Established in 2005 by Filippo Taidelli, FTA is a multidisciplinary architectural and design firm based in Milan.Operating both in Italy and abroad, FTA develops integrated design projects in collaboration with a team of carefully selected network of specialists. FTA has realized renovation and ground-up projects of various scale, spanning residential and commercial to office, service and mixed use spaces, exhibition and industrial design. FTA’s activity is focused on research and innovative intervention in the Urban retrofit field for existing buildings energy-requalification as well as in the Healthcare area.
FTA’s philosophy is characterized by energetically efficient consciousness and sensibility toward context and topology. The firm aims to implement a delicate balance between innovative technologies and the use of traditional materials – rendering the complexity of integrated design into its most essential creative expression.
This unique approach has been internationally recognized through a host of awards and prizes. FTA is also actively engaged in research and education directed toward sustainable and interior design.
In the last years, Filippo Taidelli has taught in several universities: he led the Master in Sustainable Architecture at IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) in Turin from 2011 to 2013, as well as he has been teaching from 2007 to 2011 as professor at the Faculty of Interior Design at Milan’s Politecnico. Since 2005, Filippo Taidelli continues to collaborate with the Politecnico as Visiting Professor at Scuola Politecnica di Design – Master of Interior and Office Design.
Among the most significant projects it is worth mentioning the Humanitas University Campus and the Hunimed Studen House; the Techint Engineering and Construction Headquarter in Mexico City; the Tenova Headquarters in Castellanza (VA), the Internazionale F.C. Training Facility in Appiano Gentile (CO) – awarded Next Energy Award 2008; Zenale Building – awarded Bio Architecture Award 2012.
The Humanitas Catanese Clinical Institute in Misterbianco (CT) and the two modular, autonomous, flexible and sustainable hospitals Emergency Hospital 19 in Rozzano (MI) and Emergency Center in Bergamo built to deal with the Corona Virus health emergency; has been recently completed.
FTA is currently involved in the construction of Innovation Building, New Medicine and Biomedical Engineering faculty of Humanitas University Campus in Pieve Emanuele, the renovation of Humanitas San Pio X in Milan and a retrofit of residential buildings in the historic center of Milan.
Conferences
Sep 2022 – Cersaie – Café della stampa
“Cities meet people”
Sep 2021 – WOD Flokk
“Targeting Sustainability and Circual Design”
Oct 2020 – Cersaie – Café della stampa
“Il bello teraputico” – progettare gli spazi per la cura e la terapia
Sep 2020 – Comisión Cambio Climático CACR and Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y de Arquitectos de Costa Rica
“Alternatives for our world towards sustainability 2020”
June 2020 – Rethinking Design
“Focus Sanità”
June 2020 – CasabellaFormazione
“Ceramica e grandi superfici”, creative book Casalgrande Padana
Sep 2019 – Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei – Palazzo delle Stelline, Milan
Summer School about environmental well-being
“Urban Retrofit”
May 2019 – Milan Polytechnic University
“Way of living and living the university” – The Humanitas University Campus
Feb 2019 – Innovation Campus, Milan
“il QI convention” – The Humanitas University Campus
Dec 2018 – Ordine degli Architetti P.P.C, Milan
“Light in Architecture” – The Humanitas University Campus
Dec 2015 – Epoka University, Tirana
“Open Lecture” – “Filippo Taidelli: Urban Retrofit”
