Vittoria Di Palma is an Associate Professor at Columbia University’s Department of Art History and Archaeology. Di Palma specializes on eighteenth century architecture and landscape, focusing on the connection between landscape and epistemology. She wrote numerous articles on the subject and recently published Intimate Metropolis: Constructing Public and Private in the Modern City, co-edited with D. Periton and M. Lathouri. In spring of 2010, Di Palma was a guest professor with the research project, Routes, Roads and Landscapes: Aesthetic practices en routes 1750-2015.