MICHELE FRANZINA

Date of birth: 14th december 1962
Nationality: italian

Education

  • Degree in Architecture at IUAV Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, History of Architecture, 1988
    Dissertation: Il quartiere del Tridente a Roma, durante il Pontificato di Gregorio XIII (1572-85): analisi di un’area campione. Il caso dei Del Bufalo. The Tridente district in Rome during the age of Pope Gregorio 13th (1572-85): a case history. The experience of Del Bufalo.
  • Attended courses (selection):
    • Politecnico, Milano, 2002: L’analisi del valore per la qualità nel processo delle costruzioni civili. The value analysis for the quality in civil construction process
    • Scuola Superiore di pubblica amministrazione, Verona, 2005: Gestione della manutenzione del patrimonio immobiliare. Maintenance management of real estate assets.

Main Work Experiences

  • Art director Design You Edit and BBB industrial design
  • Founder and principal FPA Franzina & Partners Architettura, 1992 up today
  • Free lance architect, 1992 up today
  • Assistant architect, 1991 – 92 Architekturburo Fuss, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
  • Junior Architect, 1990 – 1991 Studio di architettura Bressan, Padova

RESEARCH SKILLS

Extensive knowledge in:

  • Energetically Efficient Building
  • Residential, Hospitality, Offices, Commercial & Restaurants, Entertainment And Wellness
  • Development Of New Functional Shapes And Layout Distribution
  • Special Focus On Natural And Artificial Lighting
  • Outdoor And Indoor Osmotic Integration
  • Detailed Master Plan With Technical Specification
  • New Construction Systems (Dry Building Technology)
  • Innovative Technologies And Materials
  • Project Already Engineered And Industrialized
Energetically Efficient Building
Residential, Hospitality, Offices, Commercial & Restaurants, Entertainment And Wellness
Development Of New Functional Shapes And Layout Distribution
Special Focus On Natural And Artificial Lighting
Outdoor And Indoor Osmotic Integration
Detailed Master Plan With Technical Specification
New Construction Systems (Dry Building Technology)
Innovative Technologies And Materials
Project Already Engineered And Industrialized

Presentations

  • Ciclo di conferenze sull’architettura residenziale e industriale: analisi di casi concreti con committenti, progettisti e costruttori
    Series of lectures on residential and industrial architecture: analysis of specific cases between developers, designers and builders.
    Milan, Venice, Rome, 2007 – 2012
  • Il processo ideativo e realizzativo tra specializzazione verticale e integrazione orizzontale.
    The creative and building process between horizontal integration and vertical specialization.
    Venice, 2008
    Paper presented at Constructa Meetings.
  • La manutenzione programmata degli edifici.
    The planned maintenance of buildings.
    Bari, 2003
    Paper presented at 6th Italian National Congress of Architects.

 Main Publications

  • MF (edited by) Book series Architectural languages. Exploration of the contemporary international architecture, Il Poligrafo, Padova, 2012
  • Coppa A. (edited by), Premio biennale internazionale di architettura Barbara Capocchin edizione 2009, Mondadori Electa, Milano, 2009, p. 141
  • Capperucci C., “Unconventional space. Una nuova idea di cucina che rimette in discussione tutto l’assetto della casa”, in 100 cucine, n°2, 2009, pp. 90-91
  • Vercesi F., “Ad Abu Dhabi c’è una torre con il tricolore”, in Panorama Economy, n°26, 2012, pp. 50-51
  • Coppa A., “Un grattacielo made in Italy ad Abu Dhabi”, in CerMagazineItalia, n°27, 2010, pp. 16-19
  • MF, “Santiago Calatrava. Il ponte della Costituzione a Venezia”, in Nero Architetture, n°4, 2008, pp. 6-11
  • MF, “Im-mediatezza e Ana-cronismo”, in Max Dudler Architettura e continuità, Il Poligrafo, Padova, 2007, pp. 08-11
  • Faraguna P., Michieli T., New made in Italy. 8 architetture parallele, Opus editore, Venezia, 2003, pp. 29-31

Awards and Honors

  • Shortlisted at The Plan Award, Villa category – Milan (2015) –Pebble Houses, Eilat, Israel
  • Shortlisted for the 5th annual edition of the IAIR AWARDS® at The London Stock Exchange – Milan (2015) – Company of the Year, Special Category, Regional
  • Invited at the Medaglia d’oro all’architettura italiana award –Milan (2015) – BGF House, Padua, Italy
  • Shortlisted at The Plan Award, Housing category – Milan (2015) – CT Complex, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nominated by Socrates Committee for the international award in quality and management spheres – London (2014) – Best Enterprise
  • Highly Commended at International Property AwardsHotel Interior Design – London (2014) – Relais Ca’ Sabbioni, Venice, Italy
  • Winner in Competition – Riga (2013) – Club-Type Residential Building Riga, 4 Elizabetes St.
  • Finalist at MIPIM Awards, Best Futura Project – Cannes (2012) – Airfloating Villas & Suite
  • Highly Commended at International Property Awards, Architecture Single Residence – London (2012) – BGF House Italy