Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani

Lorenzo Pagnamenta is a founding partner and design principal of Pagnamenta Torriani Architects Planners LLP (APT), a New York-based Atelier and international practice.

He is an expert in the development of sophisticated design geometry, and brings an artistic flavor to the studio’s projects, having previously been involved in the art world as a painter.

The studio’s design are well informed by his multidisciplinary experience, resulting in holistic architecture that unites all components and advanced technologies to deliver harmonious spaces with original vision.

Lorenzo leads the studio’s design systems, technology, sustainability and project direction aspects of the practice.

He led the award winning Mariners Harbor Branch Library building and manages multiple school projects in New York City, including a series of transformative library spaces designed by APT.

Lorenzo has presented nationally and internationally: at the AIANY Center of Architecture, the Fondazione Querini Stampaglia in Venice, the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne and the USI in Lugano among other venues.

He served on the Board of the Swiss Institute of Art in NYC and AIA NY’s Design Award Committee.

Lorenzo is a registered architect in New York State, in New Jersey, in Connecticut, in Switzerland and is a graduate of the ETH-Zürich.

Anna Torriani is a founding partner and design principal of Pagnamenta Torriani Architects Planners LLP (APT), a New York-based Atelier and international practice.

Her expertise lies in the ability to analyze and synthesize each assignment.

A strong advocate for design excellence in the public realm, Anna engages with the clients, researches their specific history, culture, geography, climate, needs, and translates the findings into an architectural concept in dialogue with the local heritage and environment.

Anna is involved in all design aspects of the studio and led the Joseph G. Jabbra Library Complex in Jbeil. She is currently working on a net-zero project in Africa.

She pursues her understanding of public space through APT’s Shaping Public Space (SPS) initiative launched at the 2016 Venice Biennale and through public engagement, having served on the Advisory Board for the United Nations Capital Master Plan in NYC, and as co-chair of the Public Architecture Committee of NYC’s AIA Chapter.

Anna has presented nationally and internationally: at the AIANY Center of Architecture, the Schusev State Museum of Architecture in Moscow, the Venice Biennale, the USI in Lugano, the Bibliotheque Information Suisse and ALA Atlanta among other venues.

She is a registered architect in New York State, in Switzerland, and is a graduate of the ETH-Zürich.