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Elena Manferdini
Elena Manferdini graduated from the University of Civil Engineering (Bologna, Italy) and later earned her Master of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
In 2004 she founded Atelier Manferdini, a design studio based in Los Angeles, California. The company is clearly visible as an advocate of outstanding design and is internationally recognised for its ability to create innovative architecture, fashion and product design. The studio is based on a multi-scale working methodology and embraces the philosophy that design can participate in a wide range of multidisciplinary developments that define our culture. The firm is currently designing a single-family villa in Ascona (Switzerland), a 250,000 sq.ft. masterplan in Macerata (Italy) comprising 80 apartments, a museum and an open-air theatre. Atelier Manferdini has been selected to design a 150,000 sq.ft. residential tower in Guiyang (China) together with 10 other leading design firms from around the world.
In 2006, Ms Manferdini was invited to design the West Coast Pavilion representing the USA at the Beijing Biennale at the Chinese Millennium Museum.
In 2008 and 2010, she curated the West Coast USA session of the Beijing Biennale exhibition. She has given many lectures, including at MIT, Princeton, GSD and Bauhaus.
Alongside her leading design practice, Elena Manferdini has spent the past 8 years teaching architectural design studios and technology seminars for the graduate and undergraduate programmes at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. She currently serves as coordinator of the Graduate Thesis Program at SCI-Arc.
In 2004 she founded Atelier Manferdini, a design studio based in Los Angeles, California. The company is clearly visible as an advocate of outstanding design and is internationally recognised for its ability to create innovative architecture, fashion and product design. The studio is based on a multi-scale working methodology and embraces the philosophy that design can participate in a wide range of multidisciplinary developments that define our culture. The firm is currently designing a single-family villa in Ascona (Switzerland), a 250,000 sq.ft. masterplan in Macerata (Italy) comprising 80 apartments, a museum and an open-air theatre. Atelier Manferdini has been selected to design a 150,000 sq.ft. residential tower in Guiyang (China) together with 10 other leading design firms from around the world.
In 2006, Ms Manferdini was invited to design the West Coast Pavilion representing the USA at the Beijing Biennale at the Chinese Millennium Museum.
In 2008 and 2010, she curated the West Coast USA session of the Beijing Biennale exhibition. She has given many lectures, including at MIT, Princeton, GSD and Bauhaus.
Alongside her leading design practice, Elena Manferdini has spent the past 8 years teaching architectural design studios and technology seminars for the graduate and undergraduate programmes at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. She currently serves as coordinator of the Graduate Thesis Program at SCI-Arc.
