AMAA was founded in 2012 by Marcello Galiotto and Alessandra Rampazzo, based on their working experience alongside Massimo Carmassi and Sou Fujimoto. The professional practice is combined with academic research, and with their role as TA at the University: they both graduated at Iuav in 2010 and they completed their PhD in Architectural Design (Galiotto, 2015) and History of Architecture (Rampazzo, 2017).
Both for private commissions and for national and international competitions, they are very much used to working with a variety of scales from small details to global designs thanks to a multidisciplinary team and consultants. Architecture is indeed a collaborative attitude rather than the expression of a personal one.
Since its foundation, AMAA has been awarded many national and international prizes. In 2015 AMAA opened a branch office in Arzignano (VI), in addition to the main office in Venice.
Arch. Marcello Galiotto, Ph.D.
Marcello Galiotto is co-founder of AMAA Collaborative Architecture Office For Research And Development. In 2010 he obtained his Master’s Degree in Architecture at Iuav University in Venice, where in 2015 he also completed his PhD in Architectural Design. His experience as Project Architect at Sou Fujimoto Architects in Japan played a significant role in acquiring maturity in architectural design. The professional practice is combined with academic research and with an uninterrupted collaboration with academic institutions. Marcello Galiotto is currently teaching assistant at Iuav University and Politecnico di Milano.
Arch. Alessandra Rampazzo, Ph.D.
Alessandra Rampazzo is co-founder of AMAA Collaborative Architecture Office For Research And Development. In 2010 she obtained her Master’s Degree in Architecture at Iuav University in Venice, where in 2017 she completed her PhD in History of Architecture with a thesis on the work of American architect Louis I. Kahn in India, which was published in 2020 (Steel like Straw. Louis I. Kahn and the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, LetteraVentidue). The professional practice is combined with academic research and with an uninterrupted collaboration with academic institutions.
