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Edoardo Milesi

Edoardo Milesi (born 19 November 1954) is an Italian architect.

Edoardo Milesi
Milesi in 2022
Born (1954-11-19) 19 November 1954 (age 70)
Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
OccupationArchitect

Biography

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Born in Bergamo in 1954, Edoardo Milesi obtained his secondary education at Lussana Scientific High School in Bergamo before enrolling in the Faculty of Architecture at IUAV University of Venice. Influenced by the ideas of Alvar Aalto and the works of Carlo Scarpa, he developed an architectural vision centered on human well-being, emphasizing a holistic approach to living that combines aesthetics, functionality, and environmental respect. He later transferred to the Polytechnic University of Milan, where he graduated in 1979 under the mentorship of Franca Helg.[1]

After graduation, Milesi established his first studio, "SE", at Via Longo 1 in Bergamo. Throughout the 1980s, he was active in the Bergamo area, designing several residences that reflect the legacies of the Modern Movement.[2] In 1990, he began a decade-long collaboration with Olivetti Servizi Italia, designing automated credit branches in the provinces of Bergamo and Brescia.[3] Following this collaboration, he founded the architectural and engineering firm "Edoardo Milesi & Archos".[4]

Milesi expanded his operations to Tuscany, starting with the renovation of castles of Vicarello and Colle Massari in the province of Grosseto. During this period, notable projects included the Monastery of Siloe, recognized as a contemporary architectural asset by the Superintendence of Monuments of Siena and Grosseto,[5] and the Collemassari Winery.[6][7] The winery was featured at the London Festival of Architecture in 2008, the 12th and 14th Venice Biennale in 2010 and 2012, and the 24th UIA World Congress of Architecture in Tokyo.[8] It was named "Winery of the Year" by Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia guide in 2014.[9][10] Milesi also designed the Forum Fondazione Bertarelli.[11] He relocated the Archos studio from central Bergamo to Fiobbio, a hamlet of Albino, and founded the art and culture magazine ArtApp in 2008, serving as its editorial director.

Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Milesi was commissioned by the Company of Mary and Caritas to build an earthquake-resistant construction school in Port-au-Prince through assisted self-construction with the local population.[12] The wooden building, named after Pope John XXIII, won the first prize for Urban Innovation and Quality (IQU) in 2015 and was featured at the XXV UIA World Congress of Architecture in 2014 in Durban.[13] In the same year, he designed two prototypes of earthquake-resistant villages in Port-au-Prince, composed of small wooden houses built by the first students of the technical school.

In 2014, Milesi established the Scuola Permanente dell'Abitare, an organization dedicated to training and research in architecture, design, and art. Concurrently, he led the restoration of the former convent of Sant'Agostino in Montalcino, where he later established the laboratory Officina Creativa dell'Abitare (OCRA).[14][15] On 24 April 2019, the Ministry of the Interior appointed him to the board of directors of the Fabbriceria del Duomo di Siena, a position he held until the end of his term in April 2022. He is an active member of the Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts of Bergamo, a member of the scientific committee of the Italian Coastal Landscapes Observatory of Legambiente, and president of the cultural committee of the Bertarelli Foundation. Since 2021, he has been a member of the jury for Europan 16 Competition Italia.[16]

In 2020, the "Roccolo Abitato" project in Clusone won the German Design Award in the Excellent Architecture category.[17][18][19][20] In 2021, Edoardo Milesi & Archos secured three awards at the A' Design Award and Competition: a Golden Award for the Forum Fondazione Bertarelli and two Silver Awards for the "Roccolo Abitato" in Clusone and the "Villa in Collina" in Ponteranica.[21] His project for the Cupano Winery in Montalcino earned an honorable mention at the In/Architettura 2023 awards for Tuscany, organized by the Italian National Institute of Architecture, for the "ability to reinterpret traditional typological features and compositional elements in a contemporary key, in harmony with their location".[22][23]

Works (selection)

