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MARTINA GERMANÀ

www.posadmaxwan.nl
germana.martina@gmail.com
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Martina Germanà is an urban designer based in Rotterdam, working at PosadMaxwan, where she specializes in transforming existing urban areas and designing future-proof public spaces that improve human and environmental health. Her work is grounded in the belief that public space is essential to the social, ecological, and cultural vitality of cities.

With roots in the Mediterranean, she has developed a strong interest in climate-adaptive design, particularly in introducing evergreen strategies to reduce urban heat, enhance resilience, and reconnect with water.

Her mindset is visionary yet action-oriented; her approach is rooted in site-specific studies of scale, atmosphere, and use, making each project uniquely responsive to its surroundings. Sensitive to spatial justice and the social impact of design, she strives to integrate awareness and empathy into the design process. She draws inspiration from a wide range of geographies and cultures, believing global perspectives can enrich local solutions.

Before joining PosadMaxwan, Martina worked at ZUS [Zones Urbaines Sensibles] and collaborated with the Independent School for the City, both known for their activist and experimental approaches. She holds a Master of Architecture from the IUAV Venice, including an Erasmus year at the American University of Beirut.

Martina occasionally lectures and reviews student work at IUAV Venice. She also leads workshops to engage with people from diverse backgrounds and spread—and deliberately contaminate—the research topics at stake.

Although not a professional photographer, she appreciates the power of images, often documenting street life and public space to inform her design intuition.

She combines intuitive curiosity with a structured, research-driven mindset, navigating projects with both sensitivity and resolve.

RICCARDO DE VECCHI

www.riccardodevecchi.net
info@riccardodevecchi.net
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Riccardo De Vecchi is a photographer and filmmaker with an architectural background based between the Netherlands and Italy.

He studied architecture at IUAV (Venice, IT) Faculty of Architecture of the University of Liège (BE) and obtained a Master at the Technical University of Delft (NL) in 2017. After the studies he focused on developing a multi-disciplinary approach towards photography and filmmaking in the fields of architecture, design and documentary research.

His work explores both the finished product and the process of its creation, approaching photography as a form of documentary storytelling. This method places emphasis on capturing not only the final result but also the nuanced journey of construction and transformation, making his approach unique in architectural photography.

Riccardo’s expertise often intersects with multi-disciplinary research projects that investigate the relationship between architecture and its context, human presence, and spatial experience. He is regularly invited to collaborate on such projects alongside architects, artists and institutions.

His portfolio includes collaborations with OMA, Carlo Ratti, Studio Ossidiana, CCXD, Studio RAP, JVST, O&O Baukunst, NXT Museum, NAi, Gamec Bergamo, Politecnico di Milano, Enzo Valerio, Studio Raito, Oblique Architecture, IUAV (Venice Institute for Architecture), between others.

He has been a visiting teacher and lecturer at The Berlage, The Rotterdam Academy van Bowkunst, The KABK in Den Haag and The Venice Institue for Architecture (IUAV).

Education

Bachelor and master in architecture at Università IUAV di Venezia, IT

Erasmus program at American University of Beirut, LB

Education

Master in Architecture at TU Delft, NL

Faculty of Architecture of the University of Liège, BE

IUAV, Venice, IT

Employment

Urban designer at PosadMaxwan, Den Haag, 2019-

Creative consultant for apartment renovation, Sicily, Italy, 2024-

Urban designer at ZUS [Zones Urbaines Sensibles], Rotterdam, 2018-2019

Cultural mediator and team manager at the Lebanese Pavilion “The Place that Remains”, 16th International Architecture Biennale, Venice, 2018

Employment

Independent photographer and filmmaker

Visiting professor at The Rotterdam Academy van Bowkunst (NL)
Guest lecturer at The Berlage (NL), KABK (NL), IUAV (IT)

Previously architect at Shift AU (NL), DROM (NL), BasisDesignBuld (CA)

Lecture “Heat and public space in Mediterranean cities”, Stadspicknick Haarlem, 2024

Lecture “Integrating health in urban and territorial planning”, Wolrd Urbanism Forum, Katowice, 2022

Co-writing of “A healthy city beyond cycling. A practical guide to building healthier cities.”, 2021

Publishing of thesis project within “Urbicide rural Syria, reconstruction of villages”, Venice, 2019

Photography project “Frontiere Domestiche” (domestic
borders) at “Informalmente” curated by the no profit cultural association
Universud, Bologna, 2017

Photographic story “Ospiti Appesi” (hanging guests) at “Coexistence” curated by Giovanni Caudo, Janet Hetman ed Annalisa Metta, Università Roma3, Roma, 2017

Selected exhibitions / lectures

Pensare come una montagna, GAMeC, IT, 2024
Dammer, NAi, NL, 2021
The Others, IT, 2019
Rotterdam Photo, IT, 2019
Rotterdam Photo, IT, 2018
Chrysalid Gallery, NL, 2018

Selected publications

WHITE SAGE
COMPLESCO
NOTES
GLOBAL SPACES
THEARCHITECTURECURATOR
ARCHITECTS NEED
YATZER
AMAZING ARCHITECTURE
REVUE_AA
FRAME MAGAZINE
ARCHILOVERS
DOMUSWEB
REVISTAPLOT
OUTSIDER
WALLPAPERMAG
ICONEYE
DAMNMAGAZINE
THEARCHITECTURALREVIEW
BAUWELTMAGAZINE
LAREPUBBLICA
JTM
DIVISARE

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