Michele Busiri-Vici

Space4Architecture (S4A) / Principal

Michele Busiri-Vici, principal and founder of Space4Architecture (S4A), has more than 20 years of experience in Architecture. He received his Master in Architecture from La Sapienza University in Rome in 1995, graduating under the instruction of the late professor Luigi Pellegrin. He moved to the United States in 1995.

Michele founded Space4 Architecture in 1999 in New York, and has since been the lead designer on all the firm’s projects. His interest and experience ranges from the macro: retail, hospitality, residential buildings, renovation of existing structures; to the micro: bespoke design solutions for private residences and furniture.

In recent years, his partner Clementina Ruggieri and Michele participated in several international design competitions and have been awarded 1st prize for the most recent “Kips Island Auditorium” in Latvia.

Michele Busiri-Vici teaches Integrated Design at Columbia University in New York, and is a frequent visiting critic at the Pratt Institute, Columbia University and the Rhode Island School of Design.