Cantini Lorenzo

Lorenzo Cantini has been an Associate Professor of Architectural Restoration since September 2024. After graduating in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano in 1999, he subsequently earned a PhD with honors in the Architecture, Urban Design, Conservation of Housing and Landscape doctoral program at the same university. He has participated in several national and international research projects on the analysis of materials and historic structures, exploring experimental techniques for assessing the state of conservation of historic buildings. He is currently the scientific coordinator of the agreement between Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo and Politecnico di Milano, a member of the Department's Scientific Committee, and the University's delegate for the Technical Innovation in Cultural Heritage (TICHE) consortium.

Career

Degree in Architecture, March 2000 - Faculty of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, specialization in “Conservation of historical buildings and ancient centers” with the Degree thesis entitled “Sonic tests applied for the diagnosis of masonry structures: interpretation of the results obtained on existing buildings”; supervisor: Professor Luigia Binda; co-supervisor: Professor Antonella Saisi.PhD diploma, 2009/1/1 – 2012/31/12 - PhD School of Politecnico di Milano.

PhD program: Architecture, Urban Design, Conservation of Housing and Landscape. PhD cum Laude and with the Doctor Aeropaus Certification for the experimental thesis entitled “Assessment of historical masonry buildings: research on appropriate non-destructive diagnostic techniques”.

Research

Vulnerability of historic structures;

Interpretation of the mechanical behavior of historic masonry;

Calibration of non-destructive and minimally invasive techniques for verifying the construction systems of historic buildings;

Enhancement of the built heritage;

Planned conservation of historic buildings.

Selected Publications

Books:

Cantini L. Ambrogio Nava. Architetto e restauratore, collana Biblioteca di Architettura, Silvana Editoriale, Milano, 2023 ISBN: 9788836654048.

Moioli R., Della Torre S., Cantini L. Vimercate dalle 7 porte, Nodo libri, Como, 2022, ISBN: 978-88-7185-345-1.

De Ponti R., Cantini L., Bolondi L. Edifici in muratura. Caratteristiche costruttive, vulnerabilità e approfondimenti diagnostici. Grafill, Palermo, 2021. ISBN: 9788827702819.

Publications for Journals:

Cantini L. Santa Maria di Collemaggio. L'Aquila. In ARKETIPO, VOL. 143, 12:2020, pp. 98-103.

Cantini L. La riforma dei ‘gugliotti’ del tiburio del Duomo di Milano. Dal progetto di ricostruzione alla conservazione integrata. In Arte Lombarda, 2023, pp. 82-102.

Barazzetti L., Previtali M., Cantini L., Oteri A. M. Digital Recording of Historical Defensive Structures in Mountainous Areas Using Drones: Considerations and Comparisons. In Drones, 7:512, 2023, pp. 1-24.

Li S., Cantini L. Community-driven heritage preservation in mountainous regions: a comparative study of Italy and China, Built Heritage, vol. 9 (1), 2025.

Martinelli G., Previtali M., Cantini L., Barazzetti L., A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Conservation Design of the Medieval Fortress of Vogogna from the Analysis to the Valorization of the Archeological Site, Heritage, vol. 8(11), 2025.

Conference papers:

Della Torre S., Cantini L., Damage control, preservation procedures and durability studies: an investigation approach through the Milan Duomo Cathedral Archives. In G. Milani, A. Taliercio, S. Garrity (Eds) Proceedings of the 10th International Masonry Conference, Milan, Italy, July 9-11, 2018, ISSN: 2523‐532X, July 2018, pp. 2114-2123.

Della Torre S., Cantini L. (2021). Timber reinforcements: local construction techniques in Italian historical buildings. In 12th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, SAHC 2021, pp. 469-479

Cantini L., Bolondi L., De Ponti R. (2024). Calibrazione di una metodologia sperimentale per la mitigazione del rischio e la conservazione dei rivestimenti del Duomo di Milano. In Driussi G., Morabito Z., La conservazione preventiva e programmata venti anni dopo il codice dei beni culturali, Edizioni Arcadia Ricerche, Treviso, pp. 167-177.

Community Service

Since 2025 he has been the University delegate for the national consortium Technical Innovation in Cultural Heritage (TICHE).