Architect, architectural archaeologist, Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing., University of Stuttgart), Holder of the third cycle specialization diploma ``Study, Safeguarding and Restoration of built heritage´´
1999-2006 Preparation of a doctoral thesis at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg and Stuttgart, defended in December 2006. Placed under the title Die Westfassade von Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. Bauforscherische Untersuchungen zu einem Schlüsselwerk der südfranzösischen Spätromanik (“The western facade of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. Studies in the archeology of the building on a key work of late Romanesque art in southern France”, University of Stuttgart, 2006 ). Member of the joint doctoral school of the Universities of Bamberg and Berlin, supported by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, German scientific research group, equivalent of the ANR). Thesis defense on December 14, 2006 (“very good”).
Doctoral contract (scholarship) from DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) and the University of Bamberg.
1998 Obtained the postgraduate diploma ``Study, preservation and restoration of built heritage´´ (Aufbaustudium Denkmalpflege) at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg (with honors).
1995 Obtained an architect's degree from the University of Applied Sciences in Aachen (Fachhochschule Aachen), in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf (Kunstakademie Düsseldorf), with distinction “very good”.
1992-1995 Integrated inter-university course in architecture and architectural design Academy of Fine Arts of Düsseldorf, (Kunstakademie Düsseldorf)/University of Applied Sciences of Aachen (Fachhochschule Aachen).
1984 Baccalaureate
Professional experience outside salaried activity from 2008 to 2022, team work
Liberal building archaeologist working within the framework of collective research programs.
2020-2022: Research project on the remains of the Romanesque chapel of Sainte-Cécile d'Estagel, former priory of the abbey of Saint-Gilles in collaboration with the SRA Occitanie and the Louvre Museum (LA3M, UMR 7298)
2013-2015 : Roman cathedrals in the Tarragona ecclesiastical province (siglos XI-XIII): visual programs, liturgy and architecture in Tarragona, Roda de Isábena, Huesca, Zaragoza and Pamplona. Member of the TEMPLA research group, Girona, Spain;
2012-2017: PCR Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. AEGIMAIOR. The ancient abbey of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. Archeology and monumental history of a major monastic site in the south of France. (LA3M, UMR 7298);
2011-2014: ANR PAVAGE research program. Avignon bridge. New interdisciplinary research on a legendary monument. (Map, UMR 3495, Cerege, UMR 7330, CIHAM UMR 5648, LA3M, UMR 7298);
2010-2012: Organización funcional de los espacios eclesiásticos en las sedes episcopales de la Cataluña Vieja (I): Seu d'Urgell, Elna, Girona y Vic (ss. IX-XII), TEMPLA, Spain;
2008-2012: PCR Abbaye de Lagrasse (11) (Universities of Toulouse, Aix and Montpellier, 2007-2012);
2007-2010: The synagogal complex of Montpellier (LA3M) as part of a global archaeological study prior to restoration (City of Montpellier).
Individual liberal activity (between 2008 and 2022, selection of operations in collaboration with LA3M UMR 7298, CNRS-Aix-Marseille University as an associated researcher): surveys and studies in building archeology:
Medieval fort of Buoux (84), (MH construction site); the Notre-Dame-de-Lure abbey church (05) (MH construction site); apse of the abbey church of Alet-les-Bains (11) (MH); La Garde Adhémar (26) as part of a university internship at Aix/Marseille University; Lagrasse Abbey (11), Saint Sauveur Cathedral in Aix-en-Provence (13) and Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Church, Aix-en-Provence (13) as part of the restoration of these two monuments ( construction sites of the City of Aix-en-Provence); the Saint-Pierre church in Auxerre (89), as part of the restoration of the monument (MH site); study of a lapidary deposit of a funerary monument from the end of the 13th century and archaeological study of the apse rose window at the Cistercian abbey Silvacane (13), (Town of La Roque-d'Anthéron, MH); the crypt of the Saint-Seurin church in Bordeaux, archeology studies of the building as part of an emergency operation before closing an excavation (University of Bordeaux, Ausonius Institute, UMR 5607); The medieval castle of Mauguio (34), archaeological study and surveys before restoration for heritage architect Renzo Wieder; Archaeological study of the tomb of Innocent VI at the charterhouse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (30) (MH site); The synagogal space of Montpellier (34), creation of graphic documentation for a study prior to restoration for the City of Montpellier (MH site); The Carpentras synagogue (84), production of graphic documentation for a study prior to restoration for heritage architect Renzo Wieder; the abbey church of the Cistercian Sénanque abbey (84), graphic documentation of the church and adjacent buildings and study prior to restoration; The western facade of the Saint-Gabriel church in Tarascon (13), production of graphic documentation for a study prior to the restoration of the western facade of the church for heritage architect Renzo Wieder (MH sites); Cistercian barn of Fontfroide in Gaussan (11), tachometer readings of all the buildings for restoration and redevelopment, for the Goutal architectural agency, Paris; Saint Michel de Cuxa, recorded with a tachometer for graphic documentation of the monument in plans and sections, for the Cultural Association of Cuxa for their 50th anniversary; The walls of the City of Carcassonne, archaeological study and survey of the interior wall for monitoring of the restoration site since March 2021 (MH site).
