Giovanna Guidicini holds a Laurea Magistrale (Master’s Degree) in Architecture from the Università degli Studi di Ferrara and a Ph.D. in History of Architecture from the University of Edinburgh. She is registered with Architecs Registration Board in UK since 2018, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2013. Giovanna's research focuses on the distinct contribution of Scottish culture to the artistic and architectural scene of early modern Europe, particularly regarding the role of the urban environment as performative space during triumphal entries. Giovanna is currently working on a digital acoustic recreation of Charles I's entry (Edinburgh, 1633). Her research investigates the representation of sacred, symbolic, ritual, and geographical space through different media (it being real, imagined, painted, literary, or digital) with particular reference to the Trinity altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes (1478), and to Flemish merchant Anselm Adornes’ involvement in the commission and in Scottish culture.