Barman is an architectural practice based in Venice,founded by

Roberta Bartolone AND Giulio Mangano

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We aim to realize architectural projects to enhance existing natural and built heritage. Projects at different detail scales give us broader expertise on urban development, cultural facilities, exhibitions, residential and office development, interior, and restoration. We work closely with independent consultants serving the best competencies for each project. This is why our concept and design process focuses on responding to environmental and economic sustainability, aesthetic quality, and innovation.

Roberta Bartolone

Graduated in architecture, she obtained PhD inArchitectural and Urban Design at the Iuav Universityof Venice. She has been a visiting fellow at Parsons -The New School for Design in New York. In Venice,she worked as an architect on several conservation projects, including the restoration of the two former convents, Crociferi and Tolentini. Between 2013 and 2014, she designed public and private buildings in Angola as a partner of Idiogramma Architettura. In 2017, she founded the architecture firm Barman Architects with Giulio Mangano, and together, in 2020, they founded Heritage Asset Management. She is currently collaborate as consultant with the Italian Ministry of Culture.

GIULIO MANGANO

He graduated in architecture at the Iuav University of Venice after receiving a degree in business administration from Bocconi University in Milan. After several work and study experiences abroad in Chicago, San Paolo, and New York, he returned to Venice, where he established Barman Architects jointly with Roberta Bartolone. The architecture practice has been involved in several restoration projects of historic buildings and the design of new buildings and public spaces, such as university campuses and preserved buildings. Starting in 2020, he founded with Roberta Bartolone Heritage AssetManagement, a startup offering professional support in strategically managing integrated valorization processes for historical buildings.

COLLABORATORS:

Enrico Rocelli, Giovanni Segatto, Tomas Ambra, Filippo Andrighetto, Carlo Baldin, Giovanni Bellanca, Claudio Canesso, Carlo Corona, Tida Demba, Mattia Deon, Leonardo Giacalone, Giorgia Magrì, Ana Laura Solano Rodriguez, Tommaso Spagnolli, Elena Tabarelli de Fatis.

SELECTED CLIENTS:

Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia, Fondazione di Venezia, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Direzione Regionale Musei Veneto, Università IUAV di Venezia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, Agenzia del Demanio, Patriarcato di Venezia.