FILIPPO PIZZONI

Filippo Pizzoni, who holds a degree in Architecture, Conservation and Restoration of the Architectural Heritage from the Politecnico di Milano, 1995 (97/100), architect, landscape architect and garden historian, specialised in Garden Design at the Inchbald School of Design in London, and in the Conservation of Historic Parks and Gardens at the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, University of York, as part of an EEC programme organised by ICOMOS-IFLA.

He specialises in the design of new gardens and the restoration of historic gardens. Alongside his design work, he is deeply committed to promoting garden culture and green spaces: he contributes to various magazines and is a speaker at conferences and on courses organised by various associations and institutions (FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano, Grandi Giardini Italiani, ASDI – Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane) For Leonardo Arte, he has published *Il giardino, arte e storia* (The Garden: Art and History), an essay on the history of gardens, which has been translated and published in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany; and, for Electa, the *Grande atlante dei giardini in Oriente e Occidente* (The Great Atlas of Gardens in the East and West).

In 2000, he founded aMAZING_sTUDIO, a design studio that focuses on exchange and collaboration between various professionals engaged in research and experimentation in the fields of landscape design and the restoration of historic gardens.

Among his international accolades, Filippo Pizzoni received the Martini Prize for landscape architects in June 2004 for the project ‘The Strangest House anyone Ever Lived In’. In the same year, he received a special mention for the project ‘Sol des sols’, created for the international event Lausanne Jardin 2004 in Lausanne, and the project ‘Kaleidoscope’ was selected and realised at the 23rd International Garden Festival in Chaumont-sur-Loire.

Since 2011, he has been a Councillor of the historic Lombardy Horticultural Association, serving as Vice-President since 2015, and since 2016 he has coordinated the Organising Committee of the Horticultural Exhibition. Since 2013, he has been a Councillor for Italia Nostra Milano Nord-Boscoincittà, of which he has been Vice-President since 2022; in 2015–2016, he was Director of the Agricultural School of Monza Park, and from 2016 to 2018 he was a member of the Executive Committee of AssIOrt, the Italian Association of Horticultural Therapy. He was a member of the editorial board of the journal *Architettura del paesaggio* from 2016 to 2018, and a National Councillor of Italia Nostra for the three-year period 2018–2021; from 2018 to 2024, he has been a member of the Scientific Committee of A.P.G.I., the Italian Association of Parks and Gardens, and was part of the Ministry of Culture–APGI working group responsible for drafting the Guidelines and Technical Standards for the Restoration of Historic Gardens, which were adopted by the Ministry in December 2021.

She coordinated the Lavinia Taverna Prize at Canonica Lambro from 2011 to 2016. She conceived and organised the four-year cycles of conferences, the Orticola di Lombardia Study Days: ‘The Culture of Plants, from the Risorgimento to the Third Millennium’ (2012–2015) and ‘Plants for the Italian Garden’ (2017–2020), held at the Gallery of Modern Art, Villa Reale, in Milan.

Since 2023, he has been Curator of the Gardens of Isola Bella and Isola Madre in Terre Borromeo.

Education
  • 1996 – State Examination for Professional Qualification.
  • 1995 – Degree in Architecture, Conservation and Restoration of the Architectural Heritage from the Politecnico di Milano (97/100).
  • Degree thesis: “The tree-lined avenues of Piazzola sul Brenta. An element of resilience in the landscape”. Supervisor: Prof. Renata Rippa.
  • 1993/1994 – European Community Scholarship, sponsored by ICOMOS-IFLA, ‘Trading in the Conservation of Historic Parks and Gardens’, at the ‘Centre for the Conservation of Historic Parks and Gardens’, directed by Prof. Peter Goodchild, Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, University of York, Great Britain.
  • 1993 – As part of the ICOMOS scholarship, she collaborated on the restoration programme for Harewood Park, North Yorkshire, Great Britain.
  • 1993 – As part of the ICOMOS scholarship, she collaborated on the archaeological survey phase during the restoration of the Privy Garden at Hampton Court, London, Great Britain.
  • 1992 – Worked for three months with the National Trust on the restoration of Stowe Park, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain.
  • 1992 – Certificate Course in Intermediate Garden Design Studies, at the Inchbald School of Design in London.
Professional Qualifications

  • Registered with the Order of Architects, Landscape Architects, Planners and Conservationists of the Province of Milan under no. 9517 (29 January 1997).
Academic Qualifications

