Giuseppe Lignano

Giuseppe Lignano
Born (1963-09-05) 5 September 1963
Naples, Italy[1]
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II
OccupationArchitect

Giuseppe Lignano (born 5 September 1963) is an Italian architect and co-founder, with Ada Tolla, of the architectural practice LOT-EK. The studio is known for its sustainable design approach and for projects based on the adaptive reuse (or upcycling) of industrial objects and systems not originally intended for architecture.[2][3][4]

Life and career

Lignano graduated in Architecture and Urban planning from the University of Naples Federico II in 1989, and later attended postgraduate studies at Columbia University, in New York City.[5] In 1993, he co-founded with Ada Tolla the LOT-EK practice, based in Naples and New York. He is adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.[6]

A container-based project, the Mobile Dwelling Unit (MDU), was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2004.[7]

In December 2011, Lignano was recognized as a United States Artists Booth Fellow of Architecture and Design.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Giuseppe Lignano". MoMA. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ Sokol, David (April–May 2008). "View Point: Shipping News". MARK (13): 60–73. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  3. ^ Alden, Todd. "Industrial Bricolage". Graphis. 59 (347): 160. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11.
  4. ^ Antonelli, Paola (2001). Workspheres: design and contemporary work styles. The Museum of Modern Art. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-87070-013-2.
  5. ^ "Giuseppe Lignano". ArtBridge.
  6. ^ "Giuseppe Lignano". Columbia GSAPP.
  7. ^ "Whitney Studio Apr 24, 2012". Whitney Museum.
  8. ^ "Ada Tolla & Giuseppe Lignano". United States Artists. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
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