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Pier Luigi Bandini
Associate Professor, Tenured, Appointed September 1979

Education

  • Laurea in Architettura, Faculty of Architecture - University of Florence, Italy - April 1977
  • M.S. Arch. - Penn State University - November 1977
  • Specialization Program in Computer Science - University of Pisa, Italy - 1978
  • Specialization School in Remote Sensing Techniques - National University Center for Data Processing (CNUCE), Pisa, Italy - 1978
  • Real Estate Licensing Requirement Courses - Continuing Education, Penn State University - 1994
  • GIS Techniques - Dept of Geography, Penn State University  - 1995

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Architecture, University of Florence, Italy, 1976-78
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Penn State University, 1978-79
  • Instructor, Department of Architecture, Penn State University, 1979-80
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Penn State University, 1980-86
  • Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Penn State University, 1986-present

Academic and Professional Honors

  • Fulbright Scholarship, Rome, Italy, 1975-76
  • Presidential Scholarship, Penn State University, 1976

Memberships

  • Associate AIA, 1991-present
  • APX, Brother and Academic Advisor, 1993-present
  • NAR, National Association of Realtors, 1994-present

Publications

  • Many articles and publications on Computer Applications, Italy, 1977-80
  • "Graphic Science and Design", by French, T., et al., contributor "Elements of Computer Graphics", (chapter 19), McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1983.
  • "Census of Computerization in the History of Art", edited by Corti, L., abstract  (Vol. I, pp. 325-327), Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy, and The J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, Ca, 1984.

Administration

  • In charge, Computer Laboratory, Department of Architecture, Penn State University, 1979-84
  • Director, Architecture Computer Laboratory, Department of Architecture, Penn State University, 1984-1991
  • Assistant to Department  Head, Department of Architecture, Penn State University, 1991-1993

Projects and Papers

  • "Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation and Ranking of Various Proposed Actions on the Elementary Schools within the State College Area School District" (Sponsored by the Dept. of Architecture), PSU, 1980.
  • "Computerized Analysis and Retrieval System for the Court House Study", with Corbelletti, R., et al. (Funded by The Pennsylvania Supreme Court), Department of Architecture, PSU, 1981.
  • "Digital Maps in Pennsylvania - Scenic Rivers Study", with Ferguson, B. K., et al. (Funded by the Laboratory for Environmental Design and Planning, PSU), Department of Landscape Architecture, PSU, 1981.
  • "Computerized Iconographic Bibliography", with Battisti, E., et al. (Sponsored by the Departments of Architecture and Art History), PSU, 1982.
  • "Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Frescoes by Correggio in the Duomo of Parma, Italy through Interactive Computer Graphics Techniques", with Battisti, E., et al. (Sponsored by the Departments of Architecture and Art History), PSU, 1983.
  • "Software Specifications for the Design Disciplines", with Fisher, R., et al. (Funded by Design Mirage, Inc. and the PSU Department of Architecture, under the auspices of the Ben Franklin Partnership), PSU, 1983.
  • "Stereoscopic CAD and Environmental Sculpture:  Enhancement of the Design Process in the Visual Arts", with Fisher, R., paper presented at the "SPIE/SPSE Symposium on Electronic Imaging:  Advanced Devices and Systems", Los Angeles, California, January 1989.

Exhibitions

  • "Computer Generated 3D Images of Florence Cathedral", exhibited at:

    "Brunelleschi Anti-Classico", Florence, Italy, October 1977.
    "Brunelleschi a Sorrento", Sorrento, Italy, May 1978.
    "La Biennale di Venezia", Venice, Italy, November 1980.
  • "Computer-Assisted projects done at ACL by PSU Students", sponsored by ISI, Inc., exhibited at COMDEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1985.
  • "Architecture Studio as a Work Place - Images from Penn State on-line", exhibited at the Triennale of Milan, Italy, May-September 1986.
  • "Anamorphic Space: Correggio Revisited by Computer", exhibited at the Biennale of Venice, Italy, June-September 1986.
  • "Pittsburgh Fly-by", permanently exhibited at Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991