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References

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  1. ^ Giulia Anna Milesi (2011). Edoardo Milesi. Dentro l'architettura. Seriate: ASAV Seriate.
  2. ^ Del Francia, Pozzi, Servadio (2010): 10.
  3. ^ Del Francia, Pozzi, Servadio (2010): 42.
  4. ^ "Edoardo Milesi fonda lo studio Archos". Archos.
  5. ^ Catalani, Del Francia, Tombari (2011): 63–4.
  6. ^ Francesca Chiorino (October 2007). "Cantina vinicola castello di Colle Massari. Vinificazione sostenibile" (PDF). Casabella (759). Milano: Mondadori.
  7. ^ Molinari (2017): 172–9.
  8. ^ "I premi". Archos.
  9. ^ "L'azienda COLLEMASSARI conquista il premio "Cantina dell'anno 2014" del Gambero rosso". Beverfood. 12 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Il Premio 'Cantina 2014' della Guida Vini d'Italia 2014 del Gambero Rosso alla ColleMassari". Informacibo. 17 September 2013.
  11. ^ Alberto Riva (19 June 2015). "Architettura magica. Copiare (con il suono) la natura più soave". Il Venerdì di Repubblica.
  12. ^ Elena Catalfamo (27 October 2013). "Haiti rinasce. Ecco la scuola Papa Giovanni". L'Eco di Bergamo. pp. 1, 16–7.
  13. ^ Donatella Tiraboschi (2 September 2016). "La Caritas e le case antisismiche ad Haiti". Corriere della Sera.
  14. ^ Gianmaria Podovani (16 September 2020). "Officina Creativa dell'Abitare. Ocra, il polo culturale per il rilancio di Montalcino". Artribune.
  15. ^ Maurizio Boldrini (6 March 2016). "Montalcino, il restauro dà spettacolo" (PDF). l'Unità.
  16. ^ "Jury". Europan Europe.
  17. ^ Mariagrazia Barletta (14 June 2019). "Edoardo Milesi & Archos firmano il «roccolo» contemporaneo in cima a una collina di Clusone". Edilizia e territorio. Il Sole 24 Ore.
  18. ^ "The inhabited roccolo". German Design Award.
  19. ^ Chiara Scalco (4 December 2020). "Il Roccolo, Edoardo Milesi & Archos, Clusone". Arketipo Magazine.
  20. ^ Leonardo Servadio (2 August 2020). "Architettura. Milesi: «Il mio Roccolo connette terra e cosmo»". Avvenire.
  21. ^ "Edoardo Milesi is an award-winning designer with 3 featured award-winning projects". A' Design Award and Competition.
  22. ^ "I vincitori dei Premi In/Architettura 2023 Toscana". Archiportale.
  23. ^ "Premi IN/ARChitettura 2023 alle migliori architetture in Toscana". IN/Arch Toscana.

Sources

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  • Cristina Bergo; Cristina Fiordimela; Ermes Invernizzi (2015). Tredici complessi monastici. 1953-2013. Florence: Edifir. pp. 135–40.
  • Barbara Catalani; Marco Del Francia; Giovanni Tombari (2011). Itinerari di architettura contemporanea. Grosseto e provincia. Pisa: ETS. pp. 63–4.
  • Marco Del Francia; Barbara Catalani (2008). Architettura contemporanea nel paesaggio toscano. Florence: Edifir. pp. 54–63.
  • Marco Del Francia; Carlo Pozzi; Leonardo Servadio (2010). Edoardo Milesi. Architettura sensibile. Bergamo: Archos.
  • Gianluca Minguzzi (2006). Architettura sostenibile. Processo costruttivo e criteri biocompatibili. Milan: Skira. pp. 114–7, 177.
  • Luca Molinari; Alessandro d'Onofrio (2008). Sustainab.Italy. Contemporary Ecologies, Energies for Italian Architecture. Rome: Gangemi. pp. 106–7.
  • Luca Molinari, ed. (2017). Cantine da collezione. Itinerari di architettura contemporanea nel paesaggio italiano. Florence: Forma. pp. 172–9.
  • Marco Mulazzani (2015). Forum Fondazione Bertarelli. Sala da concerti nella Maremma Toscana. Milan: Mondadori Electa.
  • Francesca Perani, ed. (2005). Edoardo Milesi, 234 fotografie di 27 lavori. Milan: Idea Books.
  • Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi (2009). ItaliArchitettura 2. Milan: UTET. pp. 198–207.
  • Massimo Rossetti (2011). Cantine: tecnologia, architettura sostenibilità. Rimini: Maggioli. pp. 162–9.
  • Cayetano Cardelùs Vidal (2024). Back to Nature. Architecture blends into landscape. Barcelona: Loft. pp. 42–51.
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