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'''Alessandra Cianchetta''' is an Italian architect, designer, artist, curator, cultural and urban strategist working on multiple award-winning projects across the globe. Her visionary, nomadic (Paris-London-New York), trans-disciplinary practice focuses upon radical evolution in contemporary design, fashion, architecture, technologies, visual arts, and game-changing urban planning. Cianchetta is the founder and director of AWP AWILDC. She formerly co-founded AWP France of which she is currently shareholder.
'''Alessandra Cianchetta''' is an Italian architect, designer, artist, curator, urban strategist and author. Cianchetta is the founder and director of AWP AWILDC. She formerly co-founded AWP France of which she is currently shareholder.
Her brainchild Poissy Galore won the French Cultural building of the year 2018 award.
Her achievements include a masterplan for developing an area of {{convert|161|ha}} in Paris's [[La Défense]] business district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/1048270/MS-ALESSANDRA-CIANCHETTA|title=Alessandra Cianchetta|publisher=Check Company|accessdate=23 October 2015 |language=}}</ref><ref name=urbanistas>{{cite web
Her achievements include a masterplan for developing an area of {{convert|161|ha}} in Paris's [[La Défense]] business district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/1048270/MS-ALESSANDRA-CIANCHETTA|title=Alessandra Cianchetta|publisher=Check Company|accessdate=23 October 2015 |language=}}</ref><ref name=urbanistas>{{cite web
|url=http://urbanistas.roca-exhibitions.co.uk/alessandra-cianchetta/
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Initially interested in fashion, Cianchetta was persuaded by the fashion designer [[Emilio Pucci]] to turn to architecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/3065/alessandra-cianchetta-architect|title=Alessandra Cianchetta, Architect|author=Pryor, John Paul|publisher=AnOther|date=10 October 2013|accessdate=23 October 2015 |language=}}</ref>{{clarify|date=November 2015}}
Initially interested in fashion, Cianchetta was persuaded by the fashion designer [[Emilio Pucci]] to turn to architecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/3065/alessandra-cianchetta-architect|title=Alessandra Cianchetta, Architect|author=Pryor, John Paul|publisher=AnOther|date=10 October 2013|accessdate=23 October 2015 |language=}}</ref>{{clarify|date=November 2015}}


She studied architecture at [[La Sapienza]], Rome, and went on to earn a master's degree at the [[Polytechnic University of Catalonia]], Barcelona, in 2000. She also pursued advanced studies in landscape architecture at the [[School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences]], Paris, in 2002 and entrepreneurship and finance at the HBSX online [[Harvard Business School]] in 2022. <ref name=berlage>{{cite web|url=http://www.theberlage.nl/persons/alessandra_cianchetta|title=Alessandra Cianchetta|publisher=The Berlage|accessdate=23 October 2015 |language=}}</ref>
She studied architecture at [[La Sapienza]], Rome, and went on to earn a master's degree at the [[Polytechnic University of Catalonia]], Barcelona, in 2000. She also pursued advanced studies in landscape architecture at the [[School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences]], Paris, in 2002 and entrepreneurship and finance at the HBSX online [[Harvard Business School]] in 2022.<ref name=berlage>{{cite web|url=http://www.theberlage.nl/persons/alessandra_cianchetta|title=Alessandra Cianchetta|publisher=The Berlage|accessdate=23 October 2015 |language=}}</ref>


