Paolo De Marco

Paolo De Marco is a Researcher in the Department of Architecture at the University of Palermo, Italy, teaching Architectural Design Laboratory courses across undergraduate and graduate programs including Architecture and Design in the Built Construction since 2020/2021. His office hours are held Tuesdays 9:30 AM–12:00 PM in Building 8, Room 12.

His research centers on contemporary architectural theory with emphases on white architecture as a Mediterranean poetics, Sicilian heritage reinterpretation, sustainable urban design, and the interplay between built environments and natural systems. He investigates historical continuity in architectural language, adaptive reuse of cultural sites, and pedagogical frameworks for design education, often contextualizing Italian and Iberian architectural traditions within global discourse.

Analysis of his 2023–2025 publications reveals dominant themes: Sicilian funerary architecture and burial vaults as cultural memory vessels; white concrete's role in Álvaro Siza's modernism; adaptive reuse of UNESCO sites; and vegetation's spatial agency in urban landscapes. His work consistently bridges historical analysis with contemporary sustainability ethics, particularly examining how Mediterranean cities negotiate tradition and innovation through color, materiality, and spatial organization.