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Aymonino and other noteworthy instructors. He has carried out various residential complexes and real estate
projects. He served as vice president of the Dominican National Council for Urban Affairs and deputy director
of the National Housing Institute. He also partially coincided with Pedro Mena while studying in Florence.
Atilio León (March 9, 1951)
. Università degli Studi di Firenze, 1972- 1974. He was assistant to Prof. Do-
menico Cardini, Istituto di Composizione, on the recommendation of Glauco Castellanos. He devoted his
studies mainly to the area of architectural design. Upon his return to the Dominican Republic, he became a
professor of various subjects at the UNPHU School of Architecture and Urban Planning, where he also later
became dean.
Pedro Mena Lajara (April 6, 1952)
. Università degli Studi di Firenze, 1972- 1976. He began his studies with
a series of seminars on restoring historic urban centers, taught by Piero Sampaolesi, Gamberini, Mastrodicas-
sa, Ghio, and Gurrieri, among others. He also took courses in Rome with Bruno Zevi and Leonardo Benévolo.
His degree was validated at the Polytechnic of Madrid. He is the designer of many works, especially of a real
estate nature, and a second project executed for the Cathedral of La Vega, based on the original project by
Erwin Cott.
Carmen Amelia Castro (July 21, 1954)
. Università degli Studi di Firenze, 1979-2019 Thesis: “Le Cascine e
dintorni: un progetto di recupero urbanistico” (Le Cascine and surroundings: an urban regeneration project,
in tandem with Bruno Droghetti), 1989 under the direction of Prof. Marco Massa. During her studies, she met
Prof. Gabriele Corsani, whom she later married. They both live in Italy to this day. She obtained the title and
professional recognition of Architect in Florence in 2003. She has worked as an instructor at the Università
Interior of an
apartment in Gazcue,
Santo Domingo, by
architect Fernandez
de Castro.
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