Torrieri Francesca

Associate Professor (full-time) at the Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano, in the Scientific Disciplinary Sector CEAR-03/C – Appraisal and Valuation. She holds a Degree in Architecture (University of Naples “Federico II”, 1998).

She obtained a PhD in “Evaluation Methods for the Integrated Conservation of Urban and Architectural Environmental Heritage” (University of Naples “Federico II”, 2004). Since 2006, she has been teaching courses in Real Estate Economics and Appraisal, as well as Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Projects, mainly within the Degree Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Building Engineering–Architecture at the University of Naples “Federico II” and at the Politecnico di Milano. In the academic year 2015–2016, she was a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DASTU) of the Politecnico di Milano. Since October 2022, she has held a joint appointment position pursuant to Art. 6, paragraph 11, of Law 240/2010 and Ministerial Decrees of 26/04/2011 no. 167 and 30/01/2014, between the University of Naples “Federico II” and the Politecnico di Milano.

She serves as a court-appointed expert and consultant for public authorities and private companies on matters related to real estate appraisal, damage assessment, and the economic and financial feasibility evaluation of plans and projects.Her scientific activity focuses on the following research areas: economic and financial sustainability assessment of plans and projects; evaluation of public and private feasibility of urban transformations; economic valuation of environmental and cultural assets; real estate appraisal. Her research activity has been mainly carried out within research projects commissione

Career

2023 - Associate Professor of Appraisal (in the CEAR-03/C - Appraisal and Evaluation) at the Department of Architecture, Construction Engineering, and the Built Environment (DABC) of the Polytechnic University of Milan.

2022 - Associate Professor of Appraisal (in the CEAR-03/C - Appraisal and Evaluation) at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II.

2006 - Researcher in Appraisal (in the CEAR-03/C - Appraisal and Evaluation) at the University of Naples Federico II.

2005 - Grant for research collaboration on "Multidimensional Integrated Assessments as a Support for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) within the Framework of Local Development Strategies, with Particular Reference to the Transport Sector" (Competition No. 3/2005 D.R. 3901). Supervisor: Prof. Luigi Fusco Girard.

2004 - PhD in "Evaluation Methods for the Integrated Conservation of Urban and Architectural Environmental Heritage," Supervisors: Prof. Luigi Fusco Girard, Prof. Peter Nijkamp.

1998 - Degree in Architecture from the University of Naples "Federico II" (Grade: 110/110 cum laude). Thesis in Architectural Design on the redevelopment of the Granatello Port, Portici, in the province of Naples. Supervisor: Prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra.

Selected Publications

1) Sdino, L., Torrieri, F., Dell’Ovo, M., & Rossitti, M. (2025). The economic impacts of con(temporary) urban regeneration processes: the case of Milan. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (3), 88–97.

2) M. Rossitti, P. Nijkamp, F. Torrieri (2025). A community-based assessment of the intrinsic value of architectural heritage: an application to Guardia Sanframondi. JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, vol. -, p. 1-20, ISSN: 2044-1274, doi:10.1108/JCHMSD-09-2024-0230

3) Torrieri F., Crisopulli A., Rossitti M. (2025). Assessing the Feasibility of PPPs for Cultural Heritage Enhancement in UNESCO Sites: The Case of Matera (Italy). LAND, vol. 14, p. 1-30, ISSN: 2073-445X, doi: 10.3390/land14040898

4) Rossitti, Marco, Oteri, Annunziata Maria, Torrieri, Francesca (2025). The social value of built heritage: an interdisciplinary discourse. BUILT HERITAGE, vol. 9, p. 1-16, ISSN: 2662-6802, doi: 10.1186/s43238-025-00173-4

5) Dell’Ovo Marta, Torrieri Francesca, Oppio Alessandra, Capolongo Stefano, Gola Marco, Brambilla Andrea, “The Enhancement of Special-Use Real Estate Properties: The Case of Hospital Facilities” in Land 12(8), 2023. DOI: 10.3390/land12081638

6) Torrieri F. Oppio A., Rossitti M, “Damage assessment for architectural heritage: The Cavallerizza Reale complex in Turin” [La stima dei danni al patrimonio architettonico: Il caso della Cavallerizza Reale di Torino]. Valori e Valutazioni, Open Access Volume 2022, Issue 30, Pages 71 – 84. DOI 10.48264/vvsiev-20223005

7) Rossitti M., Torrieri F. “Action research for the conservation of architectural heritage in marginal areas: The role of evaluation” [La ricerca azione per la conservazione del patrimonio architettonico in aree marginali: Il ruolo della valutazione]. Valori e Valutazioni, Open Access Volume 2022, Issue 30, Pages 3 – 42. ISSN 20362404

8) Rossitti M. Oteri A. M., Sarnataro M., Torrieri F., “The Social Dimension of Architectural Heritage Reuse. Theoretical Reflections about a Case Study in Campania Region”, [La dimensione sociale del riuso del patrimonio architettonico. Riflessioni teoriche a partire da un caso studio in Campania], ArcHistoR. Issue 17, Pages 178 – 211. DOI 10.14633/AHR354

9) Giulia Datola, Francesca Torrieri, Marta Dell’Ovo, and Alessandra Oppio. 2025. Valuing Nature: Experimenting the GiVal Toolkit for the Economic Evaluation of Nature-Based Solutions in Milan. In Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2025 Workshops: Istanbul, Turkey, June 30 – July 3, 2025, Proceedings, Part XI. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 91–106

10) Rossitti M., Torrieri F., “The THEMA tool to support heritage-based development strategies for marginal areas: Evidence from an Italian inner area in Campania Region”. Region Open AccessVolume 9, Issue 2, Pages 109 – 129. DOI 10.18335/region. v9i2.394

Grants, awards and Honours

Best Paper Award: Francesca Torrieri, Marco Rossitti, for the paper “Spatial cost benefit analysis in flood risk management: evidence from a case study in Italy” for the session “Landscape and Climate Change” at the conference “Uniscape En-Route International Seminar – Landscape at Risk”. From June 7, 2021 to June 9, 2021

Best Paper Award: Francesca Torrieri, Danny Casprini, and Alessandra Oppio for the paper "Civic use as a complex socio-economic system: a proposal for an analytic framework," The 23rd International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2023). From July 3, 2023 to July 6, 2023

Best Paper Award: Edoardo Mollica Award for the best paper in the "Cultural Heritage" section at the International Symposium "NMP 2024 – Networks, Markets, People" for the paper "Assessing the market value of heritage properties: theoretical and methodological issues." From May 22, 2024 to May 24, 2024