My project revolves around Saverio Muratori’s methodology of “typomorphology” related to Italian cities, particularly Rome and Venice after World War II. As an architect-educator, Muratori was distinctive because he questioned whether the modern movement’s approaches to architectural creativity were suitable for the reconstruction of Italian cities. His work for “INA-Casa” residential areas in and near Rome—Lido di Ostia (1949) and Tuscolano (ca. 1950)—confirmed his doubts that “council housing” was appropriate. Between 1950 and 1954 Muratori taught in Venice, where he refined his approach and then returned to Rome as a professor of architecture at La Sapieza, where he further elaborated his typo-morphological methodology. Muratori influenced many students (e.g., Caniggia), but much of his legacy has been lost to non-Italian audiences. I intend to read Muratori’s work, visit sites, interview Italian professionals he influenced (my Italian is functional), and clarify the implications of his work. Muratori's method, as shown in conservation plans by Benevolo, Cervellati, and others, goes beyond merely interpreting the historic fabric; it helps make decisions about how to intervene on city blocks and individual parcels in terms of conservation, adaptive reuse, and infill. By better understanding Muratori’s methods, I intend to adapt those methods in my teaching about urban conservation in non-Italian contexts.