// architect and filmmaker based in Milan
Born in Milan in 1989.
Freelance Filmmaker and Architect graduated at Politecnico di Milano with a project of Adaptive Reuse and Social Reactivation of a Soviet Armenian Company Town.
For his studies and according to his passion he researches the relationship between interactive and multimedia visual communication, diversity and beauty through travels and social architecture, as user experience oriented approach to the design and analysis of social tools.
Specialized in adaptive reuse, interior and exhibitions design, video production and architectural visualization.
In 2024, he founded the creative studio "Why is desert desert?" along with Ayla Schiappacasse.
This studio weave cinematic narratives that intertwine architecture, design, the built environment, and the individuals who shape these realms. our lens delves into the intricate spaces inside, between and around buildings documenting the visionaries behind the visible form, from designers to builders through dwellers.
In 2012 he Founded “Sineterra” a no-profit organization.
He has made several overland charity travels, mainly to Europe, Africa and Asia, after which he has published two books: ”Tre uomini e una panda - Mongolia e altre storie” in 2012 and “Backwards – Insospettabili momenti africani” in 2018.
// Registered in "Ordine degli Architetti P.P.C. - Milano", n.21735
// via Bruno Cesana 10, Milan 20132
// +39.334.8660.789
// publications
// "Tre uomini e una panda – Mongolia e altre storie” // with Giacomo Albensi and Nicolò De Angelis, Ed. Sineterra, Lissone, 2012;
// “Genti e Vicende della famiglia Valcasali – Storia e genealogia di un casato brisighellese” // by Andrea Germi, graphic design by Marco Germi, Independent production, ISBN 978-88-6535-093-5, 2014;
// “Attorno al fuoco - Cento anni di avventure scout a Saronno” // by Andrea Germi, graphic design by Marco Germi, Alfa edizione, Milano, ISBN 978-88-8375-096-0, 2016;
// “Backwards – Insospettabili momenti africani” // with Nicolò De Angelis, Edizione Librati, Ascoli Piceno, ISBN 978-88-6645-546-2; 2018;
// awards
// Winner design proposals at “MediterraNew – Architectural Design Workshop” // with "isLand - Resilient model for a tomorrow mediterranean community” with Giacomo Albensi and Giulia Cerrato, Milan, 2014;
// Winner video project “Dal pane al seme: ieri, oggi e domani” at “Call for Green Project – Dall'EXPO al Po” // with ICS Leonardo da Vinci, Saronno and Prof.ssa Emanuela Scaioli, 2015;
// Winner video project “Giardini di Plastica – Una panchina per Genova” at Call for video of Ordine Architetti e Paesaggisti di Genova // with Giorgio Martino, Giacomo Albensi, 2015;
// Winner project "Excellence Award" at “International design competition of Shuangshan island Lighthouse Boutique Hotel” // with Hunan University and Matteo Rigamonti, Yu Yi, Bari Elena, Vittorio Rigamonti and Luca Cogorno, China, 2018;
// Finalist at " Kharkiv International Festival of Arts and Travel 2020 " // with "The Adam's dream", short documentary, 2020;
// Winner short film "Silver Award - Short Documentary" at " Florence Film Awards 2023 " // with "The Seasons", short documentary, 2022;