  • 2023/24 – 2024/25 – Politecnico di Milano
    Visiting lecturer on the integrated course ‘Landscape Culture and History’ as part of the Master’s degree programme (Ministerial Decree 270/04) in Landscape Architecture
  • 2018–2021 – Politecnico di Milano
    Seminars as part of the ‘Economic Evaluation of Projects’ course (Prof. M. Bertolinelli): ‘Designing Open Spaces and Green Areas’. The fundamentals of design quality, Milan, 30 October 2018; The design of green spaces. Principles and fundamentals, Milan, 30 October 2019; Principles of designing school green spaces, Milan, 5 November 2020; Principles of designing school green spaces, Milan, 11 November 2021.
  • 2013–2026 – IUAV University Institute of Architecture of Venice
    Visiting Professor on the advanced academic programme leading to a Level II Master’s degree in ‘Landscape and Garden Architecture’.
  • 2003–2005 – University of Milan
    Lecturer on the postgraduate programme leading to a Master’s degree in “Landscape Design”, teaching the module on History and Conservation of Landscape Architecture
  • 2002 – University of Pennsylvania
    Tutor on the Summer School seminar ‘The Restoration of the Botanical Garden and the Water Staircase’ as part of the Master’s in Conservation at the ICCROM headquarters in Rome
Projects
2025

  • Project for the refurbishment of the garden at the Palazzo Ducale in Gallese, province of Viterbo.
  • Technical and economic feasibility study and detailed design, including safety coordination during the design phase, as part of the project “REVITALISATION OF THE OPEN SPACES AT THE FABBRICA DEL VAPORE”, Lead partner in the design team, alongside Architect A. Colleoni, Dr L. Leporati, Engineer F. Mirra, Engineer L. Ludovisi and Dr P. Grimaldi.
  • Project for the refurbishment of the garden at Castel Ivano, in the province of Trento.
  • Curatorial consultancy on historical and landscape aspects for the gardens of the Borromean Islands and Pallvicino Park, Stresa (VB).
  • Landscaping project for the garden of Casa B., Pollone, province of Biella.
  • Landscaping project for the garden of the C.S. residence, Terlago, Province of Trento.
  • Garden design for the new wine cellar, Tenuta San Leonardo, Avio (TN).
2024

  • Curatorial consultancy on historical and landscape aspects for the gardens of the Borromean Islands, Stresa, (VB).
  • Garden restoration project for Palazzo L.C., a listed building, Milan.
  • Redevelopment and conservation project for the listed historic garden of Villa L.C., Casatenovo (LC).
  • ‘Enhancement and communication’ project as part of the restoration and regeneration works – Garden and Historic Park of Villa Le Corti, San Casciano Val di Pesa (FI), PNRR M1C3 Investment 2.3 “Programmes to enhance the identity of places: historic parks and gardens”.
2023

  • Curatorial consultancy on historical and landscape aspects for the gardens of the Borromean Islands, Stresa, (VB).
  • Final and detailed design, and safety coordination during the design phase for the restoration of the historic garden of Villa Cusani Tittoni Traversi in Desio (MB) (Lot 1) – RTP in collaboration with Architect A. Colleoni, Engineer F. Galmozzi and Engineer F. Locatelli.
  • Design of a private garden in Ithaca, Greece.
  • Technical and economic feasibility study for the regeneration of the Viali delle Rimembranze and/or tree-lined avenues in the historic centre of Sabbioneta, Municipality of Sabbioneta (MN).
  • Landscape installation for the exhibition “Sebastião Salgado. Amazonia’ at the Fabbrica del Vapore, (MI).
  • Consultancy for the landscaping of a historic private garden open to the public, Villa Lagarina (TN) – Work in progress.
  • Conservation project for a listed private garden, San Giustino, (PG) – Work in progress.
  • Design and project management for the landscaping of the garden at Piccola Casa del Rifugio, (MI) – Project completed.
  • Design for a Pot Garden, Valenza (AL).
  • Landscaping project for a private garden, Ranco (VA).
2022

  • Restoration project for a historic private garden, Casorezzo (MI).
  • Landscaping project, Tenuta San Leonardo, Avio (TN).
  • Restoration project for a private garden, Lido di Venezia – Project completed.
  • Project for a metal access structure to the terraces of a listed historic building, Milan – Project completed.
  • Restoration project for the park at Grazzano Visconti Castle (PC), in collaboration with Architect A. Colleoni.
  • Technical and Economic Feasibility Study for the Restoration of the Historic Garden of Villa Tittoni Traversi in Desio (MB) and related services required for participation in the call for tenders under the PNRR ‘Regeneration of small cultural, heritage, religious and rural sites’, Investment 2.3: “Programmes to enhance the identity of places: historic parks and gardens”.
  • Technical and scientific coordination and drafting of documents for the Technical and Economic Feasibility Study for enhancement works on the Belgioioso Garden, the Indro Montanelli Gardens and Sempione Park, Milan.
  • Final and detailed design for the “RinnoviAMO Cantello” project, Municipality of Cantello, VA, in the RTP.
2016–2022

  • Routine maintenance plan and regeneration works for the historic Giardino Perego park, for Orticola di Lombardia, Municipality of Milan.
2021

  • Landscape study and technical-economic feasibility study for the restoration, enhancement and upgrading of municipal green spaces, Municipality of Cantello, Varese. Temporary consortium of professionals.
2020

  • Design for an indoor swimming pool in a listed historic private garden, Menaggio, Como.
  • Landscape design for a private garden in Manciano, Grosseto.
  • Architectural and landscape design for the restoration of the former church of San Nicolò, historic centre of Parma – Project partially completed.
2019

