Umberto Maj

Born in Varese, Umberto studied in Milan, at the Polytechnic University, where he graduated in 2007. Since then he divides his time between practice and research, attending construction sites (with Claudio Sangiorgi) and participating in design competitions (with Andrea and Cesare). Since 2008 he has been involved in metropolitan architecture and environmental sustainability with Massimo Fortis as part of his PhD course and he is a member of the CTBUH (Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats). In 2012 he received a PhD in AUC (Architecture and Urban Planning and Conservation of Housing and Landscape) and he founded the studio ASABESI with Eleonora Salsa with whom he shares the passion for the intimate scale of living spaces, the scent of wood and reflected light. Craftmanship and Playfulness are two terms that are nice to him. From 2018 he teaches Architectural Design with Orsina Simona Pierini at the Polytechnic University of Milan and with Andrea and Cesare co-founded ATOMAA.