Mario Cucinella nasce a Palermo nel 1960, si laurea in Architettura all’Università di Genova nel 1986. Nel 1992, a Parigi, fonda lo studio Mario Cucinella Architects, che oggi ha sede a Bologna e Milano, di cui è direttore creativo. Nel 2015 Mario Cucinella fonda SOS – School of Sustainability, un programma postlaurea sui temi della sostenibilità. L’importanza del suo lavoro ed il continuo impegno, come architetto ed educatore, su tematiche ambientali e sociali, sono stati riconosciuti con la International Fellowship del Royal Institute of British Architects (2016) e con la Honorary Fellowship dell’American Institute of Architects (2017). Nel 2018 è stato curatore del Padiglione Italia alla Biennale di Venezia 2018 con la mostra “Arcipelago Italia”. È autore di molte pubblicazioni.
Mario Cucinella was born in Palermo in 1960 and graduated in Architecture at the University of Genoa in 1986. In 1992, in Paris, he founded Mario Cucinella Architects, an architecture firm now based in Bologna and Milan, and of which he is also the creative director. In 2015 he founded SOS – School of Sustainability, a postgraduate program focused on sustainable architecture. The importance of his work and continued commitment as an architect and educator on environmental and social issues have been recognized with the International Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects (2016) and with the Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects (2017). In 2018 he was curator of the Italian Pavilion de La Biennale di Venezia 2018 with the exhibition “Arcipelago Italia”. He is the author of many publications.