  • Restoration project for the historic garden and greenhouse of a private villa in Varese – Project completed.
  • Design and realisation of ‘L’altra Pergola. A Tribute to Leonardo’ to mark the ‘Milan and Leonardo’ celebrations, Castello Sforzesco, Milan – Project completed.
  • Landscape design for ‘Leonardo’s Potager’, Italian Embassy, Paris – Project completed.
  • Design for a pergola, Villa La Pergola, Alassio, (IM) – Project completed.
  • Landscaping project for a historic private garden, Castelveccana, (VA) – Project partially completed.
2018

  • Landscape design project for the garden of the Palazzo della Triennale, Milan – Project completed.
  • Landscape design project for the historic garden of a private villa at Sacro Monte di Varese – Project partially completed.
2017

  • Detailed design for landscaping and site supervision for a newly built residential complex, Riva San Vitale, CH – Project completed.
  • Restoration design for a listed private garden in Settignano, Florence – Project completed.
  • Preliminary and detailed design, and works supervision for the landscaping of the green spaces at a listed property, Borgo del Bramante, Milan – Project completed.
  • Extension of the ‘Orti Fioriti a CityLife’, CityLife, Milan – Project completed.
  • Design for a private garden in Sori, Genoa – Project completed.
2016

  • Preliminary design for a private garden and productive crops, Siena.
  • Landscaping project for a private garden in Pollone, Biella – Project completed.
  • Design for a commemorative grove for IoDonna, Rcs Mediagroup, Giardino della Guastalla, Milan.
  • Design for a swimming pool and landscaping of a private garden in Suna di Verbania (VB) – Project partially completed.
  • ‘Orti Fioriti a CityLife’ project, CityLife, Milan – Project completed.
2015

  • Feasibility study for the Garden Museum, Villa Mirabello, Monza. In collaboration with Architect M. Biffis, Architect M. Cucchi, Dr L. Marzorati, and the Monza Brianza Garden Club.
  • Preliminary design for a ‘Garden of the Senses’ in Sommo, Pavia. With V. Giordano.
2014

  • Landscape design for a private garden in Tresana, Massa Carrara – Project completed.
2013

  • Design of new wooded areas for a private garden in San Giorgio Piacentino, Piacenza.
  • Consultancy on the exceptional maintenance of the tree-lined avenues and wooded areas of La Favorita Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Landscape design project for the Stavello area, Oasi Zegna, Trivero, Biella.
2010–2013

  • “The Vine and the Olive Tree”: Restoration of the Poggio Castle Park to create a recreational and demonstration workshop for traditional crops. Liguria Regional Operational Programme (2007–2013) Axis 4 / Action 4.1 – Promotion of natural and cultural heritage. Final and detailed design, project management, quantity surveying and cost accounting for the works, certificate of satisfactory completion, Municipality of Bolano, La Spezia, Lead Partner, in a temporary consortium of professionals – Project completed.
2012

  • Landscaping of a private garden in Cossila, (BI) – Project completed.
  • Consultancy for the creation of the ‘Bosco del Sorriso’ nature trail, Oasi Zegna, Trivero, (BI).
2008–2012

  • Drafting of the Spatial Planning Scheme, Municipality of Gerenzano, (VA).
    As part of a temporary consortium of professionals
2006–2012

  • Landscape and environmental regeneration of Fontanile Park, including a hydrogeological study for the restoration of the San Giacomo spring, Municipality of Gerenzano, Varese. As part of a temporary consortium of professionals – Project completed.
2007–2010

  • Restoration project for a historic park, Villa Giuseppina, Cadenabbia, Como, 2007–2010 – Project completed.
  • Preliminary, final and detailed design, works supervision and health and safety coordination for the conservation, restoration and regeneration of the public garden at Villa Centenari in Abbiate Guazzone, Lot 1: Works to improve accessibility for people with disabilities, the elderly, young people and children, Municipality of Tradate, Varese, 2007–2010. As part of a temporary consortium of professionals – Project completed.
2009

  • Design of a private garden in Lerici, La Spezia,
  • Restoration project for the historic garden of Villa Melchiori in Povo di Trento – Project partially completed.
  • Final and detailed design, and project management for a cycle and pedestrian path forming part of the Mibici project, Municipality of Nerviano, Milan. As part of a temporary consortium of professionals – Project completed.
  • Landscape design for the regeneration of the romantic park and creation of an arboretum, architectural design for the restoration of a rural building and new construction of an ancillary building, Villa Era, Vigliano Biellese, Biella.
  • Architectural and landscape design for the creation of a farm, Manciano, Grosseto – Project completed.
2008–2009

  • Preliminary, final and detailed design, project management, quantity surveying and cost accounting, and certificate of satisfactory completion. Conservative restoration of the park, construction of paved paths and refurbishment of fencing, Municipality of Carate Brianza, Milan, 2008–2009. As part of a temporary consortium of professionals – Project completed.
2006–2009

