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Dr. Daniele Beacco is an Italian architect, working as a Lecturer in the department of Architecture at PMU, KSA. His mother tongue is Italian; he speaks English, French and Arabic.
He received his B.E. degree in 2006, M.E. degree in 2009, and his Ph.D. in 2019. All of his degrees are from the Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy.
Dr. Daniele Beacco has years of experience in teaching, both in Italy and abroad, research and curriculum development at graduate and undergraduate levels. He has developed studies in Architectural Composition, Urban Studies and drawing courses, through projects and workshops analyzing urban transformations of industrial sites across Italian cities and more recently in historical cities of the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East. He has adopted an interdisciplinary teaching method in order to stimulate creativity and excellence in architecture.
His research interests include history of Modern and Contemporary History of Architecture, Architectural Drawings and Islamic Culture and Art. In his recent researches during his PhD in comparative urban and architectural analysis across the cities of Punjab, between India and Pakistan, he focused on the urban analysis of Islamic Cities in Indian subcontinent describing their own specific architectural features.
Dr. Daniele Beacco hopes to contribute to the academic excellence of the Architectural Department supporting the development of an outstanding generation of new architects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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2013 - 2019 Doctor of Philosophy Degree Urban Architectural studies and Islamic art and culture
Politecnico di Milano University, Italy |
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2006 - 2009 Graduate studies: master’s degree Architectural Sciences (Scienze dell’ Architettura), marks 106/100 Architectural Planning and IT systems
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2001 - 2006 Bachelor’s degree “Architecture and Society” marls 98/110 Technical subjects in the Architectural field. |
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Politecnico di Milano University, Italy
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Publications
1 - Beacco, D. (2014) Una Moschea per lo Scalo Farini, in La Parte elementare della città, Progetti per Scalo Farini a Milano. La Casa forme e ragioni dell'abitare, edited by Raffaella Neri. Skira ed. (ISBN 978-88-6242- 118-8).
2 - Beacco, D. (2014) An Architectural Analysis of the Walled City: a “Pilot Experiment” of Collaboration with the Building and Architectural Engineering Department of Bahauddin Zakariya University. In Del Bo A. and Bignami, D.F.(eds) Sustainable Social, Economic and Environmental Revitalization in Multan City. A Multidisciplinary Italian-Pakistani Project. Springer. (ISBN 978-3-319-02117-1). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278694846_An_Architectural_Analysis_of_the_Walled_City_A_Pilot_Experiment_of_ Collaboration_with_the_Building_and_Architectur al_Engineering_Department_of_Bahauddin_Zakariya_University
3 - F. Pittau, L. Bande, A. Passera, D. Beacco, C. Fumagalli and E. De Angelis. Brownfields regeneration as a smart growth option and building technologies: the case study of “La Goccia di Bovisa” in Milano. Proceeding of Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology, Institut Teknologi Brunei, Darussalam, November 1-3, 2014. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/300490698_Brownfields_regeneration_as_a_smart_growth_option_and_building_tec hnologies_The_case_study_of_ La_Goccia_Di_Bovisa_in_Milano
4 -Beacco D. (2014) Historical Punjabi cities and their Urban Fabric Transformation in the contemporary era. In S. Della Torre, M.P. Bogarino, Sguardi ed esperienze sulla conservazione del patrimonio storico e architettonico. . Nardini Editore, 2014. (SBN 978-88-404-0315-1).
5 - Beacco D. and others Authors. (2017) Bovisa. Un campus per la ricerca e il lavoro. (contribution). Maggioli Editore 2017. (ISBN 978-88-916-2093-4) https://re.public.polimi.it/handle/11311/1030122
6 - Beacco D. (2017) Urban Planning in Islamabad: from the Modern Movement to the contemporary urban development between formal and informal settlements. Springer. (ISBN 978-3-319-61987-3) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3319-61988-0_5
7- Beacco D. (2019) PHD Thesis: Architecture and Cities in the Punjab Region: an introductory study on the urban features across the main cities of Punjab between Pakistan and India (publication in progress)
8- D. Beacco, F. Fussi, P. Motroni, L'origine dell'Islam. Sogno di una teocrazia universale (The origin of Islam. Dream of a universal theocracy) Youcanprint (ISBN 978-883-167623-6) https://www.ibs.it/origine-dell-islam-sogno-di-ebookvari/e/9788822819253?srsltid=AfmBOopvwFo-vetPxiKIpdncThE6sFfYnpWzYuV_tN4sFQA8JYwOfRL_
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August 2025 – present University Assitant Professor and Reasearcher in the architectural field Academic-University Education |
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Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), P.O. Box 1664, Al Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, preparing lectures, design studios, assignments, and examinations. Conducting original research and presenting it at conferences, seminars, and academic events. Serving on departmental, faculty, and university committees. Holding regular office hours. |
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September 2019- August 2025 Architect Architectural consultant and freelance researcher |
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Daniele Beacco Architect Via Guido De Ruggiero 85 20142 Milano, Italy
Architectural design projects for new constructions and residential refurbishments.
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November 2013 – March 2019 PhD Candidate Academic research, Doctor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor in Architectural Composition. |
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Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 20133 Milano, Italy
PhD Researcher and Assistant Professor experiencing teaching support across multiple university courses and supervision of undergraduate and graduate theses.
Doctoral Research: Architecture and Cities in the Punjab Region – An Introductory Study of Urban Features in Major Cities of Punjab between Pakistan and India Active participation in international conferences and publication of one peer-reviewed paper per year throughout the PhD period. |
Politecnico di Milano University, Milano - Italy
Year 2013-2014, Laboratorio di Progettazione dell Architettura (in italian language) 2nd semester (January-July 2014)
Year 2014-2015 Architectural Design Studio 2nd year, 2nd semester (January-July 2015)
Year 2015-2016 Architectural Design Studio 2nd year, 2nd semester (January-July 2016) Y
ear 2016-2017 Architectural Design Studio 1st year, 2nd semester (January-July 2017)
Year 2017-2018 Architectural Design Studio 2nd year 2nd semester (January-July 2018)
Architecture, Cultural Heritage, Conservation, 3D modelling, BIM.
