Silvia Albano M/Arch Design

Assistant Professor of Practice

Silvia is an Italian chartered architect with international experience in residential, retail and interior design. She worked in the UK (Claudio Silvestrin Architects, 1+1=1 Architects), in the USA (Devorah Friedman Interiors) and over the last two years she held a Senior Designer’s position at JingTangLang Enterprise in Suzhou. During her career, she took part in several national and international design competitions and commissioned projects where her knowledge and skills have been applied from large urban scale design to furniture design. Most relevant are the Mondello Urban and Waterfront Refurbishment (Italy, 2007), “Lolli” train station refurbishment (Italy, 2008), The Museum of 20th Century International Competition (Berlin, 2015), The Big Tiny Coffee House Challenge (International Design Competition - 3rd prize winner, 2018), Giada stores (Milan, Beijing, New York, 2015), Roka restaurant (London, 2015), Rosso Pomodoro Restaurant (Copenaghen, 2015), 17th Mansion - Boutique Hotel (Suzhou, 2019), Haier Head Quarter (Qingdao, 2019), Nanjing Tangshan Club Med Spa Resort (Nanjing, 2020), Shokai Shopping Mall (Suzhou, 2021), Shanghai Residential Compound (Fujian, 2021). She holds a Master degree in architecture and advanced certifications in digital modelling and rendering techniques.


  • M/Arch Design, Universita degli Studi di Palermo (Italy), 2012


  • Senior Designer - GoldMantis Enterprise (Suzhou) - 2019 to 2021
  • Architect - Studio 2HB + Devorah Friedman Interior - 2016 to 2019
  • Architect - Claudio Silvestrin Architect (London) - 2015 to 2016


  • Architecture Competitions
  • Urban and Landscape Ecologies
  • Cultural Innovation and Critical Practice


  • 2022-23 Time-tabling Officer
  • 2021-22 Peer Review of Teaching Coordinator


  • ARC204 Small Urban Buildings
  • ARC306 Professional Practice
  • ARC205 Design and Building Typology
  • ARC001 Introduction to Architecture and Visual Culture


  • Italian Chartered Architect - Palermo Board of Architects n.6020


  • 2021 Asia Pacific Design Award Commercial APDC Honorable Award Shokai Shopping Mall Suzhou
  • 2020 Asia Pacific Design Award Hospitality APDC Honorable Award Nanjing Tangshan Club Med Spa Resort
  • 2018 International Design Competition The Tiny Coffee House Challenge organized by Buildner Architecture Competition + KREEM official partner 3rd prize winner
  • 2015 The Museum of 20th Century International Competition (Berlin)
Silvia Albano