santucci, A. 2021. Adapting analysis workflows to humanitarian needs: different road network models and tools. Presented at: 5th International Symposium Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon, Portugal, 13-16 October 2020 Presented at Eloy, S. et al. eds.Formal Methods in Architecture: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Springer International Publishing
- Chioni, C., Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil De Souza, C. and Rusci, S. 2021. Multi-scale configurational approach to the design of public open spaces after urban disasters. Presented at: 5th International Symposium Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon, Portugal, 13-16 October 2020 Presented at Eloy, S. et al. eds.Formal Methods in Architecture: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Springer International Publishing pp. 171-183., (10.1007/978-3-030-57509-0_16)
- Pezzica, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil de Souza, C. 2021. Mind the gap: state of the art on decision-making related to post-disaster housing assistance. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 53, article number: 101975. (10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101975)
- Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil De Souza, C. and Chioni, C. 2021. Re-defining spatial typologies of humanitarian housing plans using machine learning. Presented at: 11th International Conference on Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning, Catania, Italy, 8-10 September 2021.
- Bruschi, G., Amadio, D. and Pezzica, C. 2021. Promoting bottom-up initiatives for the sustainable conservation of hidden cultural landscapes using ubiquitous digital technologies. Presented at: 11th International Conference on Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning, Catania, Italy, 8-10 September 2021.
- Pezzica, C., Bleil De Souza, C. and Dunichkin, I. V. 2021. Developing functional requirements for temporary housing by integrating Axiomatic Design with the 5 Gaps model of service quality. Presented at: 14th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD 2021), Lisbon, Portugal, 23-25 June 2021.
- Pezzica, C. 2021. Temporary housing and transitional urbanism: planning for sustainable post-disaster recovery under uncertainty. PhD Thesis, University of Pisa.
- Pezzica, C. and Cutini, V. 2021. Road network resilience: the relational components and their role in disaster risk reduction. AND 40, pp. 182-187.
2020
- Prizeman, O. and Pezzica, C. 2020. Shelf Life: Re-imagining the future of Carnegie Public Libraries. [Online]. CarnegieLibrariesOfBritain.com: Cardiff University. Available at: https://carnegielibrariesofbritain.com/
- Pezzica, C., Chioni, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2020. Assessing the impact of temporary housing sites on urban socio-spatial performance: the case of the Central Italy earthquake. Presented at: 20th International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, Cagliari, Italy, 1-4 July 2020 Presented at Gervasi, O. et al. eds.Assessing the Impact of Temporary Housing Sites on Urban Socio-spatial Performance: The Case of the Central Italy Earthquake. Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues Vol. 12251. Springer, Cham pp. 324-339., (10.1007/978-3-030-58808-3_24)
- Cutini, V. and Pezzica, C. 2020. Street network resilience put to the test: the dramatic crash of Genoa and Bologna bridges. Sustainability 12(11), article number: 4706. (10.3390/su12114706)
- Prizeman, O., Pezzica, C., Taher, A. and Boughanmi, M. 2020. Networking historic environmental standards to address modern challenges for sustainable conservation in HBIM. Applied Sciences 10(4), article number: 1283. (10.3390/app10041283)
- Pezzica, C. and Cutini, V. 2020. When time matters: mid-term housing provision after disasters. Presented at: IV International Congress on Sustainable Collective Housing, Alghero, Italy, September 2020 Presented at Montaner, J. M., Martínez, Z. M. and Pani, G. B. eds.IV Congresso Internazionale dell'Abitare Collettivo Sostenibile. Alghero. Mexico: Congreso Internacional De Vivienda Colectiva Sostenible pp. 264-269.
