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Simone Giostra is the founder of SGPA, a New York-based office dedicated to the investigation of architecture and new media. The firmÂ’s work has been exhibited widely, including at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in NY and at the DAZ in Berlin. Simone Giostra is member of the AIA and has been practicing in the profession since 1994, including as project architect for Alvaro Siza, Raphael Vinoly, Raimund Abraham, Steven Holl and Richard Meier. His work has been published in Architectural Record, A+U, Detail Magazine and Metropolis.

Simone Giostra is the founder of SGPA, a New York-based office dedicated to the investigation and performance of architecture and new media.

Simone Giostra and Partners Architects combine a series of existing and new professional collaborations and cross-disciplinary partnership to address the full potential of the contemporary condition. The office is responsible for the design and implementation of some of the most innovative projects under development in China, including the Jinbao Entertainment Center and GreenPix – Zero Energy Media Wall in Beijing.

The firm’s work has been exhibited widely, including at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York, at the DAZ – German Center for Architecture in Berlin and at the Festival of Creativity of Florence. SGPA was the recipient of the Archi-Tech Award and a finalist of the World Architecture Festival in 2008.

Simone Giostra is a member of the American Institute of Architects and has been practicing in the profession since 1994, including as Project Architect for Alvaro Siza, Raphael Vinoly, Raimund Abraham, Steven Holl and Richard Meier.

Simone Giostra is a Visiting Professor of Architecture at PRATT Institute in New York and a Visiting Professor in the Master Program for Landscape Design at the Polytechnic Architecture School in Milan. He has lectured internationally extensively and his work has been published in several books and journals including: The New York Time, The Washington Post, CNN, Architectural Record, A+U, Detail Magazine and Metropolis.