franzosomarinelli

franzosomarinelli is an architecture firm founded by Mirko Franzoso and Mauro Marinelli, based in Cles, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy.
The studio focuses on architectural research and design across different scales, with particular attention to Alpine architecture. Each project is approached with a deep sensitivity to cultural and material aspects, seeking harmony with the surrounding context and developing a design process that balances experimental research with artisanal knowledge.
Several of the studio's works have been featured in prominent architecture magazines in Italy, Korea, Germany, and Turkey, and have been exhibited in major architecture exhibitions, including the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
The studio has been invited to conferences and lectures by institutions in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, Ecuador, and China. In 2018, it was invited as a Visiting Professor at UISEK University in Ecuador, in 2024 as a Visiting Professor at IUAV in Venice (Italy), and in 2025 as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy).


Mirko Franzoso

Mirko Franzoso was born in 1978 in Cles and graduated from IUAV University of Venice in 2005.
Over the years, he has taken part in and won numerous international competitions. In 2014, he received an Honorable Mention from the Municipality of Tianjin, China, for the “Nature” award.
In 2016, he was awarded the title of “Young Talent of Italian Architecture” by the National Council of Architects.
That same year, his design for the Caltron social housing project was exhibited in the Italian Pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale.
In 2018, he won the “Gold Medal for Italian Architecture” – Special Prize for a First Work.
That same year, the MaDe House project was exhibited in the Italian Pavilion at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale.


Mauro Marinelli

Mauro Marinelli graduated with honors from the Faculty of Architecture and Society at the Politecnico di Milano in 2011.
In 2016, he earned a Ph.D. with honors in Architectural and Urban Design from the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at Politecnico di Milano, under the supervision of Prof. Ilaria Valente (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) and co-supervision of Prof. Walter Angonese (Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio, Switzerland).
Since 2016, he has been an Adjunct Professor in courses at the School of Urban Architecture and Construction Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in Italy, teaching courses in both Italian and English and leading design studios.
Since 2019, he has served as a member of the Provincial Planning Commission of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy.