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Salvator-John Albert Liotta is an architect based in Paris, a tenured associate professor at ULB-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Faculty of Architecture La Cambre-Horta and an adjunct professor at Ecole des Ponts-Paris Tech.

Currently, he runs his own office LIOTTA Architecture operating in France, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Japan.

He is a long time correspondent of Domus magazine (since 2009). Previous experience includes co-directing Laps Architecture office and directing Very Very Architecture collective which was a runner-up at YAP in 2012 and was invited to exhibit at MoMA in New York and Maxxi Museum of Arts and Architecture of the 21st Century in Rome.

PRIX & DISTINCTIONS

2024 Mention Prix dell’ Architecture Italienne

2022 Grand Prix d’Architecture de la Biennale dello Stretto

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.

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)
Mention d’honneur, The Plan Award, (Patronage Laique, associé de l’agence Laps)

2014 Grand Prix d’Architecture Académie d’Architecture Italienne - IN/ARCH ANCE 2014 (Patronage Laique, associé de l’agence Laps)
Mention d’honneur, Premio Giovane Talento dell’Architettura 2014 (Patronage Laique, associé de l’agence Laps)

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, Fabienne Louyot, Yuta Ito

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

EXPOSITIONS

2024 Invitation à exposer au NATIONAL ART CENTER de Tokyo, 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

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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. Bassianelli, M, Urban Interstices in Italy. Design Experiences, Politenico 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. Chesna, M, AMC, Patronage laïque et 30 studios, LAPS Architecture N. 238, décembre 2014 - janvier 2015, pag. 218

  23. Degioanni, JF. LE MONITEUR, Immeuble deux-en-un à Paris XVe, Centre d’accueil du «Patronage laïque» et résidence sociale pour jeunes travailleurs, 2014

  24. Valensise, M, La Cultura è come marmellata, editoe Laterza, pag. 31-35, 2016, 

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

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

  27. 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

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

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

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

  31. Catalgue du Pavillion Italien, Biennale de Venise, p.XXX

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  43. 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, Lila Gaffney, Selwyn Steyn, Sara Cornicchia

LA a des collaboration en cours avec

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

Ci-dessous une liste de mes précédents collaborateurs chez LA, Laps Architecture and Very Very Architecture Office

Antonella Ciccone, Virginia Vagni, Chiara Terchi Nocentini, Stefano Di Gennaro, Chiara Correa, Mattia Di Vincenzo, Arwa Hajoubi, Margaux Lacaze, Benedetta La Barbera, Manon Désert, Chiara Welz, Chiara Todisco, Sara Topazio, Federico Pedocchi, Konstantina Kamperi, Nicolas Coppieters ‘T Wallant, Enrico Baiocchi, Ikram Sebti, Seokhyun Lee, Jules Pallier, Murat Cacan, Andraž Lorger, Lara Freitas Cavalcanti, Lucie Delorme, Noémie Le Cam, Ismael Nikolau, Sara Rotondaro, Françoise Hallez, Giulia Innocenti, Hamed Sekou Touré, Laura Cosentino, Capucine Vannier, Saskia Nizard, Francesca Prini, Selene Rini, Nicole Vettore, Ana Grgic, Charles Préham, Léa Rubinstein, Federica Misseri, Chloé Monrrejeau, Lucile Perrin, Hamed Touré, Tommaso Trequattrini, Margherita Piccin, Nicolas Maggi, Simohamed Bouslikhane, Noemi Domizi, Lisa-Marie Merchant, Farouk Youssef, Ugo Larvor, Marina Melpignano, Thomas Plantier, Melek Ben Ghanem, Clarence Depaepe, Evdokia Patkou-Pitsalidou, Justyna Motyka, Alexandra Van Milink, Andrea Tagliabue, Amélie Le Bot, Marie Trémolières, Solange Mendez, Sabrina Di Maggio, Léo Saderne, Michele Matteo Marcotulli, Koceila Nasri, Emanuela Franceschino, Aya Magori, Antoine Ageorges, Nevena Rikalo, Johan Sterner, Valeria Fedeli, Claire Johnson, Emilie Alexandre, Sandro Lobello, Danielle Profita, Francesco Pinat, Marie Woisard, Moujahed Souihli, Ohiana Ngoma, Annabelle Crespi-Rutgé, Christelle Paquet, Vincent Guirard, Julie Durand, Clarissa Carcione, Emile Bruneau, Anastasiia Palii, Alexandra Lescoat, Thomas Drault, Benedetta Vittozzi, Quentin Chef, Frédéric Penent, Emilio Fileccia, Thibaut Blondet, Bertille Piot, Aymeric De La Bachelerie, Yann Rouxel, Mirella Settanni, Marco Proietti, Ana Marta Lins, Filippo Canni, Junghwa Lisa Hong, Mélanie Ciabrini, Claudio Sola, Sergio Mazzoni, Tommaso Pieraccini, Letizia Gagliardi, Yuta Ito, Sergio Mezzapelle, Maxime Angileri.