Rome Works, by Tom Rankin (Peruzzi Press, 2015). Sample Audio version.

Selected Publications

2024 “un punto di vista americano a Roma” in [Ri]generazione urbana, edited by Giorgio de Finis, Bordeaux Editions, 2024

2021 AACCP (Architecture, Archaeology and Contemporary City Planning) symposium with Dynamic Research on Urban Morphology (DRUM) Laboratory  Özyegin University in Istanbul, Turkey April 26th-May 2nd, 2021
Co-coordinated Rome Session and presented 3 papers: Horrea Agrippiana: An On-Site Tour of the ISAR Excavation and Architecture, The stratigraphic ramp in the Horrea Agrippiana, and Borgo Abruzzo: New Vitality for Depopulated Villages. 

2021 “Sustainable Travel and the Theatre of Marcellus” Talk for Labrys Reisen at Rijksmuseum van Oudheden 12 April 2021

2021 Interview on CBS news about Fascist-era monuments.: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/exploring-romes-relationship-with-its-monuments/#x

2021 Conversation with Architects on Rome Series launched: https://tinyurl.com/y623kwst

2020 “Compact Cities, Broadband Villages, Rural Urbanism” and other presentations as part of the ISAR International Summer School in Architecture, Castelvecchio Calvisio, July 17-27, 2020.

2019 Invited to contribute to Venice Architecture Biennale. “Water and People in Rome: A Proposal for Venice Biennale”  https://youtu.be/hgmh6RBurf8

2019 “Culture Meets Ecology in Public Space” in Art and Economics in the City: New Cultural Maps, Caterina Benincasa (a cura di), Gianfranco Neri (a cura di) Transcript Verlag; 1 edizione. 

2018 Tiber Sketching, limited edition publication of drawings, Rome, Italy. 

2018 “The History of Wastefulness: Rubbish Through The Ages,” BBC World Service https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csy52s

2018 Rankin, T. (2018) “Art as a catalyst to activate public space: the experience of ‘Triumphs and Laments’ in Rome”, The Journal of Public Space, 3(3), pp. 139-148. doi: https://doi.org/10.32891/jps.v3i3.1137.

2018 Triumphs and Laments, Curated Exhibit of works by William Kentridge for the project to revitalize Rome’s urban riverfront. 

2018 “The Central Edge: Designing Rome’s Urban Riverfront” presented at XVII Seminario di Architettura e Cultura Urbana – Camerino 

2016 I Ponti di Roma Exhibit of watercolor drawings, Antica Libreria Cascianelli, Rome. 

2016 “From Rationalism to Neo-Realism” Lecture at Fulbright Commission Inaugural Meeting, La Sapienza, Rome. 

2015 Rome Works: An Architect Explores the World’s Most Resilient City. Peruzzi Press. 

2015 EcoWeek Book #1. 50 Voices for Sustainability  http://ecoweekorg.wix.com/ecoweekbook#!book/c236  “A Place for Re-Use in Rome’s Via Portuense.“

2014 “Spaces of Re-use, Re-use of Space” in Annals of Biennale dello Spazio Pubblico https://issuu.com/biennalespaziopubblicoroma/docs/a4_rigenerazione

2013 “Urban Space and the Tiber River” at Fulbright Meeting and Orientation, Centro Studi Americani, Roma (October 2013)

2013 “ENERGY. Oil and Post-oil Architecture and Grids” in Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians Vol. 72, No. 4 (December 2013)

2012 “Re-use of Space, Spaces of Re-use” Invited speaker at Eco-Week opening events at the Casa dell’Architettura. 

2012 Invited to present to Fulbright Commission Inaugural Meeting, Centro Studi Americani. 

2012 Featured speaker for Transport Planning department of Espoo, Finland,  Rome Study Trip.

 2011 Consulted on script for Rick Steves’  rewrite of “Rome through the Ages” documentary series. 

2011 “Graffiti: prioritizing the battle for civic respect” and “New Architecture in Barcelona” and numerous translations in Exibart.com

2011 Invited speaker at “Sustainable Cultural Heritage” conference, American University of Rome and British School of Rome. Nov. 2011. 

