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Salvator-John Albert Liotta is a Paris-based architect. He is a tenured associate professor at ULB – Université libre de Bruxelles, Faculty of Architecture La Cambre-Horta, and serves as an adjunct professor at École des Ponts ParisTech.

He leads his own practice, LIOTTA Architecture, with projects in France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and Japan.

A long-time correspondent for Domus magazine (since 2009), his previous roles include partner at LAPS Architecture and director of the collective Very Very Architecture. The latter was a runner-up in the YAP (Young Architects Program) in 2012 and was invited to exhibit at MoMA in New York and the MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome.

PRIX & DISTINCTIONS

2024 Mention Prix dell’ Architecture Italienne

2022 Grand Prix d’Architecture de la Biennale dello Stretto - Biennale d’Architectrue du Détroit

Lauréat de l’AMI "Engagés pour la qualité du logement de demain" Ministère de la Culture, Projet parmi les 20 projets incubés. Projet Maison Terre
Equipe de projet : QUARTUS, LAPS Architecture, Ville de Sevran, laboratoire IPRAUS, Centre Habiter Université Libre de Bruxelles, Alia Bengana, Atelier Franck Boutté

2018 Mention Prix dell’ Architecture Italienne
Finaliste Prix Construction en Bois-France Médiathèque Musée Quai Branly

2015 Mention d’honneur, Premio Giovane Talento dell’Architettura 2015 (XL Centre pour les arts, Gallery-Farm Cultural Park)

2013 Mention, Premio Giovane Talento dell’Architettura Italiana (Centre Culturelle à Favara)

2012 Finaliste, Prix YAP-Young Architecture Programme, MoMa New York, Maxxi Rome, sous le pseudonyme de Very Very Architecture avec Matteo Belfiore, Taichi Kuma, Gaia Patti, Yuta Ito.

2007 Mention d’Honneur, Concours International “6th Aluminum Award Competition”, Tokyo

EXPOSITIONS

2025 Invitation à exposer au NATIONAL ART CENTER de Tokyo

2024 Invitation à la Biennale d’Architecture du Détroit en Italie

2023 Invitation à l’exposition NUOVE NORMALITA organisé par Associazione Italiana di Architettura e Critica, Parco Archeologico di Selinunte, Agrigento Capitale Italiana della Cultura

2022 Invitation à la Biennale d’Architecture du Détroit en Italie

2020 Invitation à exposer au NATIONAL ART CENTER de Tokyo

2019 Invitation à la Biennale d’Architecture de Pisa

Invitation à l'exposition COUNTLESS CITIES BIENNALE, Farm Cultural Park, Italy.

2018 Invitation à l'exposition 999 A COLLECTION OF QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTEMPORARY LIVING, Triennale de Milan.

2017 Commissaires "What is Co-dividual Architecture? Japanese Architecture and the Shared House of Farm Cultural Park", FARM CULTURAL PARK, Favara (IT). 

2016 Invitation Biennale de Venise, Pavillon Italien
Invitation, XXIII Exposition International à la Triennale de Milan
Exposition au Salone del Mobile, Spazio Ventura, Milan

2015 Exposition, Centre Culturel Italien, Hôtel de Galliffet Paris

2014 Invitation Biennale de Venise, Pavillon Italien

2014 Details in Section, Exhibition Cà Tron, Venice, IUAV

2012, MoMA’s Online Archive, Nami

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  2. Leray, C. CHRONIQUES D’ARCHITECTURES, Projets Laureats de l’AMI Engagés pour la qualité du logement de demain, 3/2022, https://chroniques-architecture.com/tous-les-laureats-de-lami-engages-pour-la-qualite-du-logement-de-demain/

  3. Tartaro, G. in La Centrale dell’Arte, Biennale dello Stretto, ecco i premi “Città Metropolitana” : premio internazionale, https://www.lacentraledellarte.org/2022/12/biennale-dello-stretto-i-premi-citta-metropolitana/

  4. Macaione, I., in Repubblica, Procida capitale della Cultura, i Bambini progettano insieme un futuro sostenibile, https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/05/20/news/procida_2022_bambini_e_architetti_progettano_insieme_un_futuro_sostenibile-350428820/

  5. Degioanni, JF. LE MONITEUR, 2005-2020 : 15 ans d’architecture contemporaine pour l’AEFE, Agence Enseignement Français à l’étrangère, octobre 2021

  6. Koh Siphane, DETAILS D’ARCHITECTURE, 2021, https://www.detailsdarchitecture.com/quest-ce-que-la-co-dividualite-un-livre-signe-salvator-john-a-liotta-et-fabienne-louyot/

  7. Leray, C.CHRONIQUES D’ARCHITECTURES,  Le coliving, le communautarisme du pauvre, 2021, https://chroniques-architecture.com/le-coliving-le-communautarisme-du-pauvre/

  8. Scoffier, R. in D’A, n°277, Dans la peur de l’été - Concours pour l’aménagement des secteurs Farini et San Cristoforo à Milan, 2020, https://www.darchitectures.com/dans-la-peur-de-ete-concours-pour-amenagement-des-secteurs-farini-et-san-cristoforo-milan-a4776.html

  9. Guerrieri, M., DOMUS, Dalla foresta a Palazzo Miccichè alla scuola di architettura per bambini: Favara rinasce ancora una volta https://www.domusweb.it/it/architettura/gallery/2020/10/07/dalla-foresta-a-palazzo-miccich-alla-scuola-di-architettura-per-bambini-favara-rinasce-ancora-una-volta.html

