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AMAA Studio Brings Collaborative Architecture to Venice Biennale 2023

architecture-design · 2026-04-27

Founded in 2012 in Venice by Marcello Galiotto and Alessandra Rampazzo, the Italian architecture firm AMAA is taking part in the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, overseen by curator Lesley Lokko. Their exhibit is located in the 'Dangerous Liaisons' segment of 'The Laboratory of the Future,' which includes 37 practitioners from around the globe. AMAA emphasizes collaboration, teamwork, and the revitalization of industrial spaces. They have achieved success in competitions for projects like TINNE junges museum klausen, Teatro Verdi di Terni, and Nuovo Polo civico del Flaminio in Rome. With 18 employees based in Venice and Arzignano, their publication 'Seemingly Simple' showcases ten projects from Veneto. Both Galiotto and Rampazzo, who hold PhDs from IUAV, aspire for increased global recognition of Italian architecture.

Key facts

  • AMAA is one of the few Italian studios at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale.
  • The studio was founded in 2012 by Marcello Galiotto and Alessandra Rampazzo.
  • AMAA's installation is in the 'Dangerous Liaisons' section of the main exhibition.
  • The firm has won competitions for TINNE junges museum klausen, Teatro Verdi di Terni, and Nuovo Polo civico del Flaminio.
  • AMAA has offices in Venice and Arzignano with 18 staff.
  • Their book 'Seemingly simple' was written by Natalie Donat Cattin.
  • They collaborate with artists Andrea Bianconi, Arcangelo Sassolino, and Alessandro Neretti.
  • Galiotto and Rampazzo hold PhDs from IUAV and have taught at multiple universities.

Entities

Artists

  • Marcello Galiotto
  • Alessandra Rampazzo
  • Andrea Bianconi
  • Arcangelo Sassolino
  • Alessandro Neretti (Nero)
  • Massimo Carmassi
  • Sou Fujimoto
  • Louis I. Kahn
  • Isamu Noguchi
  • Roy Vollmer
  • Egle Renata Trincanato
  • Natalie Donat Cattin
  • Settis

Institutions

  • AMAA – Collaborative Architecture Office For Research And Development
  • La Biennale di Venezia
  • IUAV
  • Politecnico di Milano
  • Università degli Studi di Genova
  • HFT Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
  • ETH Zurich
  • Atipografia gallery
  • DEMOGO
  • Casabella
  • Triennale Milano
  • Artribune
  • Birkhauser

Locations

  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Arzignano
  • Vicenza
  • Veneto
  • Breda di Piave
  • Graz
  • Austria
  • Klausen
  • Terni
  • Rome
  • Zurich
  • Switzerland
  • Japan

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