Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge #8 – Tharwa Sea Front Site – Honorable mention Winner: Andrea Tabocchini

We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to the Honorable mention winner of our Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge #8 competition - Tharwa Sea Front Site – Andrea Tabocchini from Italy!

Andrea Tabocchini

Please tell us about your company (when it was founded, where it is based, how many employees, etc) Alternatively, if you do not have a company, please give us some insights on your own professional/academia background.

Andrea Tabocchini Architecture is an award-winning architecture practice based in Italy, working internationally across built work, commissions, competitions, and collaborations. Prior to establishing his practice, Andrea Tabocchini worked at OMA in Rotterdam, following earlier experiences at Kengo Kuma & Associates in Tokyo and RCR Arquitectes in Olot. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Architecture Biennale and MAXXI, and has received honors such as the Europe 40 Under 40 Architecture & Design Award and the Monocle Design Award.

Brief information about the projects that you/your company have been involved with. For instance, what scale have you focused on/preferred, any significant projects where the company/ individuals have been Involved?

Andrea Tabocchini Architecture works across both the public and private sectors, engaging with a broad range of typologies and scales. Its work spans a variety of fields, including residential architecture, commercial workspaces, bespoke interiors, installations, civic interventions, and cultural projects such as museum and exhibition design.

What does architecture mean to you and what is the role of an architect in your society?

Architecture is a discipline that engages with many aspects of society. It responds to specific needs and questions, but at the same time should also be capable of raising new ones – as any practice concerned with culture and the arts should do. In this sense, the architect’s role is not only to provide solutions, but also to interpret existing conditions and open new and unexpected possibilities.

Why do you participate in architecture competitions?

Architecture competitions offer an opportunity to engage openly and generously with design questions. They provide a space for experimentation and growth, both through the design process itself and through comparison with the different approaches that emerge once the results are published. It is always fascinating to see how many distinct directions can arise from the same brief.