Dr. Martino Pedrozzi

Biography

Martino Pedrozzi, born in Zurich in 1971, is an accomplished architect and educator. He founded and led the WISH (Workshop International Social Housing) Summer School program in 2003. He has served as a visiting professor at the Academy of Architecture of the Università della Svizzera italiana between 2016 and 2021. Pedrozzi is also a board member of the “Teatro dell’architettura,” an on-campus museum that hosts major exhibitions, including the 2018 display on Louis Kahn in Venice. After graduating from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in 1996, he worked in the studio of Oscar Niemeyer in Rio de Janeiro before returning to Switzerland to establish his own architectural practice in Mendrisio. His work spans complex urban projects and self-initiated interventions that engage with the rural heritage of the Swiss Alpine Region, reflecting his profound affinity for mountains, rooted in his childhood experiences in a remote Peruvian village. Pedrozzi's contributions to architecture include numerous publications, public lectures, and accolades for his innovative approaches to urban housing and cultural territory reuse.

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