Studio traverso-vighy is located in Vicenza, Italy.
It's a international studio
founded in 1996 by Giovanni Traverso and Paola Vighy.
The firm's interest is on
the relatioship between light and architecture and on the development of detailed construction
using innovative materials.
Giovanni Traverso and Paola Vighy studied
architecture in Venice and in 1994 they
specialized on lighting attending the course Master of Science in Architecture "Light and
Lighting" at BartlettSchool, University College of London.
The studio's knowledge of
architectural detailing and lighting techniques has allowed it to undertake
projects of varying scales and functions: from SalvagniniThechnicalCenter,
Izumi - Japan
to Palermo Airport Retail Masterplan.
All the project of the
studio are developed in an sperimental way, testing light in different scales
models and developing architecture details discussing and working with craftmen
and industrial firms.
Giovanni Traverso and Paola Vighy are teaching at
the Master on Lighting Design at IUAV - Venice
and at "La Sapienza"-
Rome and at Vicenza Institute of Architecture, University of Florida.