Fabio Barilari | Architect, artist and professor
Arch. Fabio Barilari graduated with honors + publication of his thesis in Architectural Design at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. He is member of the Board of Architects of Rome.
The projects of Fabio Barilari Architetti studio have been published and awarded national and international prizes. They have been presented, among the others, at the Biennale di Venezia, the Biennale di Pisa and has represented the Board of Architects of Rome in the Architectural Triennial in Sofia. His project "Picture House" was selected for the Gold Medal of Italian Architecture in 2013. In fine arts, his works have been presented, among the others, in exhibitions at Saatchi Gallery in London and at the Chiostro del Bramante in Rome.
Among his collaborations as an illustrator are the Goethe‐Institut, UNIMED - Mediterranean Universities Union and Wanted in Rome. A selection of his sketchbooks and travel illustrations were published on the book “Sketching the
City - Tips and Inspiration on Drawing on Location”, (DoPress Books, Hong Kong). His work was exhibited in numerous personal exhibitions in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, USA, China, Vietnam, Ukraine and Korea. In 2015 his photo “Kolumba” was published by the National Geographic and In 2017 he collaborated with the photographer Agnes Montanari in the joint project of documenting the Za’atari Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan.
Since 1995, he has taught architecture and urban design, drawing, painting, history of art and architecture of Rome, digital photography, specializing in the dialogue among different forms of the creative process. He is currently Professor at Temple University in Rome, and at AUR - American University of Rome in Fine Arts and Art History Departments, and at Quasar Institute for Advanced Design. He has taught at La Sapienza - Faculty of Architecture, Barreira A+D in Valencia and Arcadia University in Rome, and has been lecturer or guest critic for several study abroad programs, among which the California Polytechnic, Cornell University and Iowa State University.
In 2020 Barilari founded C-ROME, an organization dedicated to teaching the history of art and culture of Rome through tours and art experiences. C-ROME collaborates regularly with FAO, WFP and IFAD.
Courses Taught
ART 1010/ART 3512 - Rome Sketchbook
Web
Art - fabiobarilariart.com
Architecture - barilariarchitetti.com
Blog - GIMME SHELTER
Selected Awards
Selected Project - “Picture House”, Golden Medal for the Italian Architecture, 2012
1st prize Inarch for the “Picture House” in Ripatransone (AP), Italy, 2010
1st prize, Dalaman Harbor International Competition - Turkey (with 3C+T), 2010
1st prize, OLED DESIGN CONTEST (PPML S.a.s.), 2006
1st prize, Re-qualification of the Waterfront of Naples (with arch. M. Euvè), 2005
1st prize “Opera Prima” INARCH - “Studio-House” in Ascoli Piceno, 2002
Mentioned project, International competition for “A Unicef Pavilion”, 1995
Selected Exhibitions
“Saatchi Screen” - Collective exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in London, UK, 2019
“Architecture and Atmosphere” - Humboldt-Bibliothek Berlin, Germany, 2017
"Reading the City" - Hong Kong Central Library, China, 2016
"Die Stadt Lesen" - Kiew, Nationale Technische Universitat, Ukraine, 2016
"SUMMING UP" - Galleria INTERNO14 - Rome, Italy. 2015
“Lire la Ville” at the Goethe-Institut in Lyon, France. 2014
“Il Senso delle Cose”, Chiostro del Bramante, Roma. 2013
Triennal of Architecture in Sofia (Bulgaria). 2012
"Living Color" - St. Stephen' Cultural Foundation - Roma (Italy). 2010
Biennal of Architecture in Venice – UTET/G3. 2010
Biennal of Architecture in Venice - Sezione Inarch. 2000