2A+P/A

2A+P/A is an architectural office established by Gianfranco Bombaci and Matteo Costanzo and based in Rome. The office works on architectural and landscape design and urban planning with a particular interest in the nature and conditions of public space, and it engages in a broad range of activities including public and private buildings, housing complexes, urban spaces, event pavilions and temporary installations. The office’s two partners have participated in international design competitions in which they have been awarded prizes and received honourable mention, and they have presented their work at several conferences and symposia. Their writings and production have been presented in published form in a variety of international books and magazines such as A10, Abitare, a+t, A+U, Architecture d'aujourd'hui , Architectural Review, Domus and Volume. They also forward their research through publishing initiatives like the architecture magazine San Rocco. The architects of 2A+P/A have publicly presented their projects at and realized site-specific installations for several international exhibitions, such as the NAI in Rotterdam, the 13th and 11th Venice Architecture Biennale, the 5th Brasilia Biennal of Architecture and Shanghai Expo 2010 inside the Italian Pavilion. Their work was also showcased in a solo exhibition in Rome entitled The Pop Out Show. 2A+P/A’s collaborators have included Carla Accardi, Baukuh, Stefano Boeri, Andrea Branzi, Yona Friedman, IaN+, Id-Lab, Marazzi Architetti, ma0, Nabito, Marialuisa Palumbo, Salottobuono and T-Spoon.