Massimiliano Pappalardo

Marco Casamonti & Partners / Archea Associati

Archea Associati is an international architecture and design office specialized in urban planning, architecture, design, interior design e graphic design. Founded in Florence in 1988 by Laura Andreini, Marco Casamonti e Giovanni Polazzi, with Silvia Fabi who joined the firm in 1999, it currently has three offices in Italy – Florence, Milan and Rome – with over 120 architects and students from all over the world. Internationally, through the collaboration with partner firms, it is present in Beijing, Dubai, Sao Paulo and Tirana. The work of Marco Casamonti & Partners/ Archea Associati ranges from the landscape to the city, from buildings to design, in a constant activity of research and development on forms and materials, that also takes shape in the publishing activities of the firm. As a matter of fact, the studio is editor of Forma Edizioni, and it is involved in the direction and editorship of the international review of architecture "Area". Among the main works of the studio there are: the New National Stadium of Albania in Tirana, inaugurated in 2019, the Antinori Winery in San Casciano Val di Pesa (Florence), the renovation of the headquarters of Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence, the renovation and transformation of the former Magazzino Vini in Trieste where Eataly is located, the renovation and refurbishment of La Valletta Central Market in Malta and the TSH Student Hotel in Florence.