[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”2A+P\/A is an architecture and research practice based in Rome, founded by Gianfranco Bombaci and Matteo Costanzo.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:42|text_align:left|line_height:1.2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”home_claim”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1674774289017{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1674774289017{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”18848″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
The practice operates across architecture, urban design, landscape, exhibitions and interiors, investigating how contemporary forms of living, culture and collective life can be translated into space. Rather than approaching projects as isolated objects, 2A+P\/A understands architecture as a cultural framework capable of connecting buildings, cities, landscapes and public narratives.<\/p>\n
Its work spans a wide range of scales and typologies\u2014from public buildings and housing to museums, installations, temporary pavilions, exhibition design and urban strategies\u2014combining design, research and critical inquiry within a single practice.<\/p>\n
The studio\u2019s work has received international recognition, including the Piranesi Award, the Zumtobel Group Award and the Prix Sp\u00e9cial Hiver. It has also been shortlisted for the Aga Khan Award and the Medaglia d\u2019Oro all\u2019Architettura Italiana, and received Third Prize at the Asia Architecture Award.<\/p>\n
Projects by 2A+P\/A have been published internationally in A10<\/i><\/span>, Abitare<\/i><\/span>, A+U<\/i><\/span>, a+t<\/i><\/span>, Architecture d\u2019Aujourd\u2019hui<\/i><\/span>, Architectural Review<\/i><\/span>, Domus<\/i><\/span> and Volume<\/i><\/span>, and exhibited at institutions including the Venice Architecture Biennale (11th, 13th and 14th editions), the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) in Rotterdam, the Bras\u00edlia Architecture Biennale and the Italian Pavilion at Expo Shanghai 2010. The practice has also presented solo exhibitions such as Savage Architecture<\/i><\/span> at the Architectural Association in London and The Pop Out Show<\/i><\/span> in Rome.<\/p>\n Alongside professional practice, 2A+P\/A actively contributes to architectural culture through research, publishing, exhibitions and education. The founders have been involved in editorial and curatorial initiatives including San Rocco<\/i><\/span>and CAMPO, an independent platform for debate, study and the public discussion of architecture. Their most recent publication, Maps, Models, Pictures<\/em>, further reflects the practice\u2019s ongoing investigation into architectural representation, design methodologies and the relationship between research and practice.<\/p>\n Teaching represents a fundamental extension of the practice. Gianfranco Bombaci and Matteo Costanzo regularly lecture, lead workshops and serve as visiting critics at universities across Europe. Together with Davide Sacconi, they currently teach ADS10 at the Royal College of Art and Diploma 20 at the Architectural Association in London.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left”][vc_column_text el_class=”link-transition” css=”.vc_custom_1784282550842{padding-right: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n PhD architect and academic. He is a founding partner of 2A+P\/A Associates, where he works across interior, architectural, exhibition, and urban design. He teaches is Associate Lecturer at the Royal College of Art and Unit Master at the Architectural Association in London. In Rome, he is Head of Design School at IED \u2013 Istituto Europeo di Design. His academic and professional work explores the intersections between architecture, design, education, representation, and contemporary culture. He curated “Design and Anthropology”, an anthology of writings by Gian Piero Frassinelli, former member of Superstudio. He also advances his research through editorial and curatorial initiatives, including the architecture magazine San Rocco and CAMPO, an independent space in Rome dedicated to debating, studying, exhibiting, and celebrating architecture. His work combines design practice, teaching, research, publishing, and cultural production within an international interdisciplinary context.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left”][vc_column_text el_class=”link-transition”]<\/p>\n Architect, researcher, educator, and founding partner of 2A+P\/A Associates. His work moves across architectural design, urban research, exhibition making, and critical writing, with a particular focus on the contemporary city and the cultural, political, and social dimensions of space. He was Senior Architect and Research Leader of Laboratorio Roma 050, where he contributes to investigations on architecture, urban transformation, and new forms of collective life. He has published numerous essays and critical texts in international magazines, books, and academic publications. His teaching experience includes appointments at IED in Rome, the Faculty of Architecture in Bologna, NABA and Domus Academy in Milan, and Syracuse University in London. He is currently Unit Master at the Architectural Association in London. Through practice, teaching, publishing, and research, he develops an interdisciplinary approach that connects architectural experimentation with critical reflection on the changing conditions of contemporary urban environments.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left”][vc_column_text el_class=”link-transition” css=”.vc_custom_1674775285233{padding-right: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n via della Marrana 94 P.I.\/C.F.: [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nGianfranco Bombaci<\/h5>\n
Matteo Costanzo<\/h5>\n
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