Michele Busiri-Vici, principal and founder of Space4Architecture-S4A, has more than 25 years of experience in Architecture. He received his Master of Architecture from La Sapienza University in Rome in 1995, graduating under the instruction of the late professor Luigi Pellegrin. He moved to the United States in 1995. Michele founded Space4Architecture in 1999 in New York, and has since been the lead designer on all the firm’s projects.

Michele has worked on a variety of projects from large scale hospitality and residential buildings, to houses, interiors and custom furniture. In recent years, together with his partner Clementina Ruggieri they have participated in several international design competitions and have been awarded 1st prize for the most recent “Kips Island Auditorium” in Latvia. Prior to founding Space4Architecture, Michele worked with Carrano-Wickenburg Architects in New York City. Michele has teached Design Studio at Pratt Institute, GAUD, as well as Integrated Design at Columbia University in New York. He is a frequent visiting critic at the Pratt Institute, Columbia University, Parsons and the Rhode Island School of Design.