Salaried university professional activities (teacher-researcher fixed-term contract)
2014-2017 Research engineer (CDD) at the Laboratory of Medieval and Modern Archeology in the Mediterranean (LA3M) UMR 7298, CNRS-Aix-Marseille University. Studies and research programs in collaboration with members of LA3M (selection): PCR Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. AEGIMAIOR: The ancient abbey of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. Archeology and monumental history of a major monastic site in the south of France (2012-2017, direction Andreas Hartmann-Virnich, in collaboration with Toni Volpe, V. Renalducci, L. Maggiori), then archaeological monitoring under authorization from the DRAC Languedoc-Roussillon / Occitanie; Archaeological study and survey of the church of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem (12th century) at Abu Gosh, Israel (2016/17, direction Nicolas Faucherre, Andreas Hartmann-Virnich); Archaeological study and survey of the paleo-Christian church of Ereruyk, in the Armenian Republic (2015/16, direction Patrick Donabédian); Archaeological study and surveys before restoration for the heritage architect Martin le Fèvre of the medieval castle of Oppède le Vieux (84) with C. Markiexicz; Archaeological study and survey of part of the Carcassonne enclosure (2015/2016 (direction Marie-Élise Gardel, Nicolas Faucherre) as part of the PCR Carcassonne (11): La Cité: study, survey and dating of the fortifications; Study archaeological study and survey of the monumental tomb of Innocent VI (14th century) with M.-P. Bonetti in 2015; Archaeological study and survey of the rose window of the Cistercian church of Silvacane (12th century) in 2014; Survey of a set of fortified houses from the Venetian period on the island of Crete as part of a postdoctoral program attached to LA3M (E. Maglio, in collaboration with V. Rinalducci) in 2014. 2009-2011 Research engineer (
CDD ) at the Institute of Architectural History (Institut für Architekturgeschichte IFAG) of the University of Stuttgart. Establishment of the Franco-German research program AEGIDIANA, “The Abbey of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. Archaeological, building archeology and archival research on the monumental history of a forgotten masterpiece of Romanesque art in France", co-direction with Klaus Jan Philipp (IFAG) and Andreas Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M) , and co-financed by the ANR and the German Research Collective - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG). Responsible for carrying out architectural surveys and studies in building archeology in collaboration with A. Hartmann-Virnich. Supervision of teams and student trainees training in the archeology of buildings.
2006-2008 Research engineer (CDD) at the Institute of Art History (Institut für Kunstgeschichte) of the University of Tübingen. Design and implementation of the research program “Romanesque cloisters in the south of France and the north of Spain. Architecture, iconography, functions and the place of monuments in cultural history”, led by Peter Klein, University of Tübingen, funded by the DFG. Head of the building archeology team.
2002-2005 Temporary teaching and research associate (ATER) at the Institute of Architectural History at the University of Stuttgart (co-direction with Dieter Kimpel). Design and implementation of the research program “Monumental archeology at Saint-Étienne d’Auxerre cathedral: the relative chronology of the five portals (13th-16th centuries)” funded by the DFG. Management of multi-year archaeological survey and research work, supervision of teams of professional collaborators and student trainees in architectural and building archeology training.
