Antonio Perazzi (born 26 January 1969) is an Italian garden designer, landscape architect, botanist, writer and journalist. He is an expert in naturalistic and ecological garden.

Biography

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Antonio Perazzi specialized in garden and landscape architecture at Politecnico di Milano and at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. In 1998 he opened his studio and he signed projects as well as having offered advice to architectural and engineering companies, collaborating with Michele de Lucchi, Ettore Sottsass, Antonio Citterio, Franco Zagari, Park Associati, OBR, Tekne S.p.A., Cecchi & Lima Architetti Associati.[1]

He was involved in public and private projects in Italy and abroad, among all: the two public parks of Via Brisa e Via Ovada in Milan,[2] Triennale di Milano roof garden,[3][4][5] Amagioia garden[6] at Palazzo Varignana, part of the circuit Grandi Giardini Italiani, public spaces of Kaylan Mart mall, in Jaipur, India, landscape advice for Turin–Lyon high-speed railway. He has been invited to international exhibitions: Venice Biennale of Architecture, Festival international des jardins de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Avant gardeners exhibition at Tate Gallery, London, Féstival International des Jardins de Métis,[7] at Redford garden, Grand-Métis, Quebec, Canada.[1][8][9][10][11]

He was adjunct professor at Politecnico di Milano and held lectures and workshops in Italian and foreign faculties[1][11] such as: Brera Academy, Politecnico di Milano, Universität der Künste Berlin, Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (ISIA) of Urbino, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Yunnan University of Finance & Economics, École nationale supérieure du paysage de Versailles.

Perazzi collaborates with national and international magazines. He published "Contro il Giardino" with Pia Pera for Ponte alle Grazie[12] and "Foraverde" for Maestri di Giardino, with a preface of Gilles Clément; He monthly signs "Bustine di paesaggio" a column on the magazine Gardenia.[1][11][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Main projects

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Main international exhibitions

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Prizes and honors

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In 2009 he was selected as one of the world's most talented designers of public and private spaces in the book "Avant Gardeners: 50 Visionaries of the Contemporary Landscape".[21] In 2001, he was selected for the first Martini Prize for Landscape architecture, Villa Oliva-Buonvisi, San Pancrazio, Lucca, with the project "Il giardino del giardiniere".[20]

Writings

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Antonio Perazzi collaborates with national and international magazines. He published Contro il Giardino with Pia Pera for Ponte alle Grazie[12] and "Foraverde" for Maestri di Giardino,[19][22] with a preface by Gilles Clément; He monthly signs "Bustine di paesaggio" a column on the magazine Gardenia, Cairo Communication.[1][13][14]

Bibliography

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  • Pia Pera – Antonio Perazzi, Contro il Giardino, Ed. Ponte alle Grazie, 2007. ISBN 978-8879289009
  • Antonio Perazzi, Foraverde, Ed. Maestri di Giardino, 2013. ISBN 9788898150199[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Studio Antonio Perazzi: STUDIO". Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Ordine e fondazione degli architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori della Provincia di Milano. Residenze sociali, Via Ovada". ordinearchitetti.mi.it. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "DOMUS WEB. Una serra fra parco e città". domusweb.it.
  4. ^ a b "Francesca Tagliabue: Terrazza Triennale, a due passi dal cielo". themoodboarders.com.
  5. ^ a b "Alchimag. Una serra sospesa tra parco e città". alchimag.net. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b "The Italian Botanical Heritage – The ultimate guide of italian garden and landscapes. Giardino Amagioia". italianbotanicalheritage.com.
  7. ^ a b "Festival/ Jardin de Métis, Antonio Perazzi".[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b "Lucia Valerio: Il mondo verde del paesaggista Antonio Perazzi". Graziacasa.it. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d "Studio Antonio Perazzi: PROGETTI". Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Il lusso essenziale. Protagonisti: Antonio Perazzi". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "Master in paesaggistica. Lezione di botanica temporanea di Antonio Perazzi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Lorenza Maria Mori: Due pere in giardino. Antonio Perazzi e Pia Pera".
  13. ^ a b c "Feltrinelli, Libri di Antonio Perazzi". lafeltrinelli.it.
  14. ^ a b c "Ibs, Libri di Antonio Perazzi". ibs.it.
  15. ^ Ospite.html "Letteraltura. Ospiti: Antonio Perazzi". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  16. ^ "Festival del verde e del paesaggio di Roma. Testimonial: Antonio Perazzi". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Maestri di Giardino. Antonio Perazzi, Giardino di Piuca" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Leggere la città. Ospiti: Antonio Perazzi".
  19. ^ a b "Marzia Barosso, Intervista ad Antonio Perazzi paesaggista e botanico con il pallino per la scrittura".
  20. ^ a b "Mimma Pallavicini: Premio Martini fra paesaggio e siepi potate".
  21. ^ "Avant Gardeners". ibs.it.
  22. ^ "Laura Pirovano: Antonio Perazzi, Forvarede". giardininviaggio.it.
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