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Recently opened: Il Centro shopping centre, Milan
What single change/innovation would make an architect’s job simpler?
Reduce the approval time process and procedures to gain planning and building permits.
What is your favourite medium?
Hand sketches. I still believe that it is the fastest and sexiest way to express an idea.
What can we learn from foreign architects? Every architect in my firm comes from a different country and a different background. We need to learn to embrace their culture without the loss of our own identity. Many non-Italian architects work in large teams whereas Italian architects tend to succeed as individuals. I do not believe in architectural firms that carry the name of a single individual. This is the opposite to my ethos of listening to others’.
What will the next big thing in the industry be?
The combination of physical space with virtual engagement. The aim is identical: enhancing experiences and comfort.
How do you see an architect’s role changing?
Architects shall learn again how to make their design approachable to people and become less self-celebrating. Each individual is unique, so are buildings that last. Functions and different lifestyles must be integrated. More and more often we are designing shopping experiences that resemble hospitality and working environments that mimic homes. Everything is sustainable. Ultimately the environment, our habits as visitors as well as our clients as investors receive an added value.
Are there limits to the part technology can play?
There are only benefits. Technology amplifies boundaries as opposed to architecture that is all about defining physical limits.
What are your hopes for the next 12 months?
That the banking system stabilises. That Mr Trump does not win power in the US, and that passion to improve our built environment is felt as a fantastic opportunity by the local governments. I also hope, as a group, that we will grow slowly and steadily.
Cleopatra Mall, Cairo, Egypt
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