Claudio Silvestrin (b. Zurich, 5 September 1954) is an Italian architect and designer, and a British citizen. He studied under AG Fronzoni in Milan and at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in

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. From 1986 to 1988, Silvestrin worked in partnership with

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at their London studio Pawson Silvestrin Architects. In 1989 he established Claudio Silvestrin Architects, with offices in London and, from 2006, in Milan. Considered a master of contemporary minimalism, Silvestrin is admired by international architects and designers, such as Giorgio Armani,

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and

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. He is known for serene spaces and simple, essential forms of his

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Selected works

*Villa Neuendorf, Mallorca, Spain (1991) * Giorgio Armani stores (1999–2007) *Museum of Contemporary Art -

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, Turin, Italy (2002) *Donnelly gallery - residence, Irish Coast (2002) * GIADA Stores (2013-2020) *

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Private Collection Space, London, UK (2006) *

's loft, New York (2007) *Rocca Sinibalda Castle, Rieti, Italy (2014) *Fashion Mall Torino Outlet Village, Settimo Torinese, Italy (2017)

Awards

*2003 Gold Medal award for Italian Architecture at the Triennale in Milan *2005 International Award Architecture in Stone for Giorgio Armani Worldwide Image *2005 Travel + Leisure Magazine Design Awards for Princi Bakery XXV Aprile, Milan *2005

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Design Awards for Terra Kitchen for Minotti Cucine *2008 Best Communicator Award for La Cava, a stone installation for Il Casone at Marmomacc, Verona *2008 Archip, Domus Russia Magazine Award for P Penthouse, Montecarlo *2009 CNBC Asia-Pacific Property Awards, Best Development for Sandy Island Housing Development, Sentosa, Singapore *2009

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International Architectural Award for Victoria Miro Private Collection Space, London *2011 South East Asia Property Awards, Best Architectural Design for Sandy Island Housing Development, Sentosa, Singapore *2013 FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Awards for Sandy Island Housing Development, Sentosa, Singapore *2014

International Architectural Award for Rocca Sinibalda Castle, Italy *2016

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(Leading European Architecture Forum) for Cannon Lane House, London

Books

*Franco Bertoni, Claudio Silvestrin, Birkhäuser 1999 *Sacred Spirit in Interni magazine (Italy) n. 567, Dic. 2006 *Claudio Silvestrin progetti e scritti, Eye Claudio, Viabizzuno edizioni 2008 *Franco Bertoni, Claudio Silvestrin - The non-materiality of the material, Umberto Allemandi 2011 *C. Silvestrin - Timeless Italian Style: Architecture, design, philosophy, Design Media Publishing 2017

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External links

Official site
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