  10. Guzman, I. ABITARE, Human Forest, a project of Laps and Analogique, https://www.abitare.it/it/architettura/progetti/2020/09/15/analogique-laps-architecture-human-forest-favara/

  11. Bastianelli, M, Urban Interstices in Italy. Design Experiences, Politecnico Press, Milano, 2020. 

  12. Prestinenza Puglisi, IOArch, Nuovi architetti italiani: LAPS ARCHITECTURE, Mar 2019, Pp 64-71

  13. Bossi, C, INTERNI, Mediterranean Projects : Laps for Myop, Architettura e costruzione, 7/2019, Milan

  14. AA.VV. Catalogue du Premio Nazionale di Architettura, Festa dell’Architetto, pag, 51-56, 2018.

  15. Curti Roncoroni, L, THE NEXT BUILDING, Mediateca Musée du Quai Branly, Come a casa...in uno spazio collettivo, Nov, 2018, Pp 42-46.

  16. Irace, F.  IL SOLE 24 ORE, Come abitiamo il nostro tempo: 999 domande sull’abitare contemporaneo, 21/01/2018

  17. Namias, O. ARCHICREE, Ecole d’architecture des enfants de Laps Architecture, LA REVUE DE PRESSE DU 11/10/2016 https://archicree.com/actualites/tours-de-discorde-revue-de-presse-11102016/

  18. AA.VV. Catalogue du Pavillion Italien, Biennale de Venise, 2016, p.84-85.

  19. Ocello Monvoisin, S., Guide LE MONITEUR, Concevoir et construire une salle polyvalente, Collection Concevoir et Construire, Editeur Le moniteur, 2016, pag.380

  20. Di Miceli, S, 2017, DOMUS, What is Co-Dividuality? Japanese architecture and the shared house of Farm Cultural Park, in Domusweb accessible at https://www. domusweb.it/en/architecture/2017/10/16/what-is-co-dividuality-japanese-architecture-and-the-shared-house-of-farm-cultural-park.html

  21. La Varra, G., A Wonderland : Laps for Farm Cultural Park, in ABITARE, 558, Oct. 2016, Pp 86-95

  22. Valensise, M, La Cultura è come la marmellata, Editore Laterza, pag. 31-35, 2016

  23. Saint-Pierre, R. Le patronage laique à la mode XXI siècle, LE MONITEUR, n.5791, 21 Nov 2014, p. 30-31

  24. Poullet, S. Multipurpose Beacon, A10 Magazine, n. 58, Jul 2014, p. 32-34

  25. Sommariva, E. DOMUS, Media Library of Quai Branly Museum, Laps Architecture, in domus web accessible at https://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2018/06/25/ laps-architecture-and-the-selective-dematerialisation-of-a-library-in-paris.html

  26. Imperadori, M., Milan Expo Pavilion, Monoconcept strutturale in MODULO, 396, Sept, 2015, 392-397

  27. AA.VV., Laps Architecture, in Catalogue of Festa dell’Architetto 2015, CNAPCC,  65-71

  28. De Ciechi, R., Laps Architecture, in MODULO, N°403, 4/2014, P. 26-39.

  29. Catalogue du Pavillon Italien, Biennale de Venise, 2016, Farm Cultural Park XL.

  30. Molinari, L., 2014, ABITARE, Una dimensione civile del progetto. www.abitare.it/ it/architecture/dimensione-civile-discreta-progetto

  31. Capezzuto, R. DOMUS, Children’s Library, www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2014/01/09/ architecture_x_archaeology.html

  32. Francieri, R. in DOMUS, Architecture X Archeology, www.domusweb.it/en/architec- ture/2014/01/09/  architecture_x_archaeology.html

  33. Pedro, M. in DOMUS, Patterns and Layering, www.domusweb.it/en/re- views/2013/10/11/ patterns_and_layering.html

  34. Sommariva, E. in DOMUS, “YAP finalist’s projects” on DOMUS web www.domusweb.it/ it/news/yap-i-  finalisti/

  35. Toyoda, K. in DOMUS, “Intermediating Patterns”, published on Domus 952, Nov. 2011,p.11 

  36. Palumbo, ML. in DOMUS, “Forms of Energy ”, on DOMUS web, domusweb.it/en/ architecture/forms-of-energy-13-/

  37. Ivo, F. “Architects”, in Meridiani, Edidomus, Jan 2011, Pp.116-121

  38. Pierotti, P. “Research: Maps of Excellency”, in “Il SOLE24ORE, Edilizia e Territorio”, March 2010, p. 1-9.

  39. Toyoda, K. “The Digital Tea House”, in “Shinkenchiku”, 10, Oct, 2010. p.42-48

Ci-dessous une liste d’articles de presse sur mes activités depuis 2010

Collaborent actuellement avec LA

Nathan Trinchard, Aya El Harf, Emma Miliacca, Lila Gaffney, Selwyn Steyn

LA a des collaboration en cours avec

Taichi Kuma, STARTT, A-FACT, SOM, Bernhard & Claire Schulte-Heuthaus

Ci-dessous une liste de mes précédents collaborateurs chez Liotta Architecture, Very Very Architecture Office

Sara Cornicchia, Antonella Ciccone, Virginia Vagni, Chiara Terchi Nocentini, Matteo Belfiore, Yuta Ito, Rafael Balboa, Valentina Cannava, Ilze Paklone, Cristina Hurtado, Maxime Angileri, Sergio Mezzapelle, Maxime Angileri, Praful Parlewar