Pierluigi Turco
Milan / Italy
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Originally from Italy, Pierluigi Turco is a qualified architect with more than 10 years of experience practicing in Italy, the UK, and the Middle East. Having studied in Palermo (Unipa), Vilnius (VGTU), and Paris (ENSAPM), he then moved to London, where he acquired a MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design from the Architectural Association School of Architecture.
After graduation, Pierluigi worked at SOM in London as an Associate designer where he was engaged in large-scale projects at stages of construction and concept design as well as competitions. Having acquired a solid education in sustainable design, he was also involved in the HPD (High-Performance Design) group and in the Sustainability group of SOM.
In 2019, Pierluigi moved to Kuwait for a position as a lead designer at PACE- architecture engineering and planning. Training and mentoring younger architects were very important parts of his role. Leading a studio on a variety of educational and cultural projects including PAHW 3 Schools, winning the proposal of a competition for the design of 3 prototypes of schools for the Kuwait government, awarded “Best future project” by AIA Middle East.
In 2022, together with Giovanni Sanna and Andrea Rossi, Pierluigi founded a-fact architecture factory to continue developing and building complex, innovative and international architectural and masterplan projects.
Registered as an architect in the UK and as Engineer in Italy, Pierluigi is also often invited as Visiting Lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Milan School of Architecture, at the Architectural Association of London, and at UCL School of architecture in London.
After graduation, Pierluigi worked at SOM in London as an Associate designer where he was engaged in large-scale projects at stages of construction and concept design as well as competitions. Having acquired a solid education in sustainable design, he was also involved in the HPD (High-Performance Design) group and in the Sustainability group of SOM.
In 2019, Pierluigi moved to Kuwait for a position as a lead designer at PACE- architecture engineering and planning. Training and mentoring younger architects were very important parts of his role. Leading a studio on a variety of educational and cultural projects including PAHW 3 Schools, winning the proposal of a competition for the design of 3 prototypes of schools for the Kuwait government, awarded “Best future project” by AIA Middle East.
In 2022, together with Giovanni Sanna and Andrea Rossi, Pierluigi founded a-fact architecture factory to continue developing and building complex, innovative and international architectural and masterplan projects.
Registered as an architect in the UK and as Engineer in Italy, Pierluigi is also often invited as Visiting Lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Milan School of Architecture, at the Architectural Association of London, and at UCL School of architecture in London.
Originally from Italy, Pierluigi Turco is a qualified architect with more than 10 years of experience practicing in Italy, the UK, and the Middle East. Having studied in Palermo (Unipa), Vilnius (VGTU), and Paris (ENSAPM), he then moved to London, where he acquired a MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design from the Architectural Association School of Architecture. After graduation, Pierluigi worked at SOM in London as an Associate designer where he was engaged in large-scale projects at stages of construction and concept design as well as competitions. Having acquired a solid education in sustainable design, he was also involved in the HPD (High-Performance Design) group and in the Sustainability group of SOM. In 2019, Pierluigi moved to Kuwait for a position as a lead designer at PACE- architecture engineering and planning. Training and mentoring younger architects were very important parts of his role. Leading a studio on a variety of educational and cultural projects including PAHW 3 Schools, winning the proposal of a competition for the design of 3 prototypes of schools for the Kuwait government, awarded “Best future project” by AIA Middle East. In 2022, together with Giovanni Sanna and Andrea Rossi, Pierluigi founded a-fact architecture factory to continue developing and building complex, innovative and international architectural and masterplan projects. Registered as an architect in the UK and as Engineer in Italy, Pierluigi is also often invited as Visiting Lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Milan School of Architecture, at the Architectural Association of London, and at UCL School of architecture in London.