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Sofia Boarino was born in Casale Monferrato, a small town hiding between the hills in the north of Italy. After humanistic studies and several internships in design and architectural studios such as ‘Cabinet d’Architecture Arcode’ in France, ‘Designathome Studio’ in Germany and ‘Tom Dixon’ in England, Sofia decided to study architecture and applied to the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, Switzerland in 2014.

Sofia is now in her 6th and last year at the Accademia. She has studied with Mario Botta and Riccardo Blumer and was an integral part of the team for the 2018 MADWORKSHOP Workshop ‘Sentire l’aria’ in Santa Monica, California.

For her fellowship, Sofia will be combining her interests in music and architecture for a site specific, immersive installation in Varese, Italy. The project, ‘Témenos’, reconnects architecture with the individual, the body, and the mind to transform the act of observing art into a sensorial and emotional experience.