Mariana Slapac, born on December 10, 1955, in Tiraspol, Republic of Moldova, to a family of university lecturers, has made significant contributions to the fields of architecture, urbanism, and the arts through her extensive academic and professional career.Slapac's academic journey began at the Polytechnic Institute in Chișinău, where she studied Urbanism and Architecture from 1972 to 1977. Later, she pursued doctoral studies at the Ion Mincu Institute of Architecture in Bucharest, specializing in Architecture and Restoration from 1993 to 1996. Subsequently, she continued her doctoral research at the Institute of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, focusing on Plastic Arts, Decorative Arts, Applied Arts, and Architecture.In 1998, she earned her Ph.D. in Art Studies, followed by a habilitation degree in 2004, both from the Institute of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Her academic achievements were further recognized when she was appointed as a research associate in 2005.Slapac's professional career reflects her multidisciplinary expertise. From 1977 to 1992, she worked as an architect at the Moldghiprostroi Institute, contributing to urban planning projects in Moldova and Ukraine. Subsequently, she transitioned to academic and scientific roles, serving in various capacities at the Institute of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova from 1992 to 2012, including as Vice President of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (Section of Social and Human Sciences) from 2006 to 2012.Her creative endeavors encompass over 120 works in the fields of visual arts, decorative arts, architecture, urbanism, landscaping, and public monuments. Slapac's scholarly output includes 110 scientific publications and dissemination of science articles published in Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Germany, among others. She has authored or co-authored six monographs, four collective monographs, one authored encyclopedia, and one collective encyclopedia. Notably, she is credited with founding a new discipline in historical studies, comparative castellology.Slapac's contributions extend beyond academia and research into practical implementations. She has been involved in the design of heraldic, phaleristic, and uniformistic emblems adopted in Moldova and Romania. Additionally, she has overseen the inauguration of public monuments and contributed to graphic reconstructions of architectural monuments, plans, seals, and coats of arms. Her discoveries have been incorporated into academic curricula in Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova, as well as international archaeological research projects.As a member of various professional organizations, including architectural and heritage preservation societies, Slapac remains actively engaged in advancing her fields of expertise. Her work has left a lasting impact on architectural and historical studies, urban planning, heritage conservation, and artistic design, both locally and internationally.