- Sibley, M. and Pezzica, C. 2020. Eco-hammam - share the resources, save the planet!. [Online]. https://ecohammam.com: Cardiff University. Available at: https://ecohammam.com/
- Sibley, M., Pezzica, C., Elkadi, G. and Abouelmagd, D. A. S. 2020. Belle epoque Cairo museums itineraries: مسارات متاحف الزمن الجميل. [Online]. https://becami.com/: Cardiff University. Available at: https://becami.com/
2019
- Pezzica, C., Valerio, C. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Rapid configurational analysis using OSM data: towards the use of Space Syntax to orient post-disaster decision making. Presented at: 12SSS; 12th International Space Syntax Symposium, Beijing, China, 8-13 July 201912th International Space Syntax Symposium (12SSS), Vol. 3. Space Syntax Network / Sejong University Press:
- Pezzica, C., Schroeter, J., Prizeman, O., Jones, C. and Rosin, P. 2019. Between images and built form: automating the recognition of standardised building components using deep learning. Presented at: 27th CIPA International Symposium “Documenting the past for a better future”, Avila, Spain, 1-5 September 2019ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens, Vol. IV-2. Copernicus pp. 123-132., (10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W6-123-2019)
- Pezzica, C., Piemonte, A., Bleil De Souza, C. and Cutini, V. 2019. Photogrammetry as a participatory recovery tool after disasters: a grounded framework for future guidelines. Presented at: 27th International CIPA Symposium, Avila, Spain, 1-5 September 2019Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci. pp. 921-928., (10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W15-921-2019)
- Bleil de Souza, C., Dunichkin, I. V. and Pezzica, C. 2019. A user-centred approach to design Transport Interchange Hubs (TIH): A discussion illustrated by a case study in the Russian Arctic. Presented at: ICCSA 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-5 July 2019Computational Science and Its Applications, Vol. 11621. Springer pp. 489-504., (10.1007/978-3-030-24302-9_35)
- Dunichkin, I. V., Bleil de Souza, C., Bogachev, K. and Pezzica, C. 2019. Exploring specific features of Transport Interchange Hubs (TIH) design, taking into account the climatic conditions of the Russian Arctic. Presented at: ICCSA 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-5 July 2019Computational Science and Its Applications, Vol. 11621. Springer pp. 521-534., (10.1007/978-3-030-24302-9_37)
2018
- Pezzica, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2018. Opportunities for the use of collaborative 3D mapping in post disaster situations. In: Leone, A. and Gargiulo, C. eds. Environmental and territorial modelling for planning and design. Smart City, Urban Planning for a Sustainable Future Naples, Italy: FedOAPress, pp. 475-482.
- Prizeman, O., Jones, C., Parisi, M. and Pezzica, C. 2018. How can century-old architectural hierarchies for the design of public libraries be re-interpreted and re-used?. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 8(4), pp. 481-494. (10.1108/JCHMSD-08-2017-0051)
- Pezzica, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2018. Transitional housing: An update on sustainability challenges and research opportunities. Presented at: OIKONET Lisbon Seminar 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 15-16 February 2018.
- Prizeman, O., Pezzica, C., Parisi, M. and Lorenz, C. 2018. Function should follow form: Futures for the radiant logic of Carnegie public libraries. Presented at: Nexus 2018: The Relationship between Architecture and Mathematics, Pisa, Italy, 11-14 June 2018 Presented at Williams, K. and Bevilacqua, M. G. eds.Nexus 2018 Architecture and Mathematics Conference Book. Nexus Architecture and Mathematics Turin: Kim Williams Books pp. 197-202.
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Currently teching in:
- BSc Architectural Design 1
- MArch 5, adavanced 3D modelling and photogrammetry laboratory
Past teaching included:
- BSc Architectural Technology 1, 2 and 3
- BSc Design Principles and Methods 1 and 2
- BSc Architectural Design 1 (crits, portfolio review and field study trip) and 3
- Co-lead of BSc Vertical Studio "Time matters: Temporality and transitions in housing"
International teaching experiences:
- ENAM - Bsc Architectural Design 2 (including photogrammetry laboratory)
- University of Pisa - BSc Town Planning 3, Site planning, design and development
- University of Pisa - MSc dissertation supervision. Chiara Chioni "From temporariness to permanence. The case of Borgo di Arquata after the 2016 Central Italy Earthquake".
Research interests
- Sustainable urban development planning and Disaster Risk Reduction
- Planning and design decision-making
- Housing, urbanism and public space
- Urban transformation and morphology
- Digital methods in design and planning
- Heritage conservation