DORIANA O. MANDRELLI

DORIANA O. MANDRELLI WAS BORN IN ROME WHERE SHE GRADUATED IN HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AT IN 1979.
SHE ATTENDED THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE  AT LA SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME.
WAS MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF INARCH (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE), AND
SHE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF AN ARCHITECTURAL SERIES FOR “ CARTE SEGRETE EDIZIONI” IN ROME.
SHE DID DIDACTIC ACTIVITIES AT THE INSTITUTE OF HISTORY OF ART IN THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND ARTS IN ROME (UNIVERSITY “LA SAPIENZA”).
CURATOR OF THE  ARCHITECTURE’S SECTION AT THE VII  BIENNALE DI ARCHITETTURA IN VENICE 1999-2001.
AT THE VII INTERNATIONAL SHOW OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE BIENNALE IN VENICE (JUNE – OCTOBER 2000) SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE FOUR SPECIAL SECTIONS DEDICATED TO JEAN PROUVÉ, JEAN MANEVAL, THE PEACE PAVILLON AND ARCHITECTURE OF SPACES, AND THE ART SECTION.
IN 2004 SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE EXHIBITION “FORMA: LA CITTÀ MODERNA E IL SUO PASSATO” AT COLOSSEO IN ROME.
PARIS CORRESPONDENT FROM FOR ARCA REVIEW AND SHE HAS BEEN ALSO ROME CORRESPONDENT FOR CITY MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL.
SINCE 1985 SHE HAS BEEN COOPERATING WITH MASSIMILIANO FUKSAS.
IN 2002 SHE WAS AWARDED OFFICIER DE L’ORDRE DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES DE LA REPUBBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.
SINCE 1997 SHE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUKSAS DESIGN SECTION.
HER PROJECTS ARE CHARACTERIZE BY A CONTINUOUS SEARCH IN NEW MATERIALS AND NEW REALIZATION TECHNIQUES.
HER IMMEDIACY TO THE PROCESS OF DESIGN ENABLES CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE BETWEEN, STUDY MODELS BUILT IN THE WORKSHOP AND DIGITAL MODELS REALIZED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARES .
SHE LIVES AND WORKS IN ROME AND PARIS.

AMONG HER LATEST PROJECTS WE RECALL: THE ARCHIVES NATIONALES PIERREFITTE SUR SEINE AT SAINT DENIS, PARIS (COMPETITION WINNING PROJECT) - 2005; THE MALL AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE “ETNA-POLIS”, CATANIA, ITALY – 2005; THE NEW CONCEPT FOR EMPORIO ARMANI, SHANGHAI – 2003/2004; THE NEW TRADE FAIR CENTRE IN MILAN – 2002/2005; THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF BORTOLO NARDINI COMPANY IN BASSANO DEL GRAPPA (VICENZA, ITALY) – 2002/2003; THE NEW FERRARI HEAD IN MARANELLO – 2001/2003; THE NEW CONCEPT FOR EMPORIO ARMANI IN HONK KONG - 2001/2002: THE EXHIBITION HALL IN PORTA PALAZZO, TURIN 1998/2002; THE MAISON DES ARTS  IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BORDEAUX – 1992/1995.

AMONG HER LATEST DESIGN PROJECTS WE RECALL: THE PIECES OF JEWEWLLERY “ISLAND”, FOR SHORT STORIES - 2006, THE CHAIR BEA, FOR LUXY – 2006; THE TRAY MAO MAO, FOR ALESSI – 2005; THE CHAIR BIBI 580, FOR POLTRONA FRAU – 2005; THE DISSUASORE, FOR ORSOGRILL CITTÀ-2005; THE CUPS E-LI-LI, FOR ALESSI – 2005; THE CHAIR BIANCA, FOR ZEUS – 2004; THE COLLECTION FOOD DESIGN, FOR IGUZZINI – 2004; THE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR LAMP LAVINIA, FOR IGUZZINI, 2003; THE HANDLE BLU MOUNTAINS, FOR VALLI&VALLI, 2002; THE BIENNALE COLLECTION, FOR SAPORITI – 2000.

MASSIMILIANO FUKSAS

NATIVE OF LITUANIA, MASSIMILIANO FUKSAS WAS BORN IN ROME IN 1944, WHERE HE GRADUATED IN ARCHITECTURE AT “LA SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY” IN 1969.
IN 1967, 1989 AND 1993 HE ESTABLISHED PRACTICES IN ROME, PARIS AND VIENNA RESPECTIVELY AND SINCE 2002 HE OPENED A NEW STUDIO IN FRANKFURT.
FROM 1998 TO 2000 HE WAS DIRECTOR OF THE VII BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DI ARCHITETTURA DI VENEZIA “LESS AESTHETICS, MORE ETHICS”.

