Arch. ALFONSO FEMIA

Torri San Benigno, GLF Towers MSC Cruisers, New BNL-BNP Paribas headquarters

2016 MIPIM Awards prize for the «best retail building in the world»

2013 INTERNATIONAL AWARD “GRAND PRIX” CASALGRANDE PADANA “Le Officine: former Metalmetron area” in Savona, project in third place (1)

2012 “EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE PHILIPPE ROTTHIER for the best mixing of urban activities and integrations with Milanese ice factory and Ice Palace project, Milan (3)

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS “THE CHICAGO ATHNAEUM” 2011 for the best 2011 global project with “Horizontal Tower” New directional buildings for Sviluppo Sistema Fiera, Rho (MI) (4)

Born in Taurianova, Reggio Calabria (IT) on December 12, 1966. Graduated from the University of Genoa – School of Architecture in 1992. Register of Architects of Genoa since 1994. Register of Architects of Regional Council of Île-de-France since 1995.

Co-founder of “5+1AA Alfonso Femia Gianluca Peluffo”, in 1995, Alfonso Femia has also been “Visiting Professor” in several national and international universities and has been teacher of Architectural Design Didactics at Kent State University in Florence and at the Architecture University of Ferrara.

Since 2014, he is the founder and director of 500x100Talk, a place for dialogue through the physical encounter, a research of the look and words, that meeting, generate reflections, connections and thoughts. A way to confront on the city, become aware of and discuss on the different views.