Francesca Torzo

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Francesca Torzo (Padova 1975) studied in TU Delft, ETSAB Barcelona, Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio and IUAV in Venezia. She developed the diploma at Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio and graduated with honours by IUAV in Venezia in 2001 with arch. Peter Zumthor, prof. Umberto Tubini, arch. Miguel Kreisler, eng. Jurg Conzett. In 2001 she developed an experimental dry construction in stone together with eng. Jurg Conzett and HTW, Chur. In 2001-2002 she worked as project architect by Peter Zumthor Architekturburo Haldenstein, and in 2003 by Bosshard Vaquer Architekten Zurich.
In 2008 she started her own office in Genova.
From 2009 to 2017 she taught as assistant by Atelier Bearth in Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Since 2017 she is professor at Bergen Arkitekthøgskole, Norway.

She has lectured at a number of schools and cultural institutions, such as Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de Paris Cergy, aut Innsbruck, Technische Universität München, USI Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, Brickworks International Speakers Series Australia, Technische Universität Wien, Museum Alvar Aalto Helsinki, Triennale di Milano, Archi Summit Lisboa, Frieze Art & Architecture London, International lecture series KADK Copenhagen, and Architecture Foundation London.

In 2018 she is invited as participant to the 16th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, FREESPACE, curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara and she is appointed Chairman 2018-2019 of Maarten Van Severen Foundation in Gent.
The project Z33 house for contemporary art in Hasselt is awarded the international 2018 Piranesi award as well as the first edition of the Italian architecture prize. In 2020 she is awarded the Moira Gemmill prize.

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