Stefano Boeri
| Stefano Boeri | |
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(2009)
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| Born |
25 November 1956 Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Milan Iuav University of Venice |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Studio Boeri Architetti |
| Buildings |
Vertical Forest |
Vertical Forest
Villa Méditerranée
G8 Maddalena
Stefano Boeri is an Italian architect and urban planner, born in Milan in 1956, founding partner of Stefano Boeri Architetti. He earned a master's degree in Architecture from Polytechnic University of Milan and a PhD in architecture in 1989 from Iuav University of Venice. Among the most known projects are the Vertical Forest in Milan, the Villa Méditerranée in Marseille, and the House of the Sea of La Maddalena.
Stefano Boeri was the editor-in-chief of the international magazine Domus from 2004 to 2007 and Abitare from 2007 to 2011.
He is the professor of urban planning at Polytechnic University of Milan. He has been visiting professor in many international Universities as GSD Harvard Graduate School of Design, Berlage Institute, Columbia University. From 2013 he is the artistic director of MI/ARCH, an international festival of architecture promoted by the Politecnico Di Milano. To date, it has involved more than 60 speakers ranging between architects, artist, and photographers, among which are Renzo Piano, Rem Koolhaas, Elizabeth Diller, Steven Holl, and many others. He was also the artistic director of the International Festival of Architecture FESTARCH, which was held in Cagliari (2008 and 2009) and Perugia (2011 and 2012).
He is currently the director of the web platform theTomorrow (www.thetomorrow.net), which promotes an exchange of ideas on European culture, and part of the scientific board of the Galleria Degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy, a palace and Italian classical art museum, along with Davide Gasparotto, senior curator of the paintings department at The J. Paul Getty Museum, and Carl Brandon Strehlke, curator emeritus of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
In the period between July 2014 and October 2015 was Councillor for Culture and Major Events for the Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella in charge of the Artistic Direction of the “Estate Fiorentina 2014” an urban summer festival with live music, theatre performances, and several cultural projects by local organisations.
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