Loredana holds an honours Degree in Preservation of Architectural and Environmental Heritage from the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, awarded in 2005. She is registered with the Italian Association of Architects, Designers, Landscape Architects and Curators of the Province of Reggio Calabria. She attended several postgraduate training courses in the fields of urban and building restoration, architectural restoration and of cultural heritage enhancement. She worked with a private architectural practice for a few years, and, since summer 2010, has been working at Istituto Piepoli’s Rome office.