2011 Invited speaker at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, for three lectures on Rome. 

2011 Exhibit of watercolor drawings “Castelvecchio Calvisio Vista dagli Occhi del Mondo”, Palazzo del Capitano, Castelvecchio Calvisio, Abruzzo. July-Oct.

2011 “Un Progetto per l’Abruzzo” presented at University of Pescara, 12 January. 

2011 Invited speaker “Recupero sostenibile di un borgo medievale colpito dal sisma: Castelvecchio Calvisio” presented at San Vito Romano “Città e Paesaggio” conference 6 July 2011. 

2011 Visiting Critic prof. Strappa. CdL SAC,  University of Rome La Sapienza, 18 June 2011.

2011 Invited speaker at Fulbright orientation meeting, “Introduction to Contemporary Architecture in Rome”  at Ministero degli Affari  Esteri,  24 October 2011.

2010 Published book: Il Progetto Borgo Abruzzo a Castelvecchio Calvisio (Publicazioni Exorma, 2010)

2010 “Spaces of Re-use, Re-use of Space” presented at the Biennale Spazio Pubblico, Rome. Published in CD “Inserto di Urbanistica Informazioni” n. 239-240 del 2011, ISSN 0392-5005.

2010 “Informed Navigators vs. the City” in Perkins, Samantha,  Know-where (tbp)

2010 Guest speaker on urban planning for “Casalina 23” conference, 18 June 2010.

2011 Talk on “Roma Caput Mundi” presented to Avicenna WorldClass, Amsterdam during Rome Program.

2010 Foreign Architects Rome, responsible for exhibit of Cal Poly Rome Program at Tempio di Adriano for 2010 Festa dell’Architettura. 

2010 CNN Future Cities documentary, interviewed for Rome episodes on urban sustainability

1993-present Presented talks on Rome, Architecture and Sustainability to various organizations (Fulbright Association, Harvard Club of Italy, Princeton Club of Rome, World Bank, American Women’s Association, Boston Athenaeum, Berkeley Continuing Education, Los Angeles Time Board, Bulgari, Inc.

2008-present Writer of “Still Sustainable City” blog www.sustainablerome.net

2008 Featured in Story Corps audio interview in Library of Congress archives

2008-9 Organized and presented laboratories on Sustainable City Revitalization at Castelvecchio Calvisio, Abruzzo

2007 Translated from Italian, Carlo Cellamare, “Rome Model” Ambiguous Modernity”

2007 Featured on-camera expert on History Channel documentary “Cities of the Underworld”

2003-5 AIRC Rome Forum excavation featured in BBC, CNN, London Times, Republica, Corriere della Sera, and other international press.

2006 Wrote and produced audio podcasts on Ancient Roman Urbanism for Context Rome.

2005 Lecture for Fulbright Fellows in Rome on “Drawing Archaeology”.

2006 Organized Symposium “America and Italy: Architecture of the Post-War Years and presented opening remarks on “Neo-realism and Post-war Italian Architecture”

1999-2003 Scala Reale website and newsletter, frequent articles on Roman architecture and culture

2003 Princeton Independent, Jan 2003.  “A Rome with a View; a tour of Architettura” 

2001 Princeton Alumni Weekly, Feature story on Tom Rankin’s ventures in Rome

2001 Filmed as Rome expert in Travel Channel production “Intimate Escapes”

2002 Consulted on script and presented on-camera for Rick Steves’ “Rome through the Ages” documentary series, aired on PBS

1991 Architectural and Urban Environments of Sicily Volume 2. Contributor.

1989 Architectural and Urban Environments of Sicily Volume 1, co-edited with Jorge Silvetti.

1988-90 Harvard GSD Student Works, Projects selected for publication and exhibition.