Her activities cover a wide variety of projects in the area of urban design and planning, including landscape design, pavilions and interiors. She is particularly interested in the effects of landscape, light, climate and art on the urban environment. In addition to her plans for La Défense, she has designed Poissy Galore, a series of public buildings and follies projects in a Paris park. Constructed of timber, her Lantern Pavilion in [[Sandnes]], Norway, was nominated for the [[Mies van der Rohe Award]] in 2009. She has also designed and curated a number of exhibitions.<ref name=berlage/><ref name=urbanistas/>
Her activities cover a wide variety of projects in the area of urban design and planning, including landscape design, pavilions and interiors. She is particularly interested in the effects of landscape, light, climate and art on the urban environment. In addition to her plans for La Défense, she has designed Poissy Galore, a series of public buildings and follies projects in a Paris park. Constructed of timber, her Lantern Pavilion in [[Sandnes]], Norway, was nominated for the [[Mies van der Rohe Award]] in 2009. She has also designed and curated a number of exhibitions.<ref name=berlage/><ref name=urbanistas/>
The studio has been selected for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia “ How will we live together?”(2021) with the on site installation FIELD OF LINES and with a film, DIE ALLMEND/THE COMMONS (as part of Olafur Eliasson/Studio Other Spaces’ exhibition Future Assembly). Cianchetta’s built work is showcased in the exhibition GOOD NEWS / Women in Architecture at the MAXXI National Museum of the Arts of the XXI century, Rome, IT (2022). At the intersection of architecture and visual arts, her latest work is presented at LIAF Lofoten International Art Biennial, Arctic, NO, 2022. Cianchetta has been a consultant for Strelka KB and an adviser for the Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore and for a number of governments across the globe (NSW, Australia and Strelka KB among others) and has collaborated with Foster+Partners and with RSH and partners for large scale projects in Italy. Her work has been selected for the Lisbon Architecture Triennial, the Venice Architecture Biennale, The Istanbul Biennial of Contemporary Art and the Chicago Architecture Biennial and has been featured in Le Monde, La Repubblica Design, The New York Times, The Guardian and BBC News among other media.
The studio has been selected for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of [[Venice Biennale of Architecture]] “ How will we live together?”(2021) with the on site installation FIELD OF LINES and with a film, DIE ALLMEND/THE COMMONS (as part of Olafur Eliasson/Studio Other Spaces’ exhibition Future Assembly). Cianchetta's built work is showcased in the exhibition GOOD NEWS / Women in Architecture at the [[MAXXI]] National Museum of the Arts of the XXI century, Rome, IT (2022). At the intersection of architecture and visual arts, her latest work is presented at Lofoten International Art Festival (LIAF) 2022, Arctic, NO.


Cianchetta has taken up educational assignments at [[Columbia University]], New York, [[Carlton University]], Ottawa, [[Berlage Institute|The Berlage]] in the Netherlands.<ref name=berlage/>, [[Westminster University]] in London, [[Pratt Institute]] in New York City. Cianchetta has served as a Professor at the [[Academy of Fine Arts Vienna]] and a Professor Adjunct at [[The Cooper Union]] in New York City and at [[Cornell University]] in Ithaca, New York.
Cianchetta has taken up educational assignments at [[Columbia University]], New York, [[Carlton University]], Ottawa, [[Berlage Institute|The Berlage]] in the Netherlands.,<ref name=berlage/> [[University of Westminster|Westminster University]] in London, [[Pratt Institute]] in New York City. Cianchetta has served as a professor at the [[Academy of Fine Arts Vienna]] and as Professor Adjunct at [[The Cooper Union]] in New York City and at [[Cornell University]] in Ithaca, New York.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
*{{cite book|last1=Cianchetta|first1=Alessandra|last2=Molteni|first2=Enrico|title=Álvaro Siza: private houses, 1954-2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iwlQAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Skira}}
*{{cite book|last1=Cianchetta|first1=Alessandra|last2=Molteni|first2=Enrico|title=Álvaro Siza: private houses, 1954-2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iwlQAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Skira|isbn=9788884914194 }}
*{{cite book|last1=Armengaud|first1=Marc|last2=Armengaud|first2=Mathias|last3=Cianchetta|first3=Alessandra|title=Nightscapes : nocturnal landscapes|publisher=Editorial Gustavo Gili|year=2012|isbn=8425221382}}
*{{cite book|last1=Armengaud|first1=Marc|last2=Armengaud|first2=Mathias|last3=Cianchetta|first3=Alessandra|title=Nightscapes : nocturnal landscapes|publisher=Editorial Gustavo Gili|year=2012|isbn=978-8425221385}}


