Mauro Penna

Mauro Penna serves as an External Lecturer and Teaching Assistant within the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD) at the Polytechnic University of Turin's College of Architecture and Design. He has held the position of Course Lecturer for the Architectural and Urban Composition Module in the Atelier Design-Build course continuously across four academic years: 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25, demonstrating sustained contribution to the Architecture degree program.

His professional focus centers on architectural design synthesis and urban-scale interventions, with core competencies in Design-Build methodology and Architectural Composition. These interests manifest through hands-on pedagogy in studio-based courses where theoretical frameworks integrate with practical construction processes, emphasizing contextual urban analysis and spatial design resolution.

As an external academic contributor, Penna operates within the university's teaching structure without documented research grants, laboratory affiliations, or student supervision roles. His engagement remains concentrated on delivering specialized instruction in architectural design studios, reflecting industry-academia collaboration typical of external lecturer appointments in design education.