Architect Renata Cristina Mazzantini, PhD, started her career as an architect in 1998 focusing her professional activities on the enhancement of historic buildings, with special attention towards restoration and museum fitting. She is adjunct professor at the Politecnico of Milan and at LUISS University in Rome and is also author of many articles and books.
She has curated a number of special exhibitions and cultural projects, among which Quirinale Contemporaneo (an exhibition of contemporary artworks and design-works inside the residence of the President of the Italian Republic), Reggia Contemporanea in the Royal palace of Monza, Palazzo Borromeo Contemporaneo for the Embassy to the Holy See, ARSxIUS for the Court of Justice SSM, and Mims Contemporaneo for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
As an architect, it is worth citing her involvement with the transformation into an accommodation facility of former “Edificio Compartimentale FF.SS.” in Via Marsala in Rome with its adjoining archaeological park "Mura Serviane", the transformation into an accommodation facility of Palazzo Bandini and adjacent Duomo di Città Della Pieve, the enhancement of Villa Svezia and its historic garden in Rome. Among planned and/or directed restoration interventions, we recall Renata’s involvement in the ex-Istituto Geologico, Palazzo Montecitorio, the architectural complex of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, and the ex-convent of Santa Maria in Campo Marzio, all in Rome. Among exhibition projects, we recall Renata’s involvement in "Expo Belle Arti" at Palazzo Isimbardi in Milan, "Permanent exhibition of parliamentary history" at Palazzo Montecitorio in Rome, "Georgia O'Keeffe" at the Rome Museum Foundation, "Palais Farnèse" at the Embassy of France in Italy, "Darwin week" at Villa Borghese in Rome, and "The Dancing Satyr" at the Capitoline Museums in Rome.
Finally, Architect Mazzantini was appointed to many important positions, including Artistic and Architectural Advisor to the House of Representatives (2001-2014); Advisor for the valorization of museum artifacts for FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano (2013-2014); Italian representative to the Italian National Commission for UNESCO (2004-2007); and President of the ISIA in Faenza (2005-2007), among others.