{"id":11559,"date":"2026-01-31T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/italian-architecture-today-10-contemporary-archistars-in-an-increasingly-established-market\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:00:00","slug":"italian-architecture-today-10-contemporary-archistars-in-an-increasingly-established-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/en\/italian-architecture-today-10-contemporary-archistars-in-an-increasingly-established-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian architecture today: 10 contemporary &#8220;archistars&#8221; in an increasingly established market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"847\"> Italy is \u0097 even in 2025 \u0097 one of the European countries with the highest number of professionals active in architecture: according to official data, in 2020 approximately <strong data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"541\"> 153,692 architects were registered <\/strong>.\u00a0 <br data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"583\" \/> A fact that reflects not so much an overabundance as a strong tradition, a constant demand and &#8211; above all &#8211; a plurality of approaches to design: from the study of historic buildings to contemporary design, from the urban to the domestic scale. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"1300\"> In recent years the sector has recorded significant growth: the engineering and architectural services sector is estimated to be growing, with a significant increase in turnover between 2019 and 2024.\u00a0 <br data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1099\" \/> This is also thanks to new sensitivities &#8211; sustainability, regeneration, interdisciplinarity &#8211; and the growing demand for quality interventions, on existing or new properties, in Italy and abroad. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1602\"> In this context, some figures stand out for their visibility, influence and innovation: they are the ones we often define as &#8220;starchitects&#8221;. It is from them &#8211; and from their work &#8211; that we can observe the current trends of Italian architecture, its regeneration capabilities and its international projection. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1691\"> <strong data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1691\"> 10 contemporary and internationally recognized Italian starchitects <\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1834\"> Below is the list of the 10 most famous Italian starchitects in the world: for each name you will find a portrait and some reasons why they represent Italian excellence in the global architecture panorama today. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1862\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/renzo-piano-larchitetto-umanista-del-design-moderno\/\"> Renzo Piano: the humanist architect of modern design <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Renzo-Piano-larchitetto-umanista-che-avvicina-le-persone.jpg\" alt=\"Renzo Piano l\u0092architetto umanista che avvicina le persone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Renzo-Piano-larchitetto-umanista-che-avvicina-le-persone.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Renzo-Piano-larchitetto-umanista-che-avvicina-le-persone-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Renzo-Piano-larchitetto-umanista-che-avvicina-le-persone-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Renzo-Piano-larchitetto-umanista-che-avvicina-le-persone-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Renzo-Piano-larchitetto-umanista-che-avvicina-le-persone-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1907\" data-end=\"2221\"> He is perhaps the most globally recognized contemporary Italian architect. His works &#8211; from the Center Pompidou in Paris to The Shard in London, up to the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome &#8211; have defined new paradigms of urban, public and cultural architecture. His approach combines technology, modern materials and contextual sensitivity, often playing with transparencies, light structures and sustainability \u0096 fundamental elements today in the global debate on architecture. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2448\" data-end=\"2477\"> <strong data-start=\"2452\" data-end=\"2475\"> Massimiliano Fuksas <\/strong> <\/h3>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Massimiliano-Fuksas.jpg\" alt=\"archistar italiani famosi nel mondo Massimiliano Fuksas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Massimiliano-Fuksas.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Massimiliano-Fuksas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Massimiliano-Fuksas-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Massimiliano-Fuksas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Massimiliano-Fuksas-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar flex min-h-36 flex-nowrap gap-0.5 overflow-auto sm:gap-1 sm:overflow-hidden xl:min-h-44 mt-1 mb-5 [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:mt-4\">\n<div class=\"border-token-border-default relative w-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border-[0.5px] md:shrink max-h-64 sm:w-[calc((100%-0.5rem)\/3)] rounded-e-xl\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute end-2 bottom-2\">\n<p class=\"flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full px-2 py-1.5 text-white backdrop-blur-md backdrop-brightness-75\"> <span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> Known for a bold, often experimental language, Fuksas has designed iconic buildings such as La Nuvola in Rome and important exhibition and trade fair complexes.\u00a0  <\/span> <span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> His work reflects a certain structural theatricality, a search for visual and functional impact \u0097 qualities that continue to influence generations of Italian and international designers. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"2932\" data-end=\"2955\"> <strong data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"2953\"> Stefano Boeri <\/strong> <\/h3>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stefano-Boeri-Architetti-\u0096-architettura-verde-e-rigenerazione-urbana.jpg\" alt=\"Stefano Boeri Architetti \u0096 architettura verde e rigenerazione urbana - migliori studi di architettura e interior design a Milano\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2932\" data-end=\"2955\"> <span style=\"color: initial; font-size: revert;\"> It is the most recognizable voice of contemporary Italian &#8220;green&#8221; architecture, thanks to projects such as the Bosco Verticale in Milan, a symbol of integration between city and nature.  <\/span> <span style=\"color: initial; font-size: revert;\"> Boeri interprets architecture as a tool for sustainable urban regeneration, pushing on issues of densification, environmental quality and social cohesion &#8211; today central to every debate on the future of cities. <\/span> <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3444\" data-end=\"3497\"> <strong data-start=\"3448\" data-end=\"3462\"> Aldo Rossi <\/strong> <em data-start=\"3463\" data-end=\"3495\"> (historic, but still influential) <\/em> <\/h3>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Aldo-Rossi.jpg\" alt=\"archistar italiani famosi nel mondo Aldo Rossi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Aldo-Rossi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Aldo-Rossi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Aldo-Rossi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Aldo-Rossi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Aldo-Rossi-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3544\" data-end=\"3802\"> Despite belonging to a previous generation, Rossi&#8217;s legacy still profoundly influences contemporary architecture: his theoretical and poetic vision has redefined the relationship betweenra memory, context and form. The idea of ??&#8221;architecture as a city of ideas&#8221;, of formal rigor and attention to urban typology remains central to many current studies that look at the context as a design matrix. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4006\" data-end=\"4077\"> <strong data-start=\"4010\" data-end=\"4026\"> Carlo Scarpa <\/strong> <em data-start=\"4027\" data-end=\"4075\"> (twentieth century classic, constant reference) <\/em> <\/h3>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Carlo-Scarpa.jpg\" alt=\"archistar italiani famosi nel mondo Carlo Scarpa\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Carlo-Scarpa.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Carlo-Scarpa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Carlo-Scarpa-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Carlo-Scarpa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Carlo-Scarpa-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4124\" data-end=\"4438\"> Scarpa remains a point of reference for the quality of detail, craftsmanship, the ability to blend materials and context with unique sensitivity. His work \u0097 like the Brion Tomb in Altivole \u0097 has become a model of integration between architecture, landscape and memory. His approach is still studied by those who today seek a balance between modernity, tradition and design culture &#8211; especially in recovery, restoration and small-scale architecture interventions. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4639\" data-end=\"4666\"> <strong data-start=\"4643\" data-end=\"4664\"> Michele De Lucchi <\/strong> <\/h3>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michele-De-Lucchi-Migliori-studi-di-architettura-e-interior-design-a-Milano.jpg\" alt=\"Michele De Lucchi - Migliori studi di architettura e interior design a Milano\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michele-De-Lucchi-Migliori-studi-di-architettura-e-interior-design-a-Milano.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michele-De-Lucchi-Migliori-studi-di-architettura-e-interior-design-a-Milano-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michele-De-Lucchi-Migliori-studi-di-architettura-e-interior-design-a-Milano-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michele-De-Lucchi-Migliori-studi-di-architettura-e-interior-design-a-Milano-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michele-De-Lucchi-Migliori-studi-di-architettura-e-interior-design-a-Milano-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar flex min-h-36 flex-nowrap gap-0.5 overflow-auto sm:gap-1 sm:overflow-hidden xl:min-h-44 mt-1 mb-5 [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:mt-4\">\n<div class=\"border-token-border-default relative w-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border-[0.5px] md:shrink max-h-64 sm:w-[calc((100%-0.5rem)\/3)] rounded-s-xl\">\n<p> <span style=\"color: initial; font-size: revert;\"> Architect and designer, De Lucchi moves between architecture, object and urban scenography, with interventions on different scales but always with attention to detail and the humanization of space.  <\/span> <span style=\"color: initial; font-size: revert;\"> Its versatility makes it clear that today Italian architecture is not just construction, but integrated design: context, interiors, furnishings, environmental performance. <\/span> <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"5123\" data-end=\"5191\"> <strong data-start=\"5127\" data-end=\"5148\"> Vittorio Gregotti <\/strong> <em data-start=\"5149\" data-end=\"5189\"> (historian, post-war protagonist) <\/em> <\/h3>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Vittorio-Gregotti.jpg\" alt=\"archistar italiani famosi nel mondo Vittorio Gregotti\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Vittorio-Gregotti.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Vittorio-Gregotti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Vittorio-Gregotti-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Vittorio-Gregotti-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Vittorio-Gregotti-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5238\" data-end=\"5503\"> His work spans decades of urban and cultural transformations; Gregotti contributed to defining the language of Italian modernity of the second half of the twentieth century, with a balance between the social, urban and poetic dimensions. Many contemporary projects remain duly influenced by his attention to urban planning, context and human scale, from a perspective that is once again central today thanks to the challenges of urban reuse and recovery. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"5733\" data-end=\"5816\"> <strong data-start=\"5737\" data-end=\"5759\"> Stefano Giovannoni <\/strong> <em data-start=\"5760\" data-end=\"5814\"> (interface between architecture, design and innovation) <\/em> <\/h3>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Stefano-Giovannoni.jpg\" alt=\"archistar italiani famosi nel mondo Stefano Giovannoni\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Stefano-Giovannoni.