Professional activities as an associated researcher at LA3M UMR 7298, CNRS-Aix-Marseille University (since 2001) not listed above
2003, 2004, 2005 Stone-by-stone survey work at the Citadel of Damascus, as part of a multi-year Franco-Syrian program for the Citadel of Damascus, as a member of the LA3M team, project partner for the French part;
1999-2002 Field work as part of the preparation of the doctoral thesis. Carrying out an exhaustive archaeological stone-by-stone survey of the western facade of the abbey church of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard (30), its substructures and its interior elevations.
1998 Final study work for the cycle ``Safeguarding and restoration of built heritage´´: Archaeological study of the “Maison des Chevaliers” in Viviers (07), a medieval and modern monument classified as a protected sector.
1998 Carrying out stone-by-stone surveys at Ulm Cathedral, Germany, under the aegis of the permanent restoration project of the Lodge of Ulm.
1997 Supervision of a group of student interns from the Aachen Higher School of Architecture (Fachhochschule Aachen), during the annual introductory course in the archeology of buildings as part of the Multidisciplinary PCR “The Palais des Papes, archaeology, architecture, history and digital tools” (co-direction Dominique Vingtain, Philippe Bernardi, Andreas Hartmann-Virnich).
1995-1997 Liberal architect in two architectural firms (T. Gzechowiak and G. Hülsmann, professor at the Higher School of Architecture in Aachen).
1995-1997 Teaching: artistic drawing courses given in the private academy Bleibergerfabrik, Aachen.
Conferences (selection of communications giving rise to the publication of proceedings)
2007 Saint-Etienne Cathedral in Auxerre. Recent results of multidisciplinary and international research. Auxerre international conference, 09.2007
2009 Gothic architecture and sculpture. Renewal of methods and perspectives, international conference in Noyon, 06.2009.
2010 Arch-I-Tech: Archaeology, architecture, Engineering - New technologies. 11.2010, Cluny international conference.
2010 "ANR-DFG 2009 Program, Franco-German Round Table, Berlin, May 6-7, 2010": Presentation of the interim report of the AEGIDIANA project, “The Abbey of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard. Archaeological, building archeology and archival research on the monumental history of a forgotten masterpiece of Romanesque art in France (with Andreas Hartmann-Virnich) 2010 The archeology of the
buildings in question. A tool to know them, preserve them and restore them. ICOMOS international conference in Liège, 11.2010.
2012 Catalan cathedrals in the European context (s. X-XII): scenarios and escenografies. / "Las cathedrales catalanas en el contexto europeo (s. Stages and scenes. University of Girona, 11.2012.
2013 Romanesque Days of Cuxa: theme “The Romanesque portal 11th–12th centuries. New approaches, new perspectives. 08 – 13 July 2013”.
2016 International conference in Saint-Étienne, November 17-19, 2016: Officers and public affairs in the Angevin territories (13th-15th century): towards a political culture?/Gli ufficiali e la cosa pubblica nei territori angioini (13th-15th century) secolo): verso una cultura politica? (with Andreas Hartmann-Virnich, Maire-Pierre Bonetti and Nathalie Molina).
2017 The stability and reinforcement of Gothic structures in pursuit of balance International conference in Tournai, Belgium February 2-3, 2017 2017
Cuxa Romanesque Days: theme “The great abbeys and Romanesque art. July 10-15, 2017.”
2018 International conference in Bamberg, Germany: Romanesque portals and their transformation. 11.-13. 01. 2018
2018 Co-organization and participation in the international conference of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard: From Saint-Gilles to Saint-Jacques. Archaeological research on the Romanesque art of the “Chemins de Compostela” in the French South and in Spain, Saint-Gilles on November 8, 9 and 10, 2018 (with Andreas Hartmann-Virnich and Vanessa Eggert) 2019 International conference in Auxerre,
L archeology of buildings today and tomorrow. October 10-12, 2019
2022 International conference in Lipari, Cicile: The cloisters in the Mediterranean Area between the 11th and 13th centuries. Architecture, Archaeology, Art.
Conferences, seminars, courses
2015 Paris, Louvre Museum: guest speaker (with Marie-Pierre Bonetti) “The ex situ architectural sculpture of the abbeys of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard and Silvacane.
