Francesco Scullica, Architect, Ph.D. in Interior Architecture, is full professor in Industrial Design at Design Department, Politecnico di Milano. He has cooperated with some relevant architects and designers in univeristary and professional field: among these we mention: Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis, Andrea Branzi, Giorgio Host Ivesich, Bruno Morassutti and Luca Scacchetti. Since many years he has taken part in international seminars as well as in activities as “Visiting Professor” at several foreign universities, such as the School of Architecture of Barcelona (Spain), the De Montfort University of Leicester (United Kingdom), the Institut d’Art Visuel of Orle´ans (France), the Fachhochschule fu¨r Gestaltung of Schwa¨bisch Gmu¨nd (Germany), the TEI (Technological Educational Institution) of Athens (Greece), the Lantao Culture of Beijing (China), the RTU- Riga Technical University (Latvia), the Art and Design Accademy in Latvia, the Heag (Haute Ecole des Art e Design in Geneve- Switzerland), the University of Oslo (Norvey). Nowadays (2020) he is the scientific director of two relevant master: the Master Interior Design by Politecnico di Milano and the “EMDM-Executive Management Design Master- for Innovative Environments” in cooperation between the Tongji University of Shanghai and the Politecnico di Milano. Ph.D. in Furnishing and Interior Architecture, since his doctorate (1996-1999) he started a research activity on the tourist-accommodation field and on hospitality design: in 2000 He was one of the promoter of “ H&C design” (Hotel and Contract Design). Scientific Observatory on Tourism and Hospitality (together with Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis, Marco Piva, and Giuliano Simonelli), and he has organized specific refresher courses (Hotel & Contract and Hotel Experience Design, Hotel Design Solutions), contract design awards (Contract Design International Design Award), meetings, congresses and exhibitions at industry fairs (Tecnhotel in Genoa, SIA Guest in Rimini, Homi and Host- at Fiera Milano), metadesign and design researches also with reference to businesses in the field, as well as the publication of volumes, articles and books. His role as expert on the Ospitality sector and Hotel design field lead him to be part of research teams, international congress and conference, and to promote professional design consultant activities as well.
He also dealt with other research subjects on furniture design, e.g. regarding the field of contract (Interior Contract) with reference to hospitality, retail and office spaces; others research subjects are “design for a wider usership”, and “The role of design in relation with the culture of living”. He was the Italian Design Ambassador in Latvia, for the 2018 and 2019 editions of the Italian Design Day, and Italian Design Ambassador in Norvey for the 2020 edition. Among his relavant pubblications on the hospitality and hotel design field: Scullica F. (2008) Interni Ospitali, Santarcangelo di Romanga (RM): Maggioli; Scullica, F., Del Zanna, G., Fossati, M.R., (2012), Human Hotel Design, Milano: Franco Angeli; Scullica, F., Elgani, E. M., (edts- 2019), Living, working and traveling, interior design for new scenarios between hospitality and work-field, Milano: FrancoAngeli, D.I.- Design International Series.
