Michela Bonomo

Expertise History of Italian Postwar ArchitectureVilla Type and TypologyCoastal DevelopmentBuilding Speculation PracticesLabor PracticesTourist Real Estate and Mediterranean Imagery Michela is an architect and researcher, born and raised in Milan.She completed her training in Architecture in London, where she then practiced in industry at Foster Partners and Herzog & de Meuron, as well as through freelance projects in London, Mallorca, and Milan.Her PhD Research Proposal titled Villa-mania. The Project of the Seaside Villa Ideology in Postwar Italy (1953-1973) has been fully funded by the IA at EPFL since 2022, with a completion date set for Spring 2026. Her PhD examines the proliferation of seaside holiday villas in Italy from the start of the ‘Economic Miracle’ to the first Oil Crisis.Within TPOD Lab (Theory and Project of Domestic Space), she supervises Master's Thesis Projects and acts as one of the editors of  Burning Farm Journal. She has been invited as an external critic at the London Metropolitan University, the Architectural Association, and the University of Brighton. Her architectural work has been showcased at the Lisbon Triennale, AA Project Reviews, and Something Curated. Her writing has been published in Burning Farm, Dimensions Journal, and OASE, and appeared in Italian and Swiss newspapers.She was proudly involved in institutional engagement, acting as PhD representative within the collective Quatre, of 70 students in the Doctoral School of Architecture between 2023 and 2025. In April 2023, she launched Doc. Days EDAR, , a doctoral seminar across the different labs of the School of Architecture.  Education Professional Practice in Architecture | RIBA Part 3 2018 – 2018 University of Westminster Master in Architecture | AA Diploma - RIBA Part 2 2016 – 2016 Architectural Association School of Architecture Bachelor in Architecture | RIBA Part 1 2013 – 2013 London Metropolitan University Professionals experiences Architect 2019–2021 Herzog & De Meuron(London)Architect 2016–2019 Foster Partners(London)Architectural Assistant 2014–2014 Label (Brussels) / OYO (Gent) Awards Dennis Sharp Writing Prize (AA School) Shortlisted 2016 Foster Partners Technical Studies Prize (AA School) Shortlisted 2016