Francesco Careri graduated in architecture. He is lecturer at the Architecture Department of the Roma Tre University. In 1995 he founded the urban art laboratory Stalker/Osservatorio Nomade, an interdisciplinary structure conducting research on the city through experiences of transurbance in open spaces and interaction with inhabitants. In 2009 he established Laboratorio Arti Civiche, an interdisciplinary research group looking for creative interactions between citizens and the built environment they live in. He currently focuses on informal urban settlements, exploring new possibilities of transformation through studies and proposals on the living conditions of Roma people in Italy and Europe.