POSITION
VG13 Architects is the practice led by Tommaso Fantini (1992) and Alberto Rossi (1992).
We invest ourselves in every project we work on, always engaging in an intellectual research throughout which we are able to realize our idea of architecture.
The aim, nonetheless, is never theoretical, but focused on creating buildings of striking quality that can have an intrinsic value of beauty and solidity.
INTENTION
Each of our projects takes its premises from a precise intention and become defined through a caring constant work.
Along the process we are definitely influenced by various external aspects — being them climatic, financial, legislative… —, but never to the extent in which our intention is no longer evident and visible.
The office has build in Italy, Switzerland and Morocco and has won awards and prizes in international competitions.
ACADEMIC
Tommaso and Alberto have led design studios at USI – Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, at the Università Federico II in Naples, at the Università di Genova, and at the Hochschule Biberach in Germany, and at the Hochschule Biberach in Germany, and have been invited for lectures and critics in several occasions.
Tommaso received his PhD from USI – Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, and Alberto has been a teaching assistant at ETH Zurich. They both graduated from the Accademia in 2017, under Walter Angonese and Valerio Olgiati, respectively.
SELECTED CONFERENCES & PUBLICATIONS
| YEAR | TYPE | TITLE | LOCATION / EDITION | CURATOR / AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PUBLICATION | VG13 Architects | Pacini Editore | A. Salvi, F. Cappelli |
| 2024 | EXHIBITION | VG13 Architects | Fondazione Architetti Firenze | A. Salvi, F. Cappelli |
| 2024 | PUBLICATION | Viaggio in Italia | ProViaggi Architettura | R. Bosi |
| 2023 | LECTURE | Urban Infrastructures | Politecnico di Milano | Matteo Ghidoni |
| 2023 | LECTURE | Figure, Tectonic, Space | Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing, China | Hui Pan |
| 2023 | LECTURE | Wall, Pillar, Column | NABA, Milano | Claudia Orsetti |
| 2023 | EXHIBITION | 10 Architetture Italiane | Triennale Milano | E. Molteni, V. Pizzigoni, M. Ghidoni, ph. G. Di Ioia |
| 2022 | PUBLICATION | Eighteen Italian Stories | AREA | E. Molteni, V. Pizzigoni, M. Ghidoni |
| 2022 | AWARD | Premio Luigi Cosenza, 1st prize | Napoli | Fondazione Annali dell'Architettura |
| 2022 | CONFERENCE | "HOLY SHIT!" | Cascina Crocetta, Cuneo | Amarchitectrue |
| 2021 | LECTURE | posizione, intenzione, definizione, costruzione | UniNa - Dipartimento di Architettura, Napoli | Alberto Calderoni |
| 2021 | LECTURE | "Werkvortag" | Akademie der Bildenden Künste München | Philipp Wuendrich |
| 2021 | CONFERENCE | Life of the Others - link to video | Zoom | F/A Fakeauthentic |
| 2021 | LECTURE | 15 Architetture Italiane | UniGe - Dipartimento Architettura, Genova | E. Molteni, V. Pizzigoni, M. Ghidoni - PhD DAD |
| 2020 | CONFERENCE | ITALY 2020 Best Italian Architects under 40 - link to video | ADI Design Museum, Milano | PLATFORM, Luca Molinari |
| 2020 | PUBLICATION | ITALY 2020 Best Architects under 40 | PLATFORM n°27 | Luca Molinari |
| 2020 | PUBLICATION | Porträt einer Generation | Werk, Bauen + Wohnen n°1/2 | Tibor Joannelly |
| 2019 | LECTURE | What's Next? | USI - Accademia di architettura, Mendrisio | AAM Students |
| 2019 | CONFERENCE | XYZ | MAS, Milano | Amarchitectrue |
| 2018 | EXHIBITION | ubernäme | 18. Biennale Architettura, Venezia | with W. Angonese |
| 2017 | LECTURE | Due Ville a Marrakech | USI - Accademia di architettura, Mendrisio | Atelier W. Angonese |
TEAM
Nicola Andjelic, Giovanni Campagna, Alexandra Radu, Massimiliano Selenati
(since 2017) Aris Aragno, Luca Bonazzi, Hao-Hsiang Chang, Poyun Chang, David Gutiérrez Schloss, Vincent Kern, Lorenzo Livio, Leonardo Moschetto de Wan, Tobia Morselli, Anna Pasquetto, Alessandro Pecci, Hannah Pielow, Ada Rosito, Tommaso Sala, Joséphine Saponaro, Nicola Soldini, Andrea Sirotti, Luca Sonzogni, Melanie Winkler, Xiangyu Zhao, Tong Zhou.