STUDIOFLORIDIA

He was born in Ragusa 6/6/1961. He obtained his degrees at the faculty of architecture of the university of Palermo in 1986.
He gained his first professional activities running construction sites for building companies until 1986, when in 1989 he decided to start a freelance profession. He opened an architect’s office in Ragusa and began a varied and full programme working in all fields of design and planning: public and private works, road planning, lighting, sport facilities followed, but it is in the reclaiming of buildings and in architectural restoration where he has had the most interesting and formative experiences.
In twenty years of professional activity he has achieved a considerable experience in the field of architectural restoration and the reclaiming of buildings due to the continual relationship between fieldwork and research. His regular presence in the yards and his professional training characterized by numerous specializations, as well as from teaching and recognitions, complete his professional profile of designer able to work on plans that range from fine detail up to an urban scale.
In 2002 he founded AUXILIA srl, now Studio Floridia srl, a company where he is assisted by a team of young professionals able to follow the entire project, from the consultation, to the planning, to the direction of the building site.
In 2005, with a group of professionals coming from the academic world and from scientific research, he founded G4Europe: European group of Economic Concern, with which he collaborates in the office in Coimbra.

Since 2007 he has been active in Milan and soon after in New York, in association with architect Anthony Morali Director of the New York Society of Architects and Director of IREO (Renowable International Energy Organization of United Nations).

In 2009 he was elected:
- President of Confindustria Tourism in the Ragusa Province;
- Vice President of the Association of Architects in the Ragusa Province;
- President of the Foreign Affairs Department for the Regional Council of Architects in Sicily.
In February 2010 he was appointed Italian Delegates Representative UMAR - Union Mediterranean Architects.
In March 2010 he was a member of the judging committee for the International Competition for ideas for the reallocation of use of the ex Palazzo Ina of Ragusa and the urban landscaping of Piazza San Giovanni.