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| Boeri Studio | |
|---|---|
| Name | Boeri Studio |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Founders | Stefano Boeri;[note] |
| Significant projects | Bosco Verticale; Biblioteca degli Alberi; Torre dei Venti |
| Awards | International Highrise Award; Aga Khan Award for Architecture; Pritzker Prize [note] |
Boeri Studio Boeri Studio is an Italian architecture and urban planning practice based in Milan noted for projects that intersect urbanism, landscape architecture, sustainable design, residential architecture, and public space interventions. The studio has engaged with municipal governments such as Comune di Milano and international clients including institutions in China, France, Morocco, and Qatar while participating in competitions organized by bodies like the European Union and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Projects have appeared at venues including the Venice Biennale, the Serpentine Galleries and the Triennale di Milano.
Boeri Studio was established at the turn of the 21st century amid debates following the Milan Expo 2015 bidding process and collaborations with Italian practices linked to the Politecnico di Milano and the IUAV University of Venice. Early work responded to regeneration initiatives in the Lombardy region and proposals for post-industrial sites such as the Port of Genoa and the Tortona district. The firm expanded internationally after competitions in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing, and through advisory roles for the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, and cultural institutions including the British Council and Institut Français.
The studio was founded by Stefano Boeri, who served in roles within the Italian Chamber of Deputies cultural committees and taught at the Politecnico di Milano and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Key collaborators have included partners and associates who previously worked at firms like OMA, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, MVRDV, and Zaha Hadid Architects. Long-term collaborators and project leads have ties to research centers such as the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, the Fondazione Prada, and universities including University College London and ETH Zurich. The office has hosted visiting critics from institutions such as the Royal Institute of British Architects and jurors from the Pritzker Architecture Prize committee.
Boeri Studio's approach synthesizes ideas from biophilic design, ecological urbanism, and vertical forests typologies, drawing intellectual lineage from figures like Jan Gehl, Ken Yeang, Foster and Partners, and Paolo Soleri. The studio emphasizes integration of flora in façades and terraces, working with botanists affiliated with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and landscape teams from the European Forest Institute. Their repertoire references precedents such as the Barcelona Pavilion, the Villa Savoye, and the High Line intervention in New York City, while also engaging theories developed at the Courtauld Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.
Signature works include the Bosco Verticale towers in Porta Nuova which featured collaborations with nurseries and consultants from the Chinese Academy of Forestry, and the Biblioteca degli Alberi urban park in Milan that was realized with municipal departments and foundations such as the Fondazione Cariplo. International projects encompass masterplans for Liuzhou and design proposals for cultural centers in Casablanca and Doha, sometimes produced alongside engineering firms like Arup and Aecom. The studio has also entered competitions for high-rise designs in Moscow, waterfront redevelopment in Marseille, and mixed-use schemes near transport hubs like Stazione Centrale di Milano and Gare de Lyon.
Boeri Studio's projects have received awards from organizations including the World Architecture Festival, the International Highrise Award, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and accolades from national bodies such as the Triennale di Milano jury and the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca. Individual members have been shortlisted for prizes administered by the Royal Academy of Arts and named among lists compiled by Dezeen and Architectural Digest. Institutional recognitions include grants from the European Cultural Foundation and commissions supported by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.
Work by the studio has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the Shanghai Expo, and touring shows organized by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Museo del Novecento. Monographs and essays have appeared in journals such as Domus, Architectural Review, El Croquis, Abitare, and academic presses including MIT Press and Routledge. The studio has contributed chapters to compilations edited by scholars at the Harvard GSD, the University of Cambridge, and the Scuola Normale Superiore.
Critiques have focused on environmental assessments debated in outlets like The Guardian, Le Monde, and Corriere della Sera, and contested performance claims evaluated by researchers at Politecnico di Torino and Università degli Studi di Firenze. Controversies have arisen in planning approvals involving the Comune di Milano and local resident associations such as Comitato No Grattacieli; disputes also involved contractors and consultancies including Salini Impregilo and regional authorities in Lombardy. Academic critiques published in journals like Journal of Urban Design and Landscape Journal have questioned maintenance regimes, biodiversity metrics, and socio-economic impacts in relation to precedents like Brasília and Chandigarh.
Category:Architecture firms of Italy