Alessandro Mascherucci

Alessandro Mascherucci studied architecture at Sapienza University of Rome. After graduating, he worked as a freelancer, specializing in architectural restoration. At the same time, he studied late Roman Baroque architecture at the Department of Architectural History of the same university under the guidance of Prof. Augusto Roca De Amicis. He obtained his PhD in 2016 with a thesis entitled “The Architectural Work of Carlo De Dominicis” and won a competition to become an official at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. Since 2018, he has been working at the Special Superintendence of Rome as a designer and construction manager on challenging restoration projects. The most important projects he has led have involved the Roman basilicas of Sant’Agostino in Campo Marzio, S. Maria del Popolo, SS. Celso e Giuliano, and Palazzo Mattei di Giove. He was responsible for the restoration of the Piranesian enclosure on the Aventine Hill. He is the author of studies on the conservation of architectural heritage and the history of architecture, with a particular focus on the Baroque period and the first half of the 20th century. He is currently responsible for the course in the history of restoration at the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Church at the Pontifical Gregorian University.