Founded in 1988 by Laura Andreini, Marco Casamonti and Giovanni Polazzi, to whom was added Silvia Fabi in 1999, Archea is now a network of more than 110 architects who operate from the six different offices in Florence, Milan, Rome, Beijing, Dubai and São Paulo. The group's interests and research activities range from landscapes to cities, from buildings to design, and despite being focussed on architecture, the projects cover graphics and publishing, exhibitions and events. The complementarity and scaling from assessment to building site allows integrated operations which are able to intervene in the different types of components of the projects. In addition to their research in the field of design, each founding partner has a parallel activity at the Architecture faculties of Florence and Genoa. Among the main works are included: the Public Library in Nembro (Bergamo), the enlargement and renovation of the Perfetti Van Melle site in Lainate near Milan, the Antinori Winery in San Casciano Val di Pesa (Florence), the Yanqing Expo Grape near Beijing, the Li Ling World Ceramic Art City in China, the Colle Loreto residential complex in Lugano, Switzerland and the renovation and transformation of the former Magazzino Vini in Trieste where Eataly is hosted. Under construction among others, are the Forevregreen Tower and the Albanian National Stadium both in Tirana, Albania; the Changri-La Winery in Penglai (China), the renovation and refurbishment of Valletta Central Market in Malta.
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