2006  HONORARY FELLOWSHIP OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS
2006  HONORARY FELLOWSHIP OF CAVALIERE DI GRAN CROCE DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
2005  MEMBER OF THE ARCHITECTURE ACADEMY IN PARIS.
2003  ACADEMIC OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE IN SOFIA.
2002  HONORARY FELLOWSHIP OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.
2000  ACADEMIC  OF THE NAZIONAL ACADEMY OF SAN LUCA, ITALY
2000  COMMANDEUR DE L’ORDRE DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.
1999  GRAND PRIX D’ARCHITECTURE FRANÇAISE;
1998  HE RECEIVED AN AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AT  ”VITRUVIO INTERNATIONAL A LA    TRAYECTORIA”, IN BUENOS AIRES.

SINCE JANUARY 2000 WRITES THE ARCHITECTURE COLUMN OF THE WEEKLY MAGAZINE “L’ESPRESSO”.
HE WAS VISITING PROFESSOR AT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES, SUCH AS THE ÉCOLE SPECIALE D’ARCHITECTURE IN PARIS, THE AKADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KUNSTE IN VIENNA  AND THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK. FOR MANY YEARS HE HAS BEEN DEVOTING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE STUDY OF THE URBAN PROBLEMS IN LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS.
PRESENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN ROME, PARIS AND FRANKFURT.
HE WORKS WITH DORIANA O. MANDRELLI SINCE 1985.

AMONG HIS LATEST PROJECTS WE RECALL: THE NEW TRADE FAIR MILAN, ITALY; THE NEW FERRARI HEADQUARTERS IN MARANELLO, ITALY;THE CONGRESS HALL IN ROME-EUR, ITALY; THE RESEARCH AND MULTIMEDIA CENTER – GRAPPA NRDINI  IN BASSANO DEL GRAPPA, ITALY; THE EXHIBITION HALL IN TURIN – PORTA PALAZZO, ITALY; THE SKYSCRAPER FOR THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF PIEMONT REGION IN TURIN, ITALY; THE ARCHIVES NATIONALES PIERREFITTE SUR SEINE AT SAINT DENIS, PARIS, FRANCE  -  (COMPETITION WINNING PROJECT);  THE EUROMED CENTER, MARSEILLE, FRANCE  -  (COMPETITION WINNING PROJECT); THE CONCERT HALLS IN STRASBOURG AND AMIENS, FRANCE; THE MAISON DES ARTS  IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BORDEAUX, FRANCE; THE GRAFFITI MUSEUM IN NIAUX, FRANCE; THE URBAN RENOVATION OF THE BLOCKS NEAR THE SEINE AT CLICHY IN PARIS, FRANCE; THE ILOT CANTAGREL IN PARIS, FRANCE; THE CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MAXIMILIEN PERRET DE VINCENNES IN ALFORTVILLE, PARIS, FRANCE; THE URBAN PLAN OF TREMBLAY EN FRANCE, FRANCE; THE TWIN TOWERS IN WIEN, AUSTRIA; THE SHOPPING CENTRE EUROPARK 1 AND THE ENLARGEMENT EUROPARK 2 IN SALZBURG, AUSTRIA; THE SHOPPING CENTRE PIAZZA, THE 18TH SEPTEMBER SQUARE AND THE MEDIAMARKT IN EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS; THE MAB ZEIL PROJECT IN FRANKFURT (SHOPPING CENTRE, OFFICES, HOTEL, RESTAURANT), GERMANY; THE URBAN BLOCK WITH SHOPPING, HOUSING AND  OFFICES IN MAINZ, GERMANY; THE CENTRAL SALFORD VISION AND REGENERATION FRAMEWORK, UNITED KINGDOM;  THE PERES CENTRE FOR PEACE IN JAFFA, ISRAEL; THE NEW CONCEPTS FOR EMPORIO ARMANI, HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI, CHINA; THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE IN PUDONG, SHANGHAI, CHINA; THE EXHIBITION-COMPLEX FOR THE NEW CAPITAL OF KAZAKHISTAN, ASTANA, KAZAKHISTAN; THE AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ABUJA, NIGERIA - (2006 COMPETITION WINNING PROJECT).