Marco Acerbis

Architect and designer, winner of the XVIII Compasso d’Oro Award. Born in 1973, he completed his studies in architecture at Politecnico di Milano. From 1997 to 2004, he lived and worked in London, where he collaborated as an architect with Foster + Partners studio. During that period, he was involved in the construction of an eight-story building for scientific research at the Imperial College and became Project Manager of the Capital City Academy, a high school for 1,400 students, 250 meters long that was inaugurated by Tony Blair. Upon his return to Italy, he joined Mario Bellini's studio in a brief experience, after which he set up his own practice in both architecture and design.