  • Preliminary, final and detailed design, and safety coordination during the design phase for the construction of the Robert Baden-Powell, Lord of Gilwell Park at Ca’Savio, Municipality of Cavallino Treporti, Venice, 2006–2009. As part of a temporary consortium of professionals – Project completed.
2007

  • Restoration and rehabilitation project for the historic garden of Villa Castelbarco Visconti Battaglia, Busto Garolfo, Milan.
2006

  • Landscaping project for the outdoor areas as part of consultancy services for the recovery, conservation, restoration and enhancement of the Roman Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina, Province of Enna, PIT 11, Enna: Tourism between Archaeology and Nature; in collaboration with Dr A.L. Monti – Project completed.
  • Design and construction of the stand for the magazine ‘Gardenia’, Horticultural Exhibition, Milan.
  • Landscaping and planting project for a vehicle test track in Senago, for CSI spa, Bollate, Milan. In collaboration with Dr M. Fabbri – Project completed.
2005

  • Design for a private garden and greenhouse, Milan – Project completed.
  • Design for a roof garden, Varese – Project completed.
  • Design for a private garden, Scicli, Ragusa – Project completed.
  • Project for a private garden, Menaggio, Como – Completed project.
2004

  • Garden design for Molteni & C. headquarters, Giussano, Milan, 2004 – Project completed.
  • Design for a private garden, Alba, Cuneo.
  • Design for a private garden, Framura, La Spezia – Project completed.
2003

  • Landscaping project for a private garden, San Michele di Pagana, Rapallo – Project completed.
  • Renovation project for a villa and garden in Pietrasanta, Lucca – Project completed.
2002

  • Restoration project for a historic park in Sirtori, Lecco.
  • Project for a private garden and courtyard, Bologna. In collaboration with Dr A. Segre.
  • Design for the landscaping of a private garden in Stresa, Verbania – Project completed.
  • Interior landscaping for the Molteni & C. stand at the Salone del Mobile in Milan – Project completed.
  • Design for a private garden in Novi Ligure, Alessandria.
2001

  • Renovation of a garden in Coarezza, Varese – Project completed.
  • Design for a garden in Massa Carrara.
  • Architectural design for the restoration of a courtyard and orchard in a 17th-century private garden, and redesign of the park, Vergiate, Varese. In collaboration with Dr A. Segre – Project completed.
2000

  • Design for an 18th-century terrace and inner courtyard, Craveggia, Verbania – Project completed.
1999

