Paolo Russo (1984) joined Stefano Boeri Architetti in 2017 and served as project leader for many projects in Europe, Albania and Saudi Arabia, considering new benchmarks for environmental, social and economic sustainability. In 2024 he has been appointed among Stefano Boeri Architetti’s Directors.

He focuses on complex projects, green and sustainable architecture, as well as nature-based solutions; he has been a guest lecturer at important Universities and institutions in Europe such as the Danish Architecture Centre, Share Architects Bucarest, Florence Institute of Design, Forum Holzbau and the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture. In 2023 he joined as a speaker the AIA Conference on Architecture 2023 in San Francisco.

His work includes Wonderwood Vertical Forest, a multifunctional tower in Utrecht city centre (prize-winner of the Best mixed-use Project in Europe by the European Property Awards and winner of the MIPIM ‘Future Project of the Year’ 2019); Trudo Vertical Forest in Eindhoven (nominated for the Best Building of the year by BNA, the trade association of Dutch architectural firms, winner of the Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Award 2022 and of the Energy Globe Award Netherlands); and Dervish Hima Tower Tirana. Currently, he is leading the Pirelli 39 Botanica tower, a project in Milan city centre, the result of an international competition won in collaboration with the New York firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro and La Forêt Blanche a multi-functional building in Paris.

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