Juan Pablo Maschio | Università degli Studi di Trieste (original) (raw)

Dottore in scienze dell'Architettura - Castleologist.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Descendant from Slovenian and Italian immigrants of the 1st world war, he grow in a family which has always been involved with arts.

During his childhood he showed his interest in different arts such as: painting, music, literature, history, modern technology. But there were two of them that always got his attention: Castles and medieval history.
After his second trip to Europe during 2000 he decides to begin his studies in the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism in the University of Buenos Aires.
Along his studies in Argentina, he develops by himself techniques on using design software, later this will help him to create complex 3d models and virtual reconstructions.

In 2005, collaborates in the Center for urban archaeology in the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism in the University of Buenos Aires, where he got his first contact with the archaeology and restoration. (studying archaeology was the second option he had in mind before his second trip to Europe)

In 2008 he goes to Brasil, where he visits the fortress São José da Ponta Grossa and he begins to become interested in cultural heritage conservation and restoration.
After almost 100 years since his ancestors went to Argentina, he moves back to Slovenia in 2009, where he works for different architects, learning the language by himself.

In 2013 he finishes university in Gorizia (Italy) at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Trieste receiving the diploma Dottore in scienze dell'architettura. On his final thesis he investigates and gave a restoration solution for Školj Castle. The same year he discovers his truly passion: combining modern technology, studying each millimetre of castle's walls, researching their history and to try to get a restoration solution for them.
The same year he starts Projekt Feniks, Castles are awakening

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