In this event entitled “Rome Matters”, educators and practitioners present four lectures on Rome. The event is moderated by Jason Vigneri-Beane, an architect, industrial designer and faculty member of the Graduate Architecture and Urban Design program at Pratt. The first lecture is given by Pippo Ciorra, Italian architect and Senior Curator of MAXXI Architettura in Rome. He is followed by Pratt faculty members Frederick Biehle and Mark Rakatansky. The final lecture of the event is given by Pratt alum Alicia Imperiale, who is a highly regarded architect and professor.