A former Fulbright Fellow, he has a Ph.D. in architectural practice and regional development from UCLA. Between 1990 and 1996, he was the North American correspondent for the international journal Casabella. Currently he is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Architectural Education and UME, and an editorial correspondent for Construction Management and Economics. His writings have also appeared in Architectural Research Quarterly, Art China, Cartas Urbanas, Center, Costruire, Domus, Journal of Architecture, Il Giornale dell’Architettura, and Harvard Design Magazine. In 2004, he was ‘scholar in residence’ at Harvard, where he co-taught International Practice. He is a visiting professor in Economics and Organization of Practice and research fellow at the Polytechnic of Turin.