2016 Silvacane Abbey: guest speaker (with Marie-Pierre Bonetti, Nathalie Molina and Andreas Hartmann-Virnich): “The study of the medieval lapidary of Silvacane Abbey” Since 2001 Regular participation and presentations in research and Master's
seminars of LA3M UMR 7298, CNRS-Aix-Marseille University
Co-direction of student internships (Lagrasse 2008-2011, Saint-Gilles 2009-2012, La Garde Adhémar 2011-2014, Carcassonne 2015-2016)
Projects and work in progress in collaboration with LA3M
Religious architecture: PCR Saint-Roman troglodyte abbey of Beaucaire (30): (dir. J.-L. Piat, Eveha), since 2019; 2nd survey campaign in July 2020 in collaboration. with J.-L. Piat, N. Faucherre, A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M);
Saint-Gabriel de Tarascon (13) (MH construction site, commune of Tarascon): since 2019; second survey campaign at the end of 2020 in collaboration. with A. Garnotel (Archaeology mosaics), G. Martin (architect firm R. Wieder) and A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M)
Saint-Gilles-du-Gard (30) (MH site): archaeological monitoring and construction work noted until the completion of the restoration work (2022/23) in collaboration. with A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M);
Priory of Estagel (30) (DRAC Occitanie - SRA): since 2019; study of the monument and the portal ex situ at the Louvre in collaboration. with A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M) and P.-Y. The Pogam (Louvre Museum);
Church of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem in Abu Gosh, French territory in Israel: since 2016; third study and survey campaign in April 2021 in collaboration. with N. Faucherre and A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M)
Medieval synagogal complex of Montpellier (34) (City of Montpellier): since 2008; 5th study and survey campaign scheduled for 2021, in collaboration. with C. Markiewicz and A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M) (see also “Urban civil architecture”)
Carpentras Synagogue (84) (MH): since 2017; 3rd study and survey campaign in 2021 in collaboration. with C. Markiewicz and A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M)
Cavaillon Synagogue (84) (MH): project with the town of Cavaillon in collaboration. with A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M)
Under evaluation: Research project (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) “Cistercian abbeys in the western Mediterranean. Comparative research on the genesis, construction and design of a set of exemplary monasteries” (Sénanque, Silvacane, Le Thoronet, Valmagne, Fontfroide, Santes-Creus, Poblet): three-year project, in collaboration. with M. Untermann (University of Heidelberg), with the participation of G. Boto (University of Girona), A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M), Q. Cazes (University of Toulouse) et al.
Military architecture: PCR medieval enclosure of Carcassonne (11) (PCR): since 2015; third study and survey campaign in October 2021 (dir. M.-E. Gardel), in collaboration. with N. Faucherre and A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M)
Fort de Buoux (84) (MH, Commune of Buoux): since 2008; 6th survey campaign in 2021 in collaboration. with C. Markiewicz, N. Faucherre and A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M)
Saint-Anne Castral Chapel of Cannes (06) (City of Cannes): study and survey in July 2020 in collaboration. with N. Faucherre, A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M)
Urban civil architecture: Medieval houses in Puget-Théniers (06): since 2020; 2nd study and survey campaign in 2021 in collaboration. with N. Faucherre and A. Hartmann-Virnich (LA3M)
(Medieval synagogal complex of Montpellier: see above)
Valorization of research
2016-2019 Member of the scientific committee for the restoration work on the abbey site of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
2020- Member of the scientific committee for the project and construction of a museum on the abbey site of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Since 2020 Member of the Koldewey-Gesellschaft Vereinigung für baugeschichtliche Forschung ("Robert Koldewey Building Archeology Research Society", founded in 1926)
Other abilities
Computers Knowledge of image processing and computer-assisted drawing software: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign; Autocad; Scetchup;
Mastery and practice of computer-assisted laser tachometer topography software, Tachycad software, Photoplan; Photoscan (3D modeling)
Languages French: read, spoken, written
English: read, spoken, written
German: read, spoken, written
Spanish: basic knowledge
Winner Prize for “best foreign doctoral thesis in French historical architecture”, awarded in 2008 by the French Society of Archeology (SFA), Paris
Done in Aix-en-Provence, March 8, 2022
