University Commitment and Professional Experience: Ten Questions to Marcella Aprile

Abstract

In this interview, which took place in Palermo, 30 January 2018, Professor Marcella Aprile (b. 1947) talks about the changes of the Italian university system after 1968 and about her commitment as a teacher. An important part of the interview is dedicated to the story of her professional experience in the reconstruction of small town Gibellina after the earthquake of 1968. The conversation also investigates the role of drawing in the design process.