Salvatore Dierna

Salvatore Dierna (18 November 1934 - 19 April 2016) is an Italian Architect, Full Professor in Environmental Design since 1977 at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”; he was the Dean of the Architecture School at the same University (2000-2003); President of the Human Sciences, Arts and Environment Federated Athenaeum (2004-2007).

He has debated for a long time in numerous publications and through his Academic career the main problems concerning Environmental design and the role played by Landscape in design, critically revising the latter with persistence. He was one of the first people to diffuse in Italian culture the concepts of Environmental Sustainability and Environmental Design, but also the concepts linked to landscape-environmental requalification strategies related to the built environment.

Moreover, for many decades he has been the Scientific Advisor for the Architecture Field in the AA.EE. Ministry University Cooperation Programs with the Architecture Schools of “A. Neto” (Angola) University and “E. Mondlane” (Mozambique) University, leaving a relevant mark in their study programs: he introduced subjects such as technological culture of the project and environmental sustainability in developing countries, trying to pursue with scientific rigor the idea of technological know how transfer to the African culture.

He has been practicing Landscape and Territorial Planning and Environmental Design activities for more than forty years, and during his career he was awarded many international acknowledgements in architectural, built environment and landscape design competitions.

Among the main works on a regional scale the following should be listed: “Piano Paesistico-Ambientale” in Marche (1987-1990), the “Piano Territoriale Tematico: Paesaggio” in Puglia (1987-1992), the “Piano Paesaggistico e Archeologico” in the Gozo Island located in the Republic of Malta (1994-1996) and the “Piano del Parco Territoriale” in Pollino (1999-2004). On an urban scale, among the numerous projects developed through the years, it is important to point out the “L’Infinito” project in Recanati (2003-2006), the project concerning the environmental structure and the urban green system in the Rome “Nuova Centralità” in Acilia (2004-2006), the project for “Porti di Claudio e Traiano” in Fiumicino (2005-2007), and the “Parco di Tormarancia” in Roma project (from 2005).