WHO WE ARE


A TEAM OF EXPERTS WITH MULTIPLE COMPETENCES

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Simone RICCA


heritage conservation expert
Director
co-founder

Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Politics from Exeter University, United kingdom; Master Degree in Architectural Conservation from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Architectural Degree from the Politecnico di Torino, Italy.

Simone Ricca has been working in the field of architectural conservation for 30 years. In addition, he has carried out academic research and regularly runs technical seminars and training programmes in heritage conservation with ICCROM, UNESCO and many NGOs. He’s notably in charge of writing Nomination Files and Tentative Lists, of site assessments, of training courses on the 1972 World Heritage Convention and on architectural conservation, of research and conferences.

S. Ricca mailto:s.ricca@rcheritage.com?subject=objet%20du%20courrier

  1. RCHERITAGE builds on the professional expertise of its two founders, whose complementary backgrounds range from policy-drafting and site management to planning, from conservation to valorisation

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Lara GABORIAUD


assistant manager

Master in International Business, IDRAC Business School, Lyon, France, 2021, specialising in international marketing and management, Santander, Spain, 2019.


After several experiences as an Assistant Manager in different companies, Lara Gaboriaud decided to focus on her passion for heritage. She began by working at ICOMOS France in Paris, then in a heritage architecture agency in Lyon. Her different experiences and her diplomas have enabled her to assist with a wide range of tasks, including administrative and financial management, communication and business development.

She joined RCHeritage in 2023, and will be providing support in putting together UNESCO files, planning field missions, responding to calls for tenders and administrative management.

Alexandrine WADEL


architect and urban planner, GIS manager

MA degree in Architecture and in Urban Planning and Development (specialisation in Urban Planning and International Cooperation), Institute of urbanism and alpine geography, Grenoble Alpes University, 2020. MA degree in Architecture, Superior National School of Architecture of Paris-La Villette, 2015.


Alexandrine Wadel is an architect and urban planner specialised in international cooperation. Before joining RCHeritage in 2019, she worked within several architectural firms and in an international cooperation office in France, Madagascar and French Polynesia.

Within RCHeritage, she is mainly in charge of research, site assessments and surveys (urban and building condition, archaeological survey, etc.), territorial and urban studies, and realisation of graphic documents (cartography, reports). She also supports the preparation of applications for inclusion on the World Heritage List and in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Anselme GOUTTE-BROZE


urban and cultural policies advisor

MA degree in Urban Governance and Public Policy Analysis, Urban School of Sciences Po Paris, France, 2020.


After accompanying city mayors in their international cooperation projects within the International Association of French-speaking Mayors, Anselme Goutte-Broze joined RCHeritage in 2022 to work on the management of heritage projects.

Specialised in urban and political issues in Middle Eastern cities, he notably works on drafting the Nominates Files and Tentative Lists, site management plans and governance issues.

François CRISTOFOLI


urban planner - architect dplg
President
co-founder

Master Degree in Architecture and Town Planning (specialisation scenography), Architect D.P.L.G, National School of Architecture in Montpellier [ENSAM], 1989, France.

François Cristofoli is a town planner and an architect. He’s been working for 35 years in France and abroad, in private architectural and urban planning firms, for institutions such as the World Bank, UNESCO, and local and regional bodies (IAU IdF, Grand Lyon). He’s notably in charge of the architectural and urban studies and site valorisation, of the realisation of the graphic documents (books, nomination files, cartography, plans and maps), of site assessments, of client support and of meeting design and facilitation.

F. Cristofolimailto:f.cristofoli@rcheritage.com?subject=objet%20du%20courrier