2A+P/A associates
2A+P/A is an architectural office established by Gianfranco Bombaci
and Matteo Costanzo and based in Rome. The office works on