Mario Cucinella on Architecture, Sustainability, and His Formative Years

In a recent interview by Itinerant Office, Mario Cucinella, born in Palermo in 1960, shared insights into his architectural career for the Past, Present, Future series. He highlighted the influence of Giuseppe Vaccaro's kindergarten design, his education under Giancarlo De Carlo at the University of Genoa, and his experience at Renzo Piano's studio. Early on, he worked at Le Corbusier's Maison Planeix in Paris. In 1992, he established MC A Mario Cucinella Architects with offices in Bologna, Milan, and New York. He founded the SOS – School of Sustainability in 2015, aimed at guiding young architects, and curated Arcipelago Italia at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. Cucinella advocates for sustainability and stresses architecture's role in serving communities.