Director, Zaha Hadid Architects
Michele studied architecture at the University of Naples and has a Master of Architecture degree from the Architectural Association (AA) in London. He is a registered architect in both the United Kingdom and Italy.
Michele joined Zaha Hadid Architects in 2004 and immediately started working on award-winning projects such as the Glasgow Riverside Musem in Scotland, the CMA CGM Headquarters in Marseilles and the new Architecture Foundation building in London.
Through the course of his career, Michele has led several competition winning schemes including the design of two super tall towers and a cultural center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the Chartres Expo Centre in France. He also led the team for the Egypt Pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
As a Project Director, Michele has worked on the d’Leedon residential complex in Singapore, completed in October 2014. The complex comprises 7 high-end 150 metre residential towers with landscape deck and gardens and received the World Gold Award for Residential High-Rise at the FIABCI World Prix D’Excellence Awards 2016.
Currently, Michele is leading a number of projects across East Asia and Oceania.