Gerardo Semprebon, architect, is a Granted Research Fellow in Architectural and Urban Composition (SSD ICAR/14) at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) of the Politecnico di Milano. He is involved in didactic activities as adjunct professor at the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering (AUIC) of the Politecnico di Milano, as PhD tutor in the AUID Architecture Urban and Interior Design PhD Program of the DAStU, and as co-supervisor of a number of Master Degree final thesis at the AUIC School. He is recipient of two PhD degrees: one in Architectural, Urban and Interior Design obtained at the Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, and the other in Design obtained at the School of Design of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His main research interests cover contemporary architecture and design strategies for the revitalization of rural territories in China and Italy. In 2019 he has been a visiting scholar at the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design (UDC) of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA). His research has been presented in several conferences, invited lectures, panels, and seminars in Italy and abroad. He carries out editorial and reviewer activities as member of scientific boards and editorial staff of peer-review journals, or as an independent reviewer. He practices architecture as both a freelancer and a team member in temporary design groups.