Overhaul 2020

Benjamin Robichon graduated from Ecole Boulle in Paris (FR) and completed his studies in Architecture at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam (NL). As an Architect Partner and Director, he is also involved in business development, policy making and leadership development within the firm. From his position as a member of the BNA Members' Council, he is involved in meetings related to the architecture debate and has a clear image and thorough knowledge of current developments in the national and international architecture and construction world. In the past fifteen years he has worked on several national and international projects.

Benjamin Robichon considers ecology and the environment the most important agenda of today and the future and has made it his mission to design and build as sustainably as possible. Circularity, flexibility, nature-inclusive construction, new forms of mobility in the city, are, according to him, crucial parts of the current debate.

Duilio Damilano was born in Cuneo on 1961. He’s interested in developing architectural and personal aspects of plastic and material objects inspired by his father and brother who are both passionate sculptors. In 1990 he opened his own architectural firm continuing his research through architectural projects on national and international scale. DAMILANOSTUDIO ARCHITECTS is a multidisciplinary architecture firm that operates mainly in the field of architecture and design through continuous research carried out with sensitivity to design, contemporary culture, and urban and natural environments. His studio is currently following several projects including administrative offices, residential building and retail space in Italy and abroad. The firm takes part to the 13th Venice Biennale of Architecture in the Italian Pavilion and at a series of international exhibitions and competition winning prizes and mentions. His work Oficina Vidre Negre was selected for Mies van der Rohe Prize in 2013 while some projects was published on several international magazines and books.