  • Restoration of the vegetable garden at the La Torre estate in Tolfe, designed by P. Porcinai, Siena – Project completed.
  • Landscaping project for a private garden in Via F. Sforza, Milan.
  • Conservation project for the garden designed in 1926 by architect G. Greppi and landscaping of a newly acquired area, Vocogno di Craveggia, Verbania – Project completed.
Contests
  • 2019 – “Regeneration of the Villa Reale in Monza” Ideas Competition, organized by Triennale Milano and the Milan-Monza-Brianza-Lodi Chamber of Commerce. The project “An International Center for Green Culture at the Villa Reale in Monza,” with Marilù Biffis.
    ⇨ Winning project: the competition called for the selection of 5 winners.
  • 2017 – Multidisciplinary Architecture Competition, Bastion St. Antoine, Geneva, Switzerland. Project “Mise en relief,” by De Planta and Portier Architects SA, Filippo Pizzoni, Perreten, and Milleret.
  • 2016 – Design competition for the redevelopment of Piazza Volta – Via Grassi/Via Garibaldi, City of Como. RTP: Arch. Cesare Ventura Cg, Arch. Francesca Besozzi, Arch. Simona Cornegliani, Arch. Luca De Stasio, Arch. Andrea Mostrabilini, Arch. Filippo Pizzoni, Eng. Enrico G.L. Pulcini.
    ⇨ 1st Place
  • 2012 – Invitation-only competition for the design of public spaces and areas for public use for the Integrated Intervention Program, areas at Via Ceresio 7/9, Via Bramante 49, and Via Procaccini 1/3 (FORMER ENEL SITES) – with G. Santagostino, M. Margarido
    ⇨ 2nd Place
  • 2005 – Pratum Magnum – “Pratum Magnum” European Competition, City of Monza. Team leader: S. Gaudimundo, C. Poli, M. Cucchi, C. Rigotti, C. Vecchi
  • 2004 – 23rd International Garden Festival, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France.
    ⇨ Selected winning project “Kaleidoscope,” work realized, May 15–October 17, 2004
  • 2004 – International Design Competition “Restoration and Enhancement of the Villa Reale in Monza and Its Gardens,” Hopkins Architects Ltd, London; advanced to the second phase,
    ⇨ 4th place
  • 2004 – 2004 Martini Prize for Landscape Architects – First Prize
    Il Giardino Segreto, Villa Marzotto, Trissino, Vicenza. Project: “The Strangest House Anyone Ever Lived In.” Completed. Trissino, May 1–July 31, 2004
  • 2003 – Cerveteri. Competition for Cerite Park. Creation of an archaeological park in the Etruscan area of the Municipality of Cerveteri, Rome. (with A. Segre, G. Rizzi, M. Cucchi, C. Vecchi, M. Pistolesi, B. Steindl)
  • 2003 – Lausanne. Lausanne Jardin 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland. With M. Cucchi, C. Vecchi, A. di Franco, M. Boffino, M. Roca, A. Segre
    ⇨ Honorable Mention, Project selected as winner of “Sol de sols.” Project completed, June 19–October 17, 2004
  • 1995 – Padua. Competition for the gardens of the new courthouse. With N. Privileggio, M. Secchi, and L. Fadini
Exhibitions
  • 2016–2026 – Design, organization, and coordination of the Orticola garden fair, Giardini Indro Montanelli, Milan.
  • 2018 – Co-curator of the exhibition *La Bellezza dei Fiori* (The Beauty of Flowers), Cortile della Farmacia, University of Milan, Largo Richini, May 2018.
  • 2015–2016 – Scientific curator for the “Viridarium” temporary garden project, created for Orticola di Lombardia as part of the exhibition “Myth and Nature: From Greece to Pompeii,” Milan, Palazzo Reale, July 2015–January 2016.
  • 2014 – “Il Giardinaggio scritto,” Braidense National Library, Milan, May 2014.
  • 2012 – “Herbariums and Ancient Botanical Treatises of the Braidense National Library,” edited by Filippo Pizzoni, Margherita Lombardi, and Laura Zumkeller, Braidense National Library, Milan, November 2012.
  • 1997 – Design, organization, and coordination of the exhibition “Il Giardino in Villa,” Villa Contarini, Piazzola sul Brenta, Padua, May 29–31, 1997.
Publications
  • F. Pizzoni, “The ‘Italian Garden’ and the ‘English Garden’: Between Fashions and Mutual Influences” in *Historic Gardens: Truth and Fiction*, Benetton Foundation, Treviso, 2021.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The Labyrinth: The Space of Choice, Between Design and Symbol” in *‘A Green Thought in a Green Shade’: Literary Imagination and Environment*, edited by Roberta Ferrari and Laura Giovannelli, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the ‘Michel de Montaigne’ Foundation, Bagni di Lucca, September 8–10, 2017, Pisa University Press, 2020.
  • F. Pizzoni, “Of Knots and Intertwining: The Decoration of the Sala delle Asse and Its Links to the 16th-Century Garden” in *Perspectives on the Sala delle Asse: Specific Research and Contextual Studies*, Journal of Studies and News, Castello Sforzesco, City of Milan, Vol. XL – Year XLIV, 2019.
  • F. Pizzoni, “Between Flowers and Vegetables,” Architettura del Paesaggio, 36, I, 2018.
  • F. Pizzoni, “Historic Gardens as Urban Parks: A Difficult Coexistence. The Case of the Perego Garden in Milan,” in From Restoration to Garden Management. Quality of Education and Dynamics of Enhancement, Conference Proceedings, Villa Fabris Foundation, Vicenza—September 23, 2017, Saonara, 2018.
  • F. Pizzoni, “Toward a Garden Museum,” in The Park, the Villa, Issue 9, Novaluna, Monza, 2018.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The Plants of Roman Gardens and the Viridarium in *Orticola di Lombardia*,” in *Archeology in Green: Myth and Nature from Greece to Pompeii*. *Il Fuorimostra*, Vol. I, University of Milan “La Statale,” Milan 2016.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The Gardens of Mien Ruys,” Architettura del Paesaggio, 33, II, 2016.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The World of Gardeners in Nineteenth-Century Lombardy,” in Il Parco, la Villa, Quaderno 8, Novaluna, Monza 2016.
  • Orticola di Lombardia: 150 Years of the Association, 20 Years of Exhibitions, edited by F. Pizzoni, Guido Tommasi Editore, Milan, 2016.
  • The Written Word on Gardening, edited by F. Pizzoni, Nexo Editions, Milan, 2015.
  • C. Holmes, Herbs for the Gourmet Gardener, edited by F. Pizzoni, Guido Tommasi Editore, Milan, 2015.
  • S. Akeroyd, Vegetables for the Gourmet Gardener, edited by F. Pizzoni, Guido Tommasi Editore, Milan, 2015.
  • F. Pizzoni, “Renovation and Research in the Gardens and Park of Monza under Viceroy Beauharnais,” in *Il Parco, la Villa*, Issue 7, Novaluna, Monza 2014.
  • G. Hodge, *Botany for Gardeners*, edited by F. Pizzoni, Guido Tommasi Editore, Milan, 2014.
  • L. Harrison, *Latin for Gardeners*, *Tradizione* edited by F. Pizzoni, Guido Tommasi Editore, Milan, 2013.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The Evolution of the Relationship Between Art and Gardens from the Past to the Present,” in “VerDeSign: Paths and Reflections Between Art and Landscape,” edited by M. Mandelli and L. Pirovano, Francoangeli, Milan, 2010.
  • F. Pizzoni, L. Impelluso; *Grande Atlante dei giardini*, Electa, Milan, 2009.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The Garden. History in Landscape and Art,” Rizzoli International, New York, 1999.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The Garden: History in Landscape and Art,” Aurum Press, London, 1999.
  • F. Pizzoni, “Kunst und Geschichte des Gartens,” DVA, Berlin, 1999.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The Garden: Art and History from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century.” A Handbook of Garden History, Leonardo Arte, Milan, 1997.
  • F. Pizzoni, “The Restoration Program for the Villa Contarini Park in Piazzola sul Brenta: The Role of Archival Materials in the Development of the Project.” in “Proceedings of the Conference on the Importance of Private Archives for the Study of Historical Disciplines,” Piazzola sul Brenta, September 31, 1995. Piazzola s/B., 1997.
Editorial Collaborations

