MBA Architects

28/05/2026

🚧 UPDATE — PERIMETER FIELD 01
After the first on-site tests this week, I’ve decided to postpone the opening session of Perimeter Field 01 for a short time.
The installation is evolving quickly, and these days of testing have been extremely useful to better understand spatial perception, sound diffusion, and the overall immersive experience.
Rather than rushing the first public session, I want to use this additional time to further refine the project and present it under the right conditions.
In addition, the simultaneous Vasco Rossi rock concert is expected to create significant traffic and logistical issues for many visitors coming from outside Ferrara, making access to the event more difficult than anticipated.
A new date will be announced soon.
Thanks to everyone who supported, visited, tested, and shared feedback during these first experiments.
This is only the beginning.
ExperimentalArchitecture Architecture LightInstallation

15/05/2026

Great evening at the LEMA London flagship store for the Salone del Mobile 2026 presentation.
It was inspiring to listen to Carlo Colombo, Architect & Designer, in conversation with Simon Hamilton and to experience the atmosphere around the new collection preview. Events like this are always a reminder of how Italian design continues to combine elegance, research, craftsmanship and timeless simplicity.
A pleasure to meet designers, creatives and professionals from across the industry in such a refined setting in London.

08/05/2026

Olivetti Theatre: Architecture as Civic Infrastructure
We are pleased to share a new article presenting the concept and research behind the Olivetti Theatre project in Ivrea, Italy — recently awarded the Gold Mention – ISOPAN “Flat Roof” Award in the international competition organized by YAC and Manni Group.
The project explores how architecture can once again become a catalyst for civic life, collective identity, and cultural exchange, reinterpreting Adriano Olivetti’s humanistic vision of the “factory-city” through a contemporary civic and environmental approach.
Rather than imagining the theatre as an isolated object, the proposal develops a permeable public platform integrating culture, education, workspaces, wellness facilities, adaptive reuse, and green public infrastructure within the historic Olivetti campus.
The article presents the architectural strategy, urban vision, environmental systems, and spatial concepts behind the project.
Read the full article here 👉 : https://wix.to/aLQLuzl

Awarded the Gold Mention – ISOPAN “Flat Roof”, the Olivetti Theatre project reimagines the historic Olivetti campus in Ivrea as a contemporary civic ecosystem where culture, education, public space, and sustainability converge. Conceived as “Architecture as Civic Infrastructure,” the propo...

07/05/2026

Materials matter.

We’ve completed our first year reporting to the AIA Materials Pledge.
Less talk. More tracking.
Less assumptions. More responsibility.
Year 1 → done.
Next → deeper.

DesignThinking FutureBuilt

05/05/2026

Gold Mention 🟡

Olivetti Theatre – Architecture as Civic Infrastructure
Awarded at YAC for the integration of the ISOPAN roofing system.
A project exploring architecture as civic infrastructure: public space, connections, and everyday life.

Thanks to , and for the recognition.

Matteo Borsetti
Milina Jayalathge
Sola-Adebiyi Oluwasemilore Favour

01/04/2026

Happy Easter from MBA Architect's Team! 🌷🐰
Wishing everyone a joyful and inspiring holiday.

11/03/2026

Quick evening visit at

28/02/2026

Our design proposal for the Secondary School in Djilakh, Senegal.

A climate-responsive campus designed around shaded courtyards, natural ventilation, and lightweight, modular systems that can grow over time.
More than a building, we envisioned a flexible educational environment rooted in community, dignity, and resilience.
Grateful to the MBA Architect's team for the dedication and creativity behind this proposal.

Team: Matteo Borsetti, Charles Fang, Milina Jayalathge

ClimateResponsive LightweightStructures DesignCompetition

15/02/2026

Design Proposal by MBA ARCHITECTS
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06/02/2026

Olivetti is more than a name: it’s a vision where architecture, industry, and social progress shaped a new way of living and working.
Today, that legacy continues and we participate in this international competition, imagining the future of Ivrea through a new theatre and campus rooted in enlightened entrepreneurship.

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