BUREAU/D
BUREAU/D

BUREAU/3

Is born from the ongoing collaboration between Matteo Venezian and Lorenzo Donati — both trained at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio — and later joined by Michela Romanò, who also trained at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio and has international experience at Grafton Architects, working between practice and teaching. The project is a spin-off of BUREAU/D and grows from a network of collaborations across Europe, Asia, and America.

 

The continuous work between these three architects develops an in-depth architectural research that explores the broader meaning of making architecture, connecting images, design, and urban responsibility. BUREAU/3 focuses on competitions and on creating high-quality architecture as both a research practice and a service to the community.

 

In 2026, BUREAU/3 wins a national competition, strengthening their shared belief that architecture is a critical tool to engage with urban contexts and to shape the architectural object itself.

 

Matteo Venezian

Born in 1988, Matteo Venezian is a Swiss and Italian visual artist and architect. He studied architecture at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio, gaining his diploma in 2014.  In 2018 he founded the image guy, a studio that creates commissioned images in the fields of architecture, fashion, design and urban planning.  Matteo Venezian has been an invited critic at Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio and his work published in various media and magazines, his works exhibited at m.a.x. museo in Chiasso and in several institutions. He currently lives and works in Lugano.

 

Michela Romanò

Graduated in Architecture in 2015 from the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio under Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell (Grafton Architects). From 2016 to 2021, she worked at Grafton Architects, contributing to the Marshall Building for the London School of Economics.

Since 2022, she has worked independently, collaborating on projects and competitions with local and international offices. She is also active in academia, having taught at the Politecnico di Milano and the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, where she is currently a design assistant with the Grafton atelier.

 

Lorenzo Donati

Lorenzo studied at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio (AAM) where he qualified as an architect with a thesis on Low Rise and High Density Housing in Barcelona with Professor Jonathan Sergison. During his studies he had the opportunity to pursue projects in the ateliers of Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus, Martin Boesch and Esteban Bonell.

After graduation he gained professional experience working for MPH Architectes in Lausanne where he was responsible for large-scale projects. He travelled to Asia, America, and throughout Europe where he met people with whom he still collaborates in BUREAU/D today.

 

BUREAU/3

Is born from the ongoing collaboration between Matteo Venezian and Lorenzo Donati — both trained at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio — and later joined by Michela Romanò, who also trained at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio and has international experience at Grafton Architects, working between practice and teaching. The project is a spin-off of BUREAU/D and grows from a network of collaborations across Europe, Asia, and America.

 

The continuous work between these three architects develops an in-depth architectural research that explores the broader meaning of making architecture, connecting images, design, and urban responsibility. BUREAU/3 focuses on competitions and on creating high-quality architecture as both a research practice and a service to the community.

 

In 2026, BUREAU/3 wins a national competition, strengthening their shared belief that architecture is a critical tool to engage with urban contexts and to shape the architectural object itself.

 

Matteo Venezian

Born in 1988, Matteo Venezian is a Swiss and Italian visual artist and architect. He studied architecture at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio, gaining his diploma in 2014.  In 2018 he founded the image guy, a studio that creates commissioned images in the fields of architecture, fashion, design and urban planning.  Matteo Venezian has been an invited critic at Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio and his work published in various media and magazines, his works exhibited at m.a.x. museo in Chiasso and in several institutions. He currently lives and works in Lugano.

 

Michela Romanò

Graduated in Architecture in 2015 from the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio under Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell (Grafton Architects). From 2016 to 2021, she worked at Grafton Architects, contributing to the Marshall Building for the London School of Economics.

Since 2022, she has worked independently, collaborating on projects and competitions with local and international offices. She is also active in academia, having taught at the Politecnico di Milano and the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, where she is currently a design assistant with the Grafton atelier.

 

Lorenzo Donati

Lorenzo studied at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio (AAM) where he qualified as an architect with a thesis on Low Rise and High Density Housing in Barcelona with Professor Jonathan Sergison. During his studies he had the opportunity to pursue projects in the ateliers of Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus, Martin Boesch and Esteban Bonell.

After graduation he gained professional experience working for MPH Architectes in Lausanne where he was responsible for large-scale projects. He travelled to Asia, America, and throughout Europe where he met people with whom he still collaborates in BUREAU/D today.

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