  • Gardenia, Column, “An Architect in the Garden,” Cairo Editore, Milan 2018–2026.
  • Il Giardino Fiorito, special issues, coordination and editing, May 2017, May 2018, May 2019.
  • Landscape Architecture, Edifir, Florence, 2018.
  • Editor of volumes in the “Germogli” and “Verdi indispensabili” series published by Guido Tommasi Editore
  • Case&Country, Class Editori, Milan, columns and articles, 2005–2011.
  • Gardenia, Column, Giorgio Mondadori Editore, Milan, 2006.
  • Gentleman by Milano Finanza, Class Editori, Milan, 2002–2005.
Published Projects

  • Strolling Among Flowers and Vegetables, Landscape Architecture, No. 36, 2018.
  • Frontelagogreen, Topscape Paysage No. 34, 2018.
  • Getting Lost in a Rose Maze, in Gardenia No. 409, May 2018, Milan.
  • Flowering Vegetable Gardens in the City, Special Issue on Vegetable Gardens and Gardens, Gardenia Supplement No. 394, February 2017.
  • Viridarium, in Topscape Paysage 22, 2015.
  • Robert Baden-Powell Park, Lord of Gilwell:
    in Various Authors, Baden-Powell Park, in Paisajismo 40, 2011, pp. 30–35;
    in M. Cucchi, “Between the Sea and the Lagoon,” in *Paysage* 7, 2011, pp. 80–85;
    in Various Authors, *Liquid Landscapes*, Paysage Editore, 2012.
  • The Forest of Smiles, in *Gardenia* no. 355, November 2013, Milan.
  • In the Blue Painted Blue, in *Gardenia* no. 354, October 2013, Milan.
  • Plant Roses in the Garden, in *Gardenia* Rose Special, October 2011, Milan.
  • English Charm, in Gardenia No. 315, July 2010, Milan.
  • The Garden of Cut Flowers, in Gardenia No. 312, April 2010, Milan.
  • A Greenhouse Refuge, in Gardenia No. 297, January 2009, Milan.
  • The Garden in the Gravel, in Gardenia No. 291, July 2008, Milan.
  • “The Strangest House Anyone Ever Lived In”:
    in Gardenia No. 244, August 2004, Milan;
    in Il Giardino Fiorito No. 6/70, June 2004, Milan.
  • “Kaléidoscope”:
    in J-P. Pigeat, “Vive le Chaos! Ordre et désordre au jardin,” Conservatoire International des Parcs et Jardins et du Paysage, Chaumont-sur-Loire, France, May 2004;
    in Landscape Architecture, the magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 12/2004, USA;
    in S. Barbaux, “Jardins créatifs, Chaumont-sur-Loire 1992–2008,” ICI Interface, Paris, 2008;
    in S. Barbaux, “Giardini Creativi,” L’Archivolto, Milan, 2009.
  • “Sol des Sols”:
    in 24Heures, Cultural Supplement, No. 141, June 19, 2004, Lausanne, CH;
    in Tracés 05, March 2004, Lausanne, CH;
    in Hochparterre. Wettbewerbe No. 4/2003, Zurich, CH.
  • “The Island of Peace” in “Progetti in verde,” Gardenia No. 176, December 1998, Milan.
Seminars, Conferences, and Lectures
  • “From Leonardo da Vinci’s knot designs to 17th-century parterre de broderie gardens,” as part of the V&A Study Day at South Kensington, May 15, 2026, “Fashion and Gardens: Intertwining Histories,” Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Curator: Virginia Hill.
  • “Historic Gardens: Conservation and Restoration,” seminar as part of the Hortus inclusus Workshop, Parma, June 12, 2024, as part of the Master’s Program in Landscape Design, Department of Architecture, University of Florence.
  • “Boscoincittà” in Milan: An Example of a Management Model, Presentation at the conference “Homage to Santa Rosalia: Biological and Cultural Diversity in the Monte Pellegrino Reserve, La Favorita,” organized by the City of Palermo and the SAAF Department, University of Palermo, May 31, 2024.
  • The Care of Historic Gardens: Analysis, Design, and Management, Presentation at the conference “Expertise in the Restoration and Management of Historic Gardens: Dialogue and Synergy Among Professions,” organized by the Order of Agronomists and Foresters of Milan, Castello Beccaria, Montebello Della Battaglia (PV), June 22, 2023.
  • Conservation and Restoration: Design Phases and Disciplines Involved, Presentation at the conference “Experiences in the Restoration of Historic Gardens,” Palermo Botanical Garden, June 14, 2023.
  • The Contemporary Garden and the Myth of Eden, Presentation at the Conference “Therapeutic Gardens, Orchards, and Forests: The Impact of the Environment on Health and Well-being—Projects and Strategies,” Villa Fidelia, Spello (PG), May 26, 2023.
  • “ “Guidelines and Technical Standards for the Restoration of Historic Gardens”: Approach, Objectives, and Application in Historic Green Space Projects, Presentation at the Conference “Guidelines and Technical Standards for the Restoration of Historic Gardens,” sponsored by the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the provinces of Cremona, Lodi, and Mantua, Mantua, November 10, 2022.
