Nikos A. Salingaros

Nikos A. Salingaros is a physicist, mathematician, urbanist, and architectural theorist. He teaches Mathematics and Architecture at the University of Texas at San Antonio and Università di Roma III, Italy, and has served as a visiting professor at the Technical University of Delft and in Querétaro, Mexico. A pioneer in human-scale design, he has authored six influential books, including Principles of Urban Structure (2005) and A Theory of Architecture (2006), alongside over 120 scientific papers.

Dr. Salingaros utilises scientific methods to challenge outdated design paradigms established post-World War II. His research advocates for innovative urbanism concepts, such as Network City and Biophilic Design, and he was awarded the first grant for architecture research by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1997. Recognized as one of the “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World” by the UTNE Reader, he was ranked 11th in Planetizen’s survey of “The Top Urban Thinkers of All Time.”

As a consultant on urbanism for cities like Rome and Pristina, he leads the Gruppo Salingaros in Italy, promoting human-scale urbanism. He has lectured globally and participated in numerous conferences, emphasising the intersection of design and scientific understanding. He holds a BSc in Physics from the University of Miami and MA and PhD degrees from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.