Silvia Rizzo

Silvia Rizzo was born in Padova in 1975. She graduated from I.U.A.V. Faculty of Architecture in Venice in 2003 and she has worked with many studios in Italy and abroad. She is a founding member of the architectural firm LD + SR, active in Genova and Padova, which operates in the various fields of architecture, integral restoration and urban transformation. Each project carefully looks at the motifs of history, techniques and materials that a place makes available, and tries to establish a close link with the identity that significantly characterizes a place. Particular attention is paid to the redevelopment and recovery of urban spaces and sustainable mobility. The firm has participated in numerous competitions and cultural initiatives, it also designed public and private buildings, open spaces and urban plans for historic cities too. It has won several awards as well, including the Restoration of the Chiesa Fortezza in Lingueglietta (IM), the Restoration of Castello dei Doria in Dolceacqua (IM), the Passerella sul Nervia, the recovery of the Oasis, the Pelagos Ciclovia and Urban Park in Ventimiglia and Camporosso (IM).