  • “Boscoincittà and Porto di mare: Existing Forests and Forests Yet to Be Created,” in Milan; presentation as part of the seminar “To ‘Plant’ or to ‘Set’ a Tree? The Tree Between Nature and Architecture,” Order of Architects, Planners, and Landscape Architects of Padua—April 26, 2022.
  • “Guidelines and Technical Standards for the Restoration of Historic Gardens”: Approach, Objectives, and Application in Historic Green Space Projects, Presentation at the Conference “Guidelines and Technical Standards for the Restoration of Historic Gardens: The Case of Castello Bufalini,” Castello Bufalini, San Giustino (PG), April 22, 2022.
  • Restoration and Preservation of Historic Gardens: Tools and Promotion, Presentation at the Conference “Past and Present of the Historic Garden in Its Various Components,” Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, CNR National Research Council, May 24–25, 2021.
  • Nursery catalogs as specialized sources for a history of nursery cultivation, gardens, and landscape architecture, as part of the “La biblioteca incontra 2020” series, Benetton Foundation for Studies and Research, December 1, 2020.
  • The Management of the Perego Garden in Milan: The Design Approach, Between Operations and Communication, a presentation as part of the Design Workshop “Projects for the Ducal Park of Pavullo nel Frignano.” Tools and Themes for the Conscious Management of a Historic Landscape, September 28–October 3, 2020, University of Florence, Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena, October 3, 2020.
  • International Meeting of Landscape and Garden Webinar, “The Masters of Landscape,” Bergamo, September 17, 2020.
  • 2003–2022 – Lectures for the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, Milan; GAM Gallery of Modern Art, Milan; Rotary Club, Milan; Verdisegni Association, Milan; Casalese Horticultural Society; Pisa Garden Club; Genoa Garden Club; Vicenza Garden Club; Padua Garden Club; Livorno Garden Club; Trento Garden Club; La Filantea Garden Club, Sanremo.
  • 2017–2020 – Organization and coordination of “Le Giornate di Studi di Orticola di Lombardia,” 2nd cycle: “Italian Plants for the Italian Garden” and “Al piacer mio,” GAM Villa Reale, Milan.
  • On Knots and Interlacing: The Decoration of the Sala delle Asse and Its Connections to the 16th-Century Garden, as part of the “Parco delle culture” series, during the session “Botanical Interpretation of Leonardo’s Work Through Knots and Interlacing in the Sala delle Asse,” Castello Sforzesco, Milan, June 22, 2019.
  • Dialogues on Porcinai: The Necessity of Travel, Presentation at the conference, June 6, 2019, Pietro Porcinai Association, University of Florence.
  • Urban Landscape: Between New Projects and Citizen Participation, May 9, 2019, City of Trento, Trento.
  • Historic Gardens: Between Design and Communication, Presentation at the conference “Fragments of Landscape: Stories and Projects Between Nature and Artifice,” organized by the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects, and Conservators of the Province of Pavia, April 12, 2019.
  • Milan, City of Gardens, Trivulzio Foundation, March 1, 2019, Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan.
  • Italian or English Garden? When It’s in Style, It’s in Style, Presentation at the International Landscape Study Days, Historic Gardens: Truth and Fiction—Authenticity, Use, and Migration of Historical Models and Documents, Copies, Benetton Studies and Research Foundation, Treviso, February 21, 2019.
  • Itineraries in Landscape Architecture. Presentation at the introductory study day for the Master’s Degree Program in Landscape Architecture, University of Florence, Florence, September 24, 2018.
  • Plants and Interpretation, presentation at the International Meeting, “The Masters of Landscape,” Bergamo, September 21, 2018.
  • Forests in the City and the Seaport: Existing Forests and Forests Yet to Be Created, in Milan; presentation as part of the roundtable discussion “The Forest in the City and Its Ecological, Environmental, and Social Value,” organized by the Padua Historic Garden Group, April 19, 2018, Padua.
  • Historic Gardens as Urban Parks: A Difficult Coexistence. The Case of the Perego Garden in Milan. Paper presented at the conference “From Restoration to Garden Management: Quality of Training and Dynamics of Enhancement,” September 23, 2017, organized by the Villa Fabris Foundation and the European Center for Heritage Trades, Vicenza.
  • The Space of Choice Between Design and Symbol. Presentation at the 12th International Conference “A Green Thought in a Green Shade.” Literary Imagination and Environment, September 8, 9, 10, 2017, organized by the Michel de Montaigne Foundation, Bagni di Lucca, Lucca.