Dec 2014 – Polytechnic of Tirana, Tirana
“Sulle tracce dell’Italia in Albania” – the Courtyard House
Jan 2014 – LAC Brescia, Brescia
“Italian Architecture” – “Filippo Taidelli: Works and Projects”
Oct 2012 – MADE Expo, Milan
“Borghi e centri storici” – “Retrofit solution in the urban contest”
Sept 2012 – Sala del Parlamentino, Rome
“Bio-architecture Award” – Zenale Building Renovation
Dec 2011 – Villa Biffi, Triuggio (MB)
“Sustainable Architecture awards” – Eco House in Curno
Nov 2011 – Ordine Architetti P.P.C., Varese
“Under 40 competition” – Zenale Building Renovation
Oct 2009 – Bioedilizia Italia, Turin
“Eco-Efficiency” – Ala Led Lamp
Jan 2010 – MADE Expo, Milan
“Borghi e centri storici” – “Instructions for a new sustainable approach”
May 2008 – Bioecolab, Modena
“Sustainable design workshops” – Internazionale F.C. Training Center
Exhibitions
Dec 2014 – Polytechnic of Tirana – Tirana (Albania)
“Sulle tracce dell’Italia in Albania” – the Courtyard House
Oct 2013 – Villa Cagnola – Gazzada Schianno (VA)
“Architettura Naturale in Lombardia” – Zenale Building Renovation
Oct 2012 – Triennale di Milano – Milan
“Medaglia d’Oro all’Architettura Italiana, 4th edition” – Zenale Building Renovation – finalist project
Dec 2011 – Spazio FMG Milano – Milan
“Milano, work in Progress # 4” curated by Luca Molinari – Zenale Building Renovation
Oct 2011 – Expo Center – Rimini
“International Exhibition of Outdoor Products SUN 2011” – Nomad Off Grid Module
May 2011 – Triennale di Milano – Design Museum, Milan
“Le fabbriche dei sogni – Dream Factories” – Ala Led Lamp for FontanaArte
Apr 2011 – Rho Fiera – Milan
“Salone del mobile 2010” – Satellite Multitasking Table for Diemmeti
Nov 2009 – Loggia dei Mercanti – Milan
“Innovation Circus” by Material ConneXion – Ala Led Lamp for FontanaArte
Oct 2009 – Bologna Fiere – Bologna
“SAIE International Building Exhibition – Cuore Mostra” – Eco House in Curno
Oct 2009 – Torino Esposizioni – Turin
“Bioedilizia Italia 2009 – Session SP2- Energetic Efficiency” – ALA Led Lamp for FontanaArte
Jun 2009 – Triennale di Milano – Design Museum – Milan
“Nuovi materiali & imprese” by Camera di Commercio – Ala Led Lamp for FontanaArte
Apr 2009 – Rho Fiera – Milan
“Euroluce 2009” – Ala Led Lamp for FontanaArte
Filippo Taidelli
Filippo Taidelli graduated from Milan’s Politecnico in 1999 with a dissertation in Sustainable Design, which he researched and developed at E.T.S.A.M in Madrid under the tutorship of Ábalos & Herreros.
He furthered the experimentation and practice in environmentally conscious design at Mario Cucinella Architects in Bologna from 2000 to 2005.
In the last years, Filippo Taidelli has taught in several universities: he led the Master in Sustainable Architecture at IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) in Turin from 2011 to 2013, as well as he has been teaching from 2007 to 2011 as professor at the Faculty of Interior Design at Milan’s Politecnico. Since 2005, Filippo Taidelli continues to collaborate with the Politecnico as Visiting Professor at Scuola Politecnica di Design – Master of Interior and Office Design.
Staff
Filippo Taidellidirector
Chiara Iervolinooffice manager
Francesca Rossiarchitect
Paola Sadeintern
Technical Consultants:
3D Renderings:Wolf-VA, Francesco Cascella
graphic designer:Francesca Depalma
web designer:Ilaria Roglieri
IT manager:Luca Lorusso
energy consultant:Emanuele Naboni, E3lab
lighting designer:Rossi Bianchi Lighting Design
landscape:Emanuele Rebaschio, Area 68
structural engineer:Giulio Terzini, Terzini ingegneria
mechanical – electrical:Guido Davoglio, Tekser s.r.l
quantity surveyor:Giampiero Aresi, GAD studio
photographer:Andrea Martiradonna, Andrea Rossetti, Nicolo’ Parsenziani, Giovanni Hanninen