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- Tullia Iori (1969) is a civil engineer with multi-disciplinary research interests including the history of construction technology, the history of civil engineering and the conservation of modern architecture.
- Trained in Italy, she received her Ph.D. from Rome Tor Vergata University in 1999 with a dissertation examining the history of reinforced concrete in Italy from the origin to World War II. Published as a book, it won the “Edoardo Benvenuto Prize” year 2003. After two years as Research professor (1999-2001), she became Assistant professor (2001 -2005), and then Associate professor (2005 to today) in Rome Tor Vergata University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering.
- From 2001, she is member of the scientific committees of the PhD program in "Building Engineering: Architecture and Construction", in the Doctoral School of Rome Tor Vergata University.
She teaches Technical Architecture II to Architecture Engineering students, reading building construction history between the works of the most important engineers in the world and especially in Italy.
- The result of her research work has been published in various monographs, articles, essays on books that have been widely circulated and appreciated by the scientific community. Main monographs include: Il cemento armato in Italia dalle origini alla seconda Guerra mondiale (2001); Ingegneria italiana (dir., 2007); Pier Luigi Nervi. L'Ambasciata d'Italia a Brasilia (with Sergio Poretti, 2008); Pier Luigi Nervi (2009). Main articles include: Un sogno lungo tre chilometri. La lunga storia del ponte sullo Stretto di Messina, «Area», 59, 2001, pp. 6-19; L’ultimo ponte sul Tevere a Roma, «Casabella», 739-740, 2005 –2006, pp. 20-25; Contraddizioni e bizzarrie del cemento armato, «Materia», 46, 2005, pp. 32-36; Palazzetto dello sport a Roma, «Casabella», 782, ottobre 2009, pp. 50-65. For complete list see: pubblicazioni
- From 1994, she conducts her research in collaboration with professor Sergio Poretti. Now she coordinates research projects in Structural Engineering history undertaken by a group of PHD Students and talented undergraduate students.
She worked on research projects financed by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (PRIN, Project of Relevant National Interest), coordinated by professor Sergio Poretti. These include:
- "Modern Construction in Italy: Procedures and Techniques for Conservation and Restoration" (PRIN, 1998-2000);
- "Modern Construction in Italy: INA-Casa Housing Properties (1949-1963). Procedures and techniques for conservation and restoration” (PRIN, 2000-2002);
- "Modern Italian Architecture in the Thirities and Fourties. A Manual for Conservation and Restoration” (PRIN, 2003-2005);
- "Architectural Construction in Post-war Italy (1945-65). Conservation and Restoration Techniques and Procedures” (PRIN, 2006-2008);
- "Industrial Construction in Italy 1960-1980. Methods and Techniques for Conservation and Exploitation" (PRIN, 2010-2012)
- She has been engaged in a number of applied research projects (coordinated by Sergio Poretti), financed by public and private agencies to conserve and restore important architectural works of the twentieth century. In particular, the most recent include:
- the Post Office Building on piazza Bologna in Rome (by Mario Ridolfi, 1933-35), for which, on behalf of Poste Spa (the Italian Postal System), the proprietor, in 2008 has been elaborated a project to restore the most significant architectural features (agreement between Department/Superintendence);
- Confindustria Building in viale dell'Astronomia at Eur in Rome, for which, on behalf of Aedificatio spa, the proprietor, in 2007 has been elaborated guidelines for its restoration;
- the Post Office Building on Via Marmorata in Rome (by Adalberto Libera, 1933-35), for which, on behalf of Poste Spa (the Italian Postal System), the proprietor, in 1999-2000, has been elaborated a project to restore the most significant architectural features (agreement between Department/Superintendence);
- The Brion monumental Tomb in S. Vito di Altivole (C. Scarpa, 1968-76), for which after has been involved as a teacher in a seminar organized by the "Andrea Palladio" International Centre for Architectural Studies (CISA) in June 2004, in collaboration with the Office for Architecture and Contemporary Arts (MAXXI), on behalf of the Regione Veneto and the State-Region Committee for Carlo Scarpa's Works, has conducted a pilot project that will serve as a model for the restoration of the Venetian architect's masterpieces (agreement between Department/Superintendence);
- The Crafts Pavilion in Sassari, Sardegna (by U. Badas, 1952-58), for which, on behalf of the Architectural Works Superintendence, has been elaborated a project for the restoration and reuse of the building (agreement between Department/Superintendence/Sardinia Region);
- the Civiltà Italiana Building at EUR in Rome (by E. Lapadula, G. Guerrini, M. Romano, 1938-43), for which on behalf of the EUR Spa Agency, proprietor of the building, has been conducted the analytical research on architectural and technical aspects (2000); afterward, on behalf of the Rome Architectural Works Superintendence, has been elaborated the guidelines for an international call for the transformation of the Audiovisuals Museum (2001) and the restoration project for the architectural features to be preserved, which is currently underway;
- The Casa del Fascio in Como (G. Terragni, 1928-33), for which, after has been involved as a teacher in a seminar organized by the "Andrea Palladio" International Centre for Architectural Studies (CISA) in 1998, has been involved in the research team for elaborating the guidelines for its restoration. (The guidelines were not adopted.)
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