  • On the New Interest in Plants and Gardens. Is It Just a Trend?, Presentation at the AICG National Conference “The New Paths of Green.” Art, Nature, and the Web, Venice, January 17–18, 2017.
  • 2011–2016 – Organization and coordination of the Lavinia Taverna Award and the conferences “Women as Protagonists in the History of the Garden,” 7th–12th editions, Canonica Lambro, MB.
  • 2006–2016 – Lectures and design workshops as part of the advanced course in Landscape Design at the Agricultural School of Monza Park, Technical Designer, Modules I and II.
  • “A Wood to Walk, to Learn, and to Get Well,” in *Tasting the Landscape*, 53rd IFLA World Congress, April 20, 21, and 22, 2016, Turin, Italy.
  • Future Landscapes, Milan: Open Spaces in a Metropolitan Vision, City of Milan, March 15, 2016, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan.
  • 2015 – University of Milan, Presentation Day for “Nature and Myth: The Off-Site Exhibition”; lecture by Filippo Pizzoni, “Plants and Flowers from Pompeii to Milan,” September 22, 2015.
  • “Forests on Your Doorstep,” Seminar, Naturale Inclinazione 2015, Benetton Foundation for Studies and Research, Treviso.
  • “The Importance of Planning for Maintenance During the Design Phase” in “Management Plan and Scheduled Maintenance in Landscape Design,” Seminar, Carate Brianza, October 9, 2015.
  • 2012–2015 – Organization and coordination of “Le Giornate di Studi di Orticola di Lombardia,” 1st cycle, “The Culture of Plants in Italy, from the Risorgimento to the Third Millennium.” GAM Villa Reale, Milan.
  • 2003–2015 – Lecture series – Garden Club Monza and Brianza, Association for Garden Culture.
  • 2014 – Organization and coordination of the conference “Education for the Sustainable Management of Landscape Heritage,” Teatrino della Villa Reale in Monza, November 27, 2014.
  • 2011 – “Urban Space,” lecture as part of the “Architecture Evenings” series organized by the Foundation of the Order of Architects, Landscape Architects, Planners, and Conservationists of the Province of Monza and Brianza, Palazzo Arese Borromeo, Cesano Maderno, March 15, 2011.
  • 2010 – “Architecture and Design in the Work of Pietro Porcinai,” in *Le verdi stanze. The Gardens and Influences of Pietro Porcinai in Salento*, Lecce, Monteroni, May 15–16, 2010.
  • 2006 – City of Sarzana, La Spezia: “The Garden of the 20th Century,” sponsored by the Italian Environment Fund and the Association of Historic Italian Residences.
  • 1998 – City of Sarzana, La Spezia: “The Italian Garden between the Renaissance and the Baroque,” under the patronage of the Municipality of Sarzana, the Liguria Region, the Superintendence for Architectural Heritage of Liguria, the Italian Environment Fund, and the Association of Historic Italian Residences.
  • 1996/1997 – “Courses on the History of Italian Gardens.” Series of three lectures, held at the garden of Castello Ruspoli, Vignanello, Viterbo; and at the garden of Palazzo Budini Gattai, Florence, for the Association of Great Italian Gardens.
  • 1997 FAI – Series of three lectures “History of the Italian Garden,” Gallarate, Varese.
  • 1996 – “The Victorian Garden.” Presentation as part of the conference “The English Dream: Landscapes and Crimes in Late-Nineteenth-Century England,” at the Ateneo Veneto, Venice.
  • 1992 – “The 19th-Century English Landscape Park” and “Stowe: A Manifesto Garden.” Seminar for the Ph.D. program “Landscape Study and Design,” at the Chair of Landscape Architecture, Parks, and Gardens, coordinated by Prof. Alessandro Chiusoli, University of Bologna.

GIANLUIGI CRISTIANO

Graduated from the Higher Institute for Art and Restoration of Palazzo Spinelli in Florence, he has always been passionate about plants and has taken care of the family garden since he was a boy.

After specializing at Sotheby’s Study Weeks, he undertook the profession of antique dealer both in Italy and abroad, without ever abandoning his first passion for the garden.

Since 2003 he decided to dedicate himself completely to his passion and began to collaborate continuously with aMAZING_sTUDIO.

A true gardener, he follows in particular the creation and maintenance of terraces and gardens right from the design stage, paying particular attention to the choice of plants for difficult situations and climates, adopting the motto ‘the right plant in the right place’: from terraces to the last plans of buildings in cities with gardens on the Mediterranean coast or above 2000 meters in Val d’Aosta.

Among his works, some terraces created in Milan have been published in magazines such as Gardenia, ELLE Decoration UK, IOdonna.