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Stefano-Giovannoni-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Stefano-Giovannoni-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Stefano-Giovannoni-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-Stefano-Giovannoni-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5863\" data-end=\"6121\"> Even when he is not designing skyscrapers or museums, he represents one of the creative souls of contemporary Italian architecture: he designs spaces, objects, interiors, helping to define a recognizable Italian identity. His work highlights how today&#8217;s Italian architecture is not just construction, but 360\u00b0 design culture, interdisciplinary and capable of dialogue with design, urban planning, arts &#8211; a horizon that many young architects are already exploring. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"539\"> <strong data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"537\"> Cino Zucchi <\/strong> <\/h3>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cino-Zucchi-Architetti.jpg\" alt=\"Cino Zucchi Architetti\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cino-Zucchi-Architetti.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cino-Zucchi-Architetti-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cino-Zucchi-Architetti-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cino-Zucchi-Architetti-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cino-Zucchi-Architetti-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"746\"> Architect, theorist and professor at the Polytechnic of Milan, Cino Zucchi is one of the most respected Italian designers at a European level for his sophisticated reading of the relationship between architecture and context. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1185\"> His design research on existing buildings is among the most detailed in Europe. He has signed strategic urban interventions: the ex-Junghans area in Venice, the Darsena in Milan, the Milan Porta Nova masterplan. It is a reference in terms of &#8220;place-sensitive architecture&#8221;, one of the fundamental challenges of the future of Italian architecture. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"6386\" data-end=\"6454\"> <strong data-start=\"6390\" data-end=\"6408\"> Patrizia Pozzi <\/strong> <em data-start=\"6409\" data-end=\"6452\"> (for some emerging contemporary voices) <\/em> <\/h3>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-patrizia-pozzi.jpg\" alt=\"archistar italiani famosi nel mondo patrizia pozzi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-patrizia-pozzi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-patrizia-pozzi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-patrizia-pozzi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-patrizia-pozzi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.archieinteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/archistar-italiani-famosi-nel-mondo-patrizia-pozzi-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar flex min-h-36 flex-nowrap gap-0.5 overflow-auto sm:gap-1 sm:overflow-hidden xl:min-h-44 mt-1 mb-5 [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:mt-4\">\n<p class=\"border-token-border-default relative w-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border-[0.5px] md:shrink max-h-64 sm:w-[calc((100%-0.5rem)\/3)] rounded-s-xl\"> <span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> Although less media-focused, there are many Italian architects \u0097 like Pozzi \u0097 who today work on urban regeneration, sustainability and tailor-made projects; they represent the most living tissueor current profession.  <\/span> <span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> Their role is fundamental to understanding the evolution of &#8220;everyday&#8221; Italian architecture: that which designs houses, redevelopments, urban spaces, with an eye to sustainability and social innovation. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"6941\" data-end=\"7011\"> <strong data-start=\"6944\" data-end=\"7011\"> The numbers and some critical issues of the architectural profession in Italy <\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"7015\" data-end=\"7187\"> Italy has one of the highest absolute numbers of active professionals in Europe: approximately <strong data-start=\"7107\" data-end=\"7136\"> 153,700 registered <\/strong> as of 2020. However, many firms are &#8220;micro-firms&#8221;: a large part of architects work on their own, alone or in small groups. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7357\" data-end=\"7633\"> Despite the high concentration of skills, the average income and remuneration of the profession remain relatively low: over time this has led to strong selection and a very competitive supply\/demand relationship. However, the architecture and design services market has recorded significant growth in recent years, driven by urban regeneration, renovations and adaptation projects &#8211; a sign that, for those who know how to stand out, opportunities exist. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"7939\" data-end=\"8028\"> <strong data-start=\"7942\" data-end=\"8028\"> Why these names matter \u0097 and what they say about the present of Italian architecture <\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"8030\" data-end=\"8163\"> These architects \u0097 some historical, others contemporary \u0097 testify to the versatility and complexity of the profession in Italy. <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"8165\" data-end=\"8543\">\n<li data-start=\"8165\" data-end=\"8283\">\n<p data-start=\"8167\" data-end=\"8283\"> From those who work on a global scale (Renzo Piano, Fuksas) to those who interpret the city with environmental sensitivity (Boeri); <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8284\" data-end=\"8406\">\n<p data-start=\"8286\" data-end=\"8406\"> from those who combine craftsmanship and modernity (Scarpa, Rossi) to those who explore interiors and design (De Lucchi, Giovannoni); <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8407\" data-end=\"8543\">\n<p data-start=\"8409\" data-end=\"8543\"> from those who propose reflections on urban planning and the context (Gregotti) to those who experiment with new languages and materials (the emerging voices). <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"8545\" data-end=\"8841\"> Roots, knowledge, technology, experimentation and social commitment coexist in them &#8211; the factors that today define an architecture capable of facing contemporary challenges: urban regeneration, sustainability, combating land consumption, valorisation of built heritage, quality of life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy is \u0097 even in 2025 \u0097 one of the European countries with the highest number of professionals active in architecture: according to official data, in 2020 approximately 153,692 architects were registered .\u00a0 A fact that reflects not so much an overabundance as a strong tradition, a constant demand and &#8211; 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