“milanesi|paiusco design and research”(formerly known as FORME, officially renamed in June 2024) was founded by Claudio Milanesi and Diego Paiusco in 2019, with offices in Hangzhou, China, and Vicenza, Italy.
The diverse team comprises architects, engineers, interior designers, and researchers from various cultural backgrounds, engaging in urban planning, architectural design, interior design, and engineering research and development. They firmly believe that high-quality projects rely on design as interdisciplinary integration and are manage as rigorous construction control, ensuring enduring quality in every detail.
The firm has been included in prestigious lists such as "Position's 2023 Young Chinese Architecture Firms" and "AD100 YOUNG 2024: China's 100 Most Influential Designers". Their design projects have won the Asia Pacific Interior Design Award and the American Architecture MasterPrize, and was included in the national architectural professional academic journal "Architectural Practice". Successively been featured on globally renowned platforms such as Gooood, FRAME, Archello, Architizer, designboom, and ArchiDiaries.
Dedicated to providing diverse perspectives and solutions to address complex urban and architectural challenges, bringing more forward-looking projects to the world.
Claudio obtained a master's degree in Civil Structural Engineering from the University of Brescia in Italy and actively worked in the fields of art and architecture as both a painter and designer, Subsequently, he began his international career in academic research at the Design and Material Innovation Department of the University of Toronto.
In 2016, he started participating in high-quality design projects in the Asian market, including the construction supervision of the 0ōEli complex project (designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop). In 2019, Claudio founded the "milanesilpaiusco design and research" in Hangzhou, China.
Diego earned a master's degree in Civil Structural Engineering from the University of Padua, Italy. Over the course of his career, he has gained extensive expertise in the design and engineering of complex building projects, structural monitoring the restoration of historic villas, and the development of innovative and sustainable materials, primarily working across Europe and the Americas.
In 2016, he began focusing primarily on engineering consultancy and project management for renowned international firms' projects in China. In 2019, Diego co-founded the "milanesi|paiusco design and research" in Hangzhou, China.
