The Chairman

EUGENIO LOMBARDI - architect

 

-Born on Aug.7th, 1954, in Bari.

 

STUDIES

  • Sept.1977 - April 1978 : studies at Copenaghen Academy of Fine Arts, Dept. of Urban Psicology - and at Horsholm Institute of Building Research;
  • Nov. 1978 : graduated at Florence University; Dept. of Architecture with best scores and honours;
  • Jan.79 -Jul.79 : studies at Warsaw Technical University;
  • Sept.79 - June 80 and Jan.81 - June 82 : studies at Helsinki Technical University.

 

COLLABORATIONS

  • Oct.79 - June 80 and Feb. 82 - June 85 : collaboration at Penttilä / Saarela / Lind Arch.bureau - Helsinki; design of office centers and cultural facilities; extension of Helsinki Civic Theatre
  • Aug.-Nov.1980: apprenticeship at Durbourne & Durke Arch.bureau - London; housing and residential facilities;
  • Jan.- June 81: collaboration at A/Konsultit - Helsinki - housing;
  • July 81- Feb.82: Collaborator to Timo & Tuomo Suomalainen Architects, Helsinki;
  • Sept.86 - Dec.87: designer at CalabreseEngineering, Bari - site director of Vallone Bank project, Lecce - design by Renzo Piano;
  • Dec.87 - Dec.88 consultant at F.lli Rubino Bulding Ent., Bari - commercial buildings.

 

AUTONOMOUS ACTIVITY

From Jan.86 own design bureau in Bari. Works:

 

new projects

  • "La Rotonda" shore resorts - Bari;
  • housing estate - Carovigno (Brindisi);
  • industrial buildings - Pomarico (Matera);
  • Sport and cultural centre - Andria Civic Park (Bari);
  • commercial building for Consul Ent. - Bari;
  • Labriola villa - Gioia del Colle (Bari);
  • De Robertis villa - Corato (Bari)
  • Torelli villa - Corato (Bari);

 

renovation and interior design

  • renovation of Valentini villa - Cozze (Bari);
  • interior design in Evangelista apt.- Bari;
  • interior design in Montinari apt.- Bari;
  • interior design in Amati confectioner's - Fasano (Brindisi);
  • renovation of the former Children's Hospital into Cultural and Social Centre, Bari

 

restoration

  • restoration and enlargement of the former Kursaal Cinema - Corato (Bari);
  • restoration and interior design of Lagrotta apt. - Potenza;
  • restoration and enlargement of Rubino apt in the old town of Carbonara (Bari);
  • archeological survey of Balsignano Castle (Modugno)

 

environment

  • extra-urban park on the former dump "Mater Gratiae" in the industrial area Italsider, Taranto;
  • landscape restoration of Pugnochiuso Bay, Gargano - Apulia;
  • environmental impact analysis of:
  • - river works, Basilicata Region, South Italy;
  • - the Calore valley bottom road in Campania Region, south Italy;
  • - consolidation works of crumbling sites in some villages nearby Matera, south Italy;
  • - the construction of the "Trivigno-Acerenza" adductor, Basilicata Region;
  • - project of the archeological-river park at Ponte Lucano (Tivoli - Roma);
  • - landscape restoration for the insertion of a new viaduct on the Basentana-Pisticci road (Potenza)
  • - landscape restoration of the Ancona crumbling area.

 

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROJECTS

  • author and co-ordinator of the project "The town as a performance" - Bari, for the renovation of the slum districts;
  • author and co-ordinator of the social project "Arts & Music in the Old Town" - Bari, for the re-use of the forgotten ancient churches;
  • autor and co-ordinator of the social project "The rediscovery of the urban percurrencies", in collaboration with the schools and the Department of Architecture, Bari;
  • founder of the "Urban Workshop" in Bari (with branches in Cremona and Alberobello), for the protection and the recovery of the historical, artistic and environmental heritage;
  • author and co-ordinator of the project "The week of Arts - Bari toward Europe"
  • co-ordinator of the school project "The children and their district: an obliged dialogue for a possible town" - the renovation of the low-quality districts through the children's eyes and minds
  • co-ordinator of the project "The European Friendship Train 2000"

 

GRANTS, EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS

  • 1980 : winner of a grant by the Blanceflor-Ludovisi Bildt Foundation, Stockholm;
  • 1981: winner of the National Prize by the Pontello Foundation, Florence, for neo-architects and engineers;
  • 1982 : publication of the book "The building process in Denmark - the long way toward the urban quality " &endash; ed. BE-MA, Milano;
  • 1982 : co-ordinator of the exhibition "Architecture: authonomy and planning undertaking in Finland "; author of the monography of "Parametro" review;
  • 1984 : photo -and painting exhibition at the Civic Library, Jyväskylä (Finlandia);
  • 1984 : photo-exhibition at the Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Helsinki.
  • 1988 : appointed as chief architect by COOP Ent. for the design of commercial centres: unable to accept for sudden family problems

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

  • English (TOEFL 206/210);
  • Finnish (sufficient spoken and written knowledge)
  • Polish (some spoken knowledge)
  • French (some spoken knowledge)

 

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

  • Standard use of Archicad (Macintosh)
  • WEB design