1. graduated in architecture with full marks and honors from
florence university in 2005, recipient of a fulbright
scholarshipin2008,michelezanellawasgrantedtheaward
of excellence by pratt institute (nyc) where he achieved
hismaster’sdegreeinarchitecturein2010(msarch-post
pro).
bornborn and raised in florence, italy, he lived, studied and
worked in china, belgium, austria and the united states.
after a one-year internship at coop himmelb(l)au in
vienna, he moved to beijing in 2007 to work at mad archi-
tects where he was hired as lead project architect.
in 2008 he moved to new york city where, after completion
of his master’s degree, he worked at garrison architects
for two years.
He'sHe's currently living in florence, italy, where he moved
back in 2011 to proceed with his design activity and to
start his professional experience in his home-country,
while collaborating at genius loci architettura
(milan-florence).
inin 2014 he was selected as a finalist for the
figment/enya/seaony ‘city of dreams pavilion’ design com-
petition for the realization of a temporary pavilion on
nyc governor’s island, with his project ‘galassia’.
MICHELE ZANELLA, M.S. ARCH.
BIO
born in
florence in 1977
michele zanella is an
italian citizen
michele zanella, flr - it

2. GLA-Milan,Florence
PiazzaGrandi24,20135Milan-ViaScialoia60,50136Florence-www.geniusloci-arch.it
Position:ProjectArchitect
Tasks:Team-leaderforthedesignofseveralimportantprojects,includingshortlistedinvitedcompetitionsas,butnot
limitedto:AllianzHQ,Trieste.BNLHQ,Rome.TheWhiteTowers,CarlyleGroup,Milan.SamsungHQandShowroom,
Milan.The2015Expo-gate,atemporaryinfopavilion,Milan.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GarrisonArchitects-NewYork
45MainStreet,Suite1026,BrooklynNY11201,U.S.-www.garrisonarchitects.com
Position:Architect
Tasks:MainlyresponsibleforthedesigndevelopmentofapublicplazaprojectfortheCityofNewYork,heimprovedhis
technical,constructive,conceptualandrepresentativeskillswithaspecialemphasisonsustainabilityandprefabrication
asaconstructionmethodallowingforthehighestqualityinconstruction.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MADArchitects-Beijing
3rdfloorwesttower,no.7BanqiaoNanxiang,Beixinqiao,Beijing,China100007-www.i-mad.com
Position:ProjectArchitect
Tasks:LeadarchitectforthedesignofSanyaPhoenixIsland,a5mil.sq.fluxuryvacationandbusinessresortlocatedon
aman-made,in-filledislandoffshoreHainan,China.Astheprojectarchitectinchargeofthedesignofthe5serviced-
apartmenttowers(currentlyunder
construction)and45privatevillasontheisland,heledthedesignprocessfrom
schematicdesignthrough100%designdevelopment.
____________________________________________________________________
CoopHimmelb(l)au-Vienna
Spengergasse37,1050Wien,Austria-www.coop-himmelblau.at
Position:Intern
TTasks:Involvedinthedesign(mainlyinthefieldof3Ddesignandphysicalmodel)ofsomeoftheprojects(BMW
World,Munich.AkronArtMuseum,Ohio)oftheViennesegroup,hehadtheopportunitytogethisfirstworkingexpe-
rienceinoneofthemostgloballyrenownedarchitecturalpractices,fine-tuninghisskillstodeliveraqualityworkunder
pressureandwithintighttime-frames.
MICHELE ZANELLA
BORGO TEGOLAIO, 29 - 50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
PH: +39 055 512 1515 - M: +39 349 6790 115
ZAN.MIC@GMAIL.COM
CV
•Jul2011-On-going
(also:Mar2006-Mar2007)
•Jan2010-Jun2011
•Mar2007-May2008
•Oct2003-Apr2004
michele zanella, flr - it

3. PrattInstitute,NewYork.GraduateArchitectureandUrbanDesignProgram.
M.S.Arch.(Post-Pro.)
AwardofExcellence.Fulbrightscolarship.
____________________________________________________________________
FlorenceUniversitySchoolofArchitecture
ArchitectureProgram.
GGraduationwithfullmarksandhonors.
____________________________________________________________________
InstituteSuperieurd'ArchitectureSt.Luc,Bruxelles
2semestersErasmusexchangeprogram
-EXPO2015,UNAPORTAAMILANO.TriennalediMilano:EXPOGATE,GLA'sinvitedcompetition'sentryexhibition.
-PASTSHOCK-CityVisionFlorence(LashUp),Dec.2012:PastShockisacuratorialprojectinvestigatinguponafuture
architecturalimaginarynotheldbythepast
-ARCHSCHOOLS2010-AmericanInstituteofA-ARCHSCHOOLS2010-AmericanInstituteofArchitects,CenterforArchitecture,NewYork:PrattM.ArchIIThesis
exhibition.
-DESIGNSTORIESFROMFLORENCE-ContemporarityEventDay.AreaExMurate,Florence:PrattM.ArchIIThesis
exhibition.
-FINELAVORIN.0-FlorenceUniversity,SchoolofArchitecture:Thesisexhibition.
-FESTIVALINTERNAZIONALED'ARCHITETTURA-Parma:Thesisexhibition
____________________________________________________________________
-P-PressreleasebyFIGMENTNYofthe'GALASSIA'Paviliondesignasafinalphaseshortlistedentry,2014.
-PrattInstitute,SchoolofArchitecture.InProcess16.NewYork:PrattInstitutePublications,2011.
-PrattInstitute,SchoolofArchitecture.InProcess15.NewYork:PrattInstitutePublications,2010.
-Moretti,MarinoeMicheleZanella.10ArchitettureinTransito.Firenze:EdizioniTassinari,2006.
-Moretti,Marino.WorkinProgress,Workingpro-Grest.Firenze:MassodelleFate,2006.
-Zanirato,ClaudioandFlavianoMariaLorusso.FineLavoriN.0.Firenze:DipartimentodiProgettazionedell’Architettura
Universita’diFirenze,2006.
Italianmothertongue,fluentinEnglishandFItalianmothertongue,fluentinEnglishandFrench
•Sept2008-Jan2010
•Sept1996-Apr2005
•Sept2001-June2002
•Apr2013
•Dec2012
•Feb2010
•Dec2010•Dec2010
•Apr2006
•Sep2005
CV
michele zanella, flr - it