Celestino Soddu
Registered Architect in Rome since 1971
Professor of Architectural Design at Politecnico di Milano University,
Italy since 1988
Honorary Professor of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology,
China
Professor of Cities Identity Design at Shanghai University, China
(2005-2008)
Director of Generative Design Lab, DiAP, Politecnico di Milano
University since 1997
Chairman of Generative Art annual international conference. (since 1998)
Coordinator of “Euro-China Exchange: technology and Culture of
Generative Approach”, program financed by European Commission.
(2002-2005)
Director of Domus Argenia, the Research Center on Cultural Identities
and Generative Art (establishing in 2010)
Celestino Soddu, born in S. Maurizio di Brunate, Como (Italy) in
1945, obtained his University Master Degree at Rome University “La
Sapienza” in 1970. In the same year he passed the State Examination for
Professional Architects and Engineering Register.
He teaches in Italian Universities since 1971. His teaching was about
Architectural Representation, Composition and Technology. He is now
professor of Architectural Generative Design at Politecnico di Milano
University, Faculty of Engineering-Architecture, Italy. His
actual teaching is “Architectural Composition and Generative Design” at
the 5 year Master degree of the School of Engineering-Architecture.
His peculiar topic is Generative Design, how to design software able to
generate urban and architectural complex scenarios belonging to a well
identified artificial DNA.
Starting from 1985 he presented his design research, advanced original
software, architectural projects and generative approach (Argenia) in
lectures, in International Conferences and in workshops all over the
world.
In 1997 he founded and, at present, he is the director of the
Generative Design Lab at the Department of Architecture and Planning of
Politecnico di Milano University. The topic of this Lab is approaching
the most advanced possibilities in architectural design and town
identity design.
Beginning in 1998 he is the Chair and organizes, with his Generative
Design Lab, the annual International Generative Art Conference:
www.generativeart.com
Starting from 2002 he presented his generative projects and artworks in
many personal exhibitions, the most important were at Hong Kong Museum,
Visual Art Centre, MF Gallery in Los Angeles, at IDB Cultural Center in
Washington DC, at Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, at Italian
Embassy in Beijing, at International Finance Center of Hong Kong and at
Commerce Chamber in Milan.
Invited all over the world for lectures and consulting about the
possibility to use generative approach for improving cultural
traditions and identity into innovation, he recently presented his
“Argenia” in Washington DC, Alexandria, New York, Los Angeles, Macau,
Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, Trento, Tel Aviv, Milan, Venezia, Xi’an,
Changsha, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre, Eindhoven, Delft, Boulder
Colorado, Daugavpils, Chongqing, Delhi, Bandung.
Celestino Soddu published many books in Italian and English in the last
30 years. More, he wrote hundreds of articles and papers in Italian,
English and Chinese. Video interviews and programs for
international televisions were realized about his architectural
research activity in Italy, China, US and Spain. These materials can be
found in his website Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. and in
the website of the GA conferences www.generativeart.com
