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Dr. Federica Goffi is a Professor of Architecture at the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism (ASAU) at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, where she has taught since 2007. She has held significant leadership positions including Co-chair of the PhD and MAS programs (2017-2025), Interim Director of ASAU (July 2021-December 2022), Associate Director of Graduate Studies (2013-2017), and Associate Director of Professional Graduate Studies (2011-2013). Prior to Carleton, she was an Assistant Professor at RISD in the United States (2005-2007).
Education:
- PhD in Architecture and Design Research – Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies
- Dottore in Architettura – University of Genoa, Italy
Dr. Goffi's research centers on the relationship between architecture and time, particularly in built conservation and adaptive reuse. She conceptualizes buildings as 'sustainable work-in-progress' rather than fixed artifacts, investigating conservation as a form of invention and imagination. Her work spans interconnected domains including Time-Weather-Tempo in architecture, architectural representation, psychosomatic health in built environments, and ethical dimensions of collecting and archiving architectural media. She examines how ordinary details in healthcare facilities can foster psychosomatic health, arguing architects must design adaptable details with city-scale impact. Her research interests also include CR|PT|C Practice, conversion in architecture, and the power dynamics in architectural media.
Analysis of Dr. Goffi's publications reveals a consistent trajectory from specific case studies (Carlo Scarpa's interventions, St. Peter's Basilica) toward broader theoretical frameworks for architectural adaptation. Her work demonstrates a clear connection between architectural representation and conservation philosophy, suggesting that how we document and represent architecture fundamentally shapes conservation approaches. Recent publications show increasing engagement with ethical, political, and power dimensions in architectural practice, particularly regarding the collection, archiving, and display of architectural media.
Dr. Goffi chairs the Carleton Research | Practice of Teaching | Collaborative (CR|PT|C), founded in 2019, and serves as lead curator for the '[from] Adaptive Reuse [to] Adaptive Architecture' conference scheduled for May 2026. She co-edits significant scholarly works including The Routledge Companion to Architectural Drawings and Models (2022) and has organized multiple international symposia. Her editorial work on InterVIEWS: Insight and Introspection in Doctoral Research in Architecture (2020) demonstrates her commitment to architectural education.
Dr. Goffi leads the CR|PT|C research collaborative which organizes the triennial Agora International Symposium series. The upcoming Agora III: Mediating Matter(s): Architecture and Bodily Affects (October 2025) continues her exploration of architecture's relationship with human experience. Her research group investigates how architectural elements, particularly ceilings and other overlooked details, influence psychological and physiological wellbeing. She also maintains a professional practice in built conservation in Italy and the United States and is a licensed architect in Italy.
