Dr. Gaia Lavoratti is an architect with a Ph.D. in “Architecture and Representation of Architecture and Environment” (SSD ICAR/17). Since 2012, she has been hired by the Universities of Ferrara and Florence for the curricular units of Architecture Drawing. Since 2016, she has worked as a senior researcher for DIDA | Florence Department of Architecture. She integrates the CHM_LAB “Cultural Heritage Management Laboratory” and the DM_SHS Research Unit “Documentation and Management of Small Historical Settlements” from DIDA and participates in studies related to the formation and transformation process of historical settlements on the national territory and to the documentation strategies and appreciation of cultural heritage.