Founded in Florence in 1988 by Laura Andreini, Marco Casamonti and Giovanni Polazzi, Archea Associati is a design firm employing more than 200 architects, operating from its offices in Florence, Rome, Milan, Genoa and Paris. In 2001, Silvia Fabi joined the founding partners and coordinates the firm’s design activities. Also thanks to collaborations with partner companies in Tirana, Beijing, Dubai and São Paulo, the firm has completed architecture, design, interior design and graphic design projects all over the world. The interests and research activities of Archea Associati range from landscape to the city, from buildings to design. Although centered on architecture, its projects extend from graphic design to publishing – including the direction and editing of the international architecture magazine “Area” – as well as exhibitions and applied research.The complementarity among the various activities, all focused on composition across different project scales, fosters continuous critical reflection on the themes of architectural construction. Over the years, the firm has been invited to participate in major competitions in Italy and abroad, has received numerous awards and recognitions, and has been invited to take part – with its principal works – in several editions of the Venice Architecture Biennale. Over the years, the practice has completed numerous international projects and opened offices in France, Albania, China, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil. Alongside its core activity focused on design experimentation and the realization of architecture at various scales – from objects to buildings to urban projects –t he firm has consistently pursued integrated research and teaching activities within several Italian Faculties of Architecture. In particular, Marco Casamonti is Full Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Genoa, and Laura Andreini is Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. An intense commitment to research and critical reflection, disseminated through essays and publications in books and journals in Italy and abroad, as well as through the organization of exhibitions, events, and workshops related to design, has always accompanied the firm’s professional activity. Since 1997, Marco Casamonti has served as Editor-in-Chief of the international architecture magazine “Area” – with Laura Andreini as Deputy Editor since 2002 – currently published by the Tecniche Nuove group in Milan. From 2006 to 2008, he was Scientific Director of the Fondazione Annali dell’Architettura e delle Città in Naples. Since 2009, Laura Andreini has been Editorial Director of Forma Edizioni, a publishing house specializing in art, architecture, design, and photography publications. The firm has realized a series of architectural works that have been widely published in leading international journals and books and selected for major exhibitions and architectural reviews. Archea Associati has participated in many of the most significant national and international competitions and consultations, receiving numerous awards and recognitions. In 2001 and 2002, the firm was a finalist in the design competitions for the Turin and Florence High-Speed Railway stations. In 2003, it was invited by Immobiliare Novoli as one of nine Italian groups selected for the construction of a block in the former Fiat areas of Florence. In 2004, together with architect Rafael Moneo, the firm participated by invitation in the competition for the new Palazzo del Cinema in Venice. In 2005, it won the invited competition for the design of the Alban Tower within the masterplan for the new center of Tirana. That same year, it won the international invited competition promoted by Pirelli Re and Morgan Stanley for the former Ansaldo area in Milan’s Grande Bicocca district. In 2007, the firm placed second in the competition for the Parco della Musica e della Cultura in Florence. In 2011, it won the international invited competition for the design of the Yanqing International Grape Expo Park in Beijing, inaugurated in 2014. In 2012, it received the AIT Awards in the industrial production category for the Perfetti Van Melle plant in Lainate, Milan, and subsequently in 2012 for the Antinori Winery in Chianti Classico at Bargino, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, near Florence. In 2014, the firm received an honorable mention in the “Central Bank of Libya New Building Limited Architectural Competition.” In 2015, the Antinori Winery was shortlisted among the five finalist projects for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. In 2016, the firm won the competition for the New National Stadium of Albania, inaugurated in November 2019. In 2017, it won the international invited competition for the New Thermal Wellness Center in Ponte di Legno (Brescia province). In the field of exhibitions and cultural initiatives, the firm has participated in, organized, and designed numerous events and exhibitions. In 1996, with the Curno Entertainment Center, it was included in the Italian section of the 6th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. In 2002, the private residence in Leffe was selected for the International Exhibition on Stone Architecture and for the Italian Architecture Exhibition in Tokyo titled “From Futurism to a Possible Future.” In 2008, the Nembro Municipal Library project was selected for the exhibition organized by the Design Museum in London, and in 2010 it was exhibited in “AILATI Reflections from the Future” at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. In 2011, the MuBe – Brazilian Museum of Sculpture in São Paulo hosted the monographic exhibition “ARCHEA Sustainable Landmarks.” In 2012, the Antinori Winery and the expansion of the Perfetti Van Melle headquarters were exhibited in “Architectures of Made in Italy” at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. In 2014, the Antinori Winery was featured in “Innesti/Grafting” at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. In 2018, the Rua Harmonia building/studio project in São Paulo was exhibited in “Metropoli Novissima,” promoted by the Fondazione Annali dell’Architettura e delle Città in Naples. The firm also participated in the exhibition at Fondazione Giorgio Cini titled “Est,” presenting projects developed in Eastern countries, including the Liling World Ceramic Art City in China, the New National Stadium of Albania, and the Ba Na Hills masterplan and winery in Vietnam. Among the principal completed projects, in addition to those already mentioned, are the B3-2 Pavilion in the Urban Best Practices Area at Expo 2010 and the GEL – Green Energy Laboratory, both in Shanghai; the Colle Loreto residential complex in Lugano, Switzerland; the restoration and transformation of the former Wine Warehouse in Trieste, now home to Eataly; the headquarters for Sanlorenzo S.p.A. in La Spezia; the redevelopment of the Mercato Centrale in Florence and in Valletta, Malta; The Social Hub in Florence; and the transformation of the former “Ex Manovia” industrial complex for Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence. Additional projects include the renovation of residential buildings in the San Donato district of Florence; the Grand Universe Hotel in Lucca for the Marriott – Autograph Collection group; and The Veil project in Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan, which includes restaurants, shops, and a boutique hotel with spa. Between 2024 and 2025, the following were completed: the renowned new Kiss Bridge pedestrian bridge in Phú Quốc, Vietnam; the Veliera of Piazza del Porto in Durrës, Albania; the Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park Sports Center in Bagno a Ripoli, Florence; the new Leo France factory in Florence; the Altana Park View Residence and Garden Building projects in Tirana; the Parque Global wine bar in São Paulo; the new Lesko factory in Arquà Polesine near Rovigo; Casa Maitò hotel in Forte dei Marmi; the new Magazzini Bracchi store in central Florence in collaboration with the Fondazione Andrea Bocelli; and the new Shanghai headquarters of ECEPDI – East China Electronic Power Design Institute. Recently completed are the Teatro Nazionale di Firenze and the structural and functional upgrades of the Cetilar Arena in Pisa. Currently under construction are: the New Thermal Center in Ponte di Legno (Brescia province); the new headquarters of Banca Ifigest and the “Lorenzo Ghiberti” secondary school in Florence; the “Il Ferruccio” Theater in Empoli; the Butterfly Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan; the masterplan for the former Sheraton area in Tirana, including the renovation of the “Nënë Tereza” airport terminal; and, most recently, the confirmed process to begin renovation and expansion works on the Stadio Flaminio, future home of SS Lazio.