10.00 - 10.35 Official Opening Session
Welcome:
Roberto Beraldo, Presidente Ordine degli Architetti Pianificatori Paesaggisti e Conservatori Venezia, Italy
Mattia Marzaro, Consigliere Ordine Degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti E Conservatori Della Provincia Di Venezia, Italy
Florin Mindirigiu, Co - founder SHARE Architects
Francesco Trovò, Università Iuav di Venezia - Professore di Restauro Architettonico, Italy
He was for a long time, an official architect at the ABAP Superintendency for the Municipality of Venice and its Lagoon, where he took on various coordination roles, such as that for the UNESCO site "Venice and its Lagoon" and was in charge of the restoration of important public buildings in Venice.
He is associate professor in Architectural Restoration at University Iuav of Venice. He carries out study and research activities on historical buildings in Venice, Cultural Heritage and climate change. He has participated in international conferences and is the author of several scientific publications. He sits on numerous scientific committees of journals and is a member of associations dealing with Cultural Heritage, such as Green Building Council Italia and ICOMOS Italia.
Danica Cachia Mifsud, Partner AP Valletta, Malta
Project: St. John's Co-Cathedral Museum Rehabilitation and Extension.
The most important museum on the island, hosting Caravaggio paintings among other prestigious artifacts. Besides restoring and reusing the neglected and under-utilised historical spaces annexed to the Cathedral, the team designed an extension like a monumental reliquary to house a very precious set of tapestries. AP Valletta is an award-winning architectural and design firm located in Valletta, providing architectural, engineering, interior design and valuation services. Founded in 1991, AP Valletta consists of a multinational and multi-disciplinary team of architects and other professionals. Over the years it has completed a range of projects and achieved considerable success in local and international design competitions
10.40 - 12.30 SESSION 1
Moderator: Simone Sfriso, Founder, TAMassociati, Italy
Valentina Favaretto, Managing Architect, 3ndy Studio, Italy
Presentation: Villa Marchi — Continuity, Memory, and Contemporary Interpretation
Project: Villa Marchi — An Architecture of Continuity
A sensitive renovation of a 1950s villa near Padua, where 3ndy Studio reinterprets the spatial and material identity of the original architecture through contemporary living, craftsmanship, and continuity between past and present.
Giovanni Ferrara, Head of Architecture and Senior Partner Luca Dini, Italy
Alberto Lago, Architectural Project Manager, Şişecam - Official Partner
Mladen Jadrić, founder JADRIC ARCHITEKTUR, Austria
Presentation: New into Old: A Cinderella Approach. Urban Anchor, Art-House in. Daegu, Korea.
An “urban anchor” — buildings whose presence and impact on the neighborhood contribute to the urban renewal of an entire district while strengthening both the structural and social fabric of the community. The design, selected as 1st prize out of 73 international entries in an open competition, forms a key part of the Chang-dong urban regeneration initiative
Giuseppe Farris, founder of Studio Farris Architects, Belgium
Presentation: Transformation of the Paper Factory “De Naeyer”
Studio Farris Architects was founded by Italian architect Giuseppe Farris in 2008 in Antwerp (Belgium). Since its very first international recognition with the refurbishment of the Lokettenzaal of the Flemish Parliament in 2010, the office has developed a reputation for transforming constraints into opportunities and uncovering the hidden potential of every project. The office work range from intimate renovations to landmark projects including the high-rise Park Tower in Antwerp, the Vazo Hotel in Vlora, the White Towers in Tirana, and the refurbishment and extension of the Antwerp Zoo. With offices in Antwerp and Milan, Studio Farris Architects operates on an international scale, with projects around the world. The office has received numerous awards for design excellence, including the Design Vanguard Award in New York City, two Arc 16 Awards, the Architizer Award, German Design Award, Iconic Award, and Lai Award.
Agustin Perez Torres, Partner BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)
Presentation: Fira Barcelona
BIG’s Fira project reactivates the historic Palau del Vestit, blending preservation with innovation. A Z-shaped design, new public spaces, and green courtyards connect city and heritage, transforming Plaça d’Espanya into a flexible, sustainable hub for culture, community, and global events.
SHARE Architects Society Dialogues
12.45 - 15.00 Session 2
Moderator: Simone Sfriso, Founder, TAMassociati, Italy
Filippo Caprioglio, founder Caprioglio Architects, Italy
Project: Casin di Palazzo Lezze - Venice.
Located within the historic Palazzo Lezze in Venice, Casin reinterprets the Venetian domestic interior through light, proportion, and material continuity. The project balances heritage and contemporary living with a refined, timeless spatial language
Piero Zucchi, co-founder of GEZA, Italy
Project: Adaptive Reuse - APUA 1880 HEADQUARTERS AND PRODUCTION COMPLEX
Capua1880, a Company producing citrus essential oils for the most authoritative companies in the world of beauty and cosmetics, decided to redevelop a disused building, once the bottling plant of Coca-Cola, located on the Calabrian coast swept by the winds of the Strait of Messina.
Ledja Cupi, Marketing Manager, Everest - National Partner
Presentation: Hybrid Innovation in Architecture
Davide Macullo, Founder, Davide Macullo Architects, Switzerland
Project: Innovation into Heritage
A Swiss tour across the lakeshore sanctuary of Chenot Palace Weggis on Lake Lucerne, the sculptural alpine timber installations of Rossa in the Calanca Valley, and a suburban concrete home in Galbisio framing Bellinzona’s medieval UNESCO castles
Project: The Rossa
The Rossa Project has been working for since 2017 with the deep involvement of the population, municipalities and associations, supporting, thanks to volunteers, a dozen successful projects, both local and international. Territorial planning through architecture and art in Val Calanca in the Italian Grisons of Switzerland has as its objective (among others), a sustainable economic growth that stimulates private and public entrepreneurship with the enrichment of lasting cultural heritage
Xavier De Kestelier, Principal, Head of Design, Hassell Australia
Project: University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
Designed by Hassell, the major £86-million development of the University of Glasgow’s brand-new, six-storey building has successfully been granted official planning permission. This significant milestone marks a major step forward for the historic institution. The striking new building will provide 11,600 square metres of specialised teaching and research space dedicated specifically to the University’s expanding Postgraduate Taught (PGT) student community. Simultaneously, it will deliver state-of-the-art, future-focused premises for the University’s world-leading Adam Smith Business School. Crucially, it stands as the fourth major new building delivered within the University’s ambitious £1 billion Campus Development Programme, and it is the very first facility in this extensive masterplan to be entirely purpose-designed for PGT students
Viggo Haremst, Partner & Design Director, Henning Larsen, Denmark
SHARE Architects Society Dialogues