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.awp-architecture.com/ Alessandra Cianchetta's professional website]
*[http://www.awp-architecture.com/ Alessandra Cianchetta's professional website]
* [http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc/alessandra-cianchetta/ Interview with Alessandra Cianchetta] about - What is architecture?
* [http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc/alessandra-cianchetta/ Interview with Alessandra Cianchetta] about - What is architecture?
* [https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2021/how-will-we-play-together/awildc-awp-london]
* [https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/06/aap-explores-how-will-we-live-together-venice-biennale]
* [https://www.dezeen.com/awards/2018/judges/alessandra-cianchetta/]
* [https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/470518/liaf-2022fantasmagoriana/]
* [https://dezignark.com/blog/alessandra-cianchetta-recent-works/]


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Alessandra Cianchetta
NationalityItalian
Alma materLa Sapienza
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Occupation(s)Architecture, Design, Strategy, Visual Arts
AwardsFrench Ministry of Culture NAJAP Award,French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainability, Transport and Housing PJU urban planning award. Mies Van Der Rohe European Award for Architecture (nominations)
PracticeAWP AWILDC London - New York (formerly AWP Paris)
BuildingsLa Défense

Alessandra Cianchetta is an Italian architect, designer, artist, curator, urban strategist and author. Cianchetta is the founder and director of AWP AWILDC. She formerly co-founded AWP France of which she is currently shareholder. Her achievements include a masterplan for developing an area of 161 hectares (400 acres) in Paris's La Défense business district.[1][2]

Biography

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Initially interested in fashion, Cianchetta was persuaded by the fashion designer Emilio Pucci to turn to architecture.[3][clarification needed]

She studied architecture at La Sapienza, Rome, and went on to earn a master's degree at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, in 2000. She also pursued advanced studies in landscape architecture at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris, in 2002 and entrepreneurship and finance at the HBSX online Harvard Business School in 2022.[4]

Her activities cover a wide variety of projects in the area of urban design and planning, including landscape design, pavilions and interiors. She is particularly interested in the effects of landscape, light, climate and art on the urban environment. In addition to her plans for La Défense, she has designed Poissy Galore, a series of public buildings and follies projects in a Paris park. Constructed of timber, her Lantern Pavilion in Sandnes, Norway, was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award in 2009. She has also designed and curated a number of exhibitions.[4][2] The studio has been selected for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of Venice Biennale of Architecture “ How will we live together?”(2021) with the on site installation FIELD OF LINES and with a film, DIE ALLMEND/THE COMMONS (as part of Olafur Eliasson/Studio Other Spaces’ exhibition Future Assembly). Cianchetta's built work is showcased in the exhibition GOOD NEWS / Women in Architecture at the MAXXI National Museum of the Arts of the XXI century, Rome, IT (2022). At the intersection of architecture and visual arts, her latest work is presented at Lofoten International Art Festival (LIAF) 2022, Arctic, NO.

Cianchetta has taken up educational assignments at Columbia University, New York, Carlton University, Ottawa, The Berlage in the Netherlands.,[4] Westminster University in London, Pratt Institute in New York City. Cianchetta has served as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and as Professor Adjunct at The Cooper Union in New York City and at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Awards

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Cianchetta has received a number of awards including:[4]

  • 2006: French Ministry of Culture Prize for Best Young Architect
  • 2010: French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainability, Transport and Housing PJU urban planning award

Selected publications

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  • Cianchetta, Alessandra; Molteni, Enrico (2004). Álvaro Siza: private houses, 1954-2004. Skira. ISBN 9788884914194.
  • Armengaud, Marc; Armengaud, Mathias; Cianchetta, Alessandra (2012). Nightscapes : nocturnal landscapes. Editorial Gustavo Gili. ISBN 978-8425221385.

References

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  1. ^ "Alessandra Cianchetta". Check Company. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Alessandra Cianchetta". Urbanistas. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ^ Pryor, John Paul (10 October 2013). "Alessandra Cianchetta, Architect". AnOther. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Alessandra Cianchetta". The Berlage. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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