07/07/2026
Looking back on Final Reviews for our 2026 Vertical Design , we are so impressed with the creativity and precision behind our students’ designs. This summer, Professor Alessio Rosati assigned a section of the Tiber river for students to reevaluate, repurpose, and reinvent so as to create greater functionality and connectivity between parts of the Trastevere and Regola neighbourhoods on opposite sides of the embankment. Joined by Guest Crits Professor James Kalsbeek (College of Arts & Architecture) and Dean Stephanie Lin (The School of Architecture), Program Director Romolo Martemucci led the evaluation of student deliverables and project narratives in our Gatta Studio. Congratulations to Kelly Vigil (Kelly Vigil), David Decker (.deckerr), and Santiago Sanchez (Santiago Sanchez Aguilera) on a job well done! (Photo: Student David Decker presenting his project).
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Professor Alessio Rosati presenting the site location and explaining the history of the area.
Professor Alessio Rosati explaining the project expectations and directives.
Student David Decker (.deckerr) presenting his project. Carnegie Mellon University Heather Workinger Midgley
Guest Crits Professor James Kalabeek (left) and Dean Stephanie Lin (center) alongside Director Romolo Martemucci. James Kalsbeek Stephanie Lin The School of Architecture
Dean Stephanie Lin critiquing David Decker’s project. Stephanie Lin .deckerr The School of Architecture
Professor Martemucci critiquing David Decker’s project. .deckerr Carnegie Mellon University Heather Workinger Midgley
Student Santiago Sanchez presenting his project to the crits. Santiago Sanchez Aguilera SCI-Arc
Student Santiago Sanchez (far right) discussing his project with Guest Crits Dean Stephanie Lin (far left) and Professor Kalsbeek (middle right) and Pantheon Institute Director Romolo Martemucci (middle left).
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Guest Crit Professor James Kalabeek (background) and Director Romolo Martemucci (foreground left) commenting on Santiago Sanchez’s (foreground right) project. SCI-Arc Santiago Sanchez Aguilera James Kalsbeek
Student Kelly Vigil and his design project. Kelly Vigil The School of Architecture Stephanie Lin
Guest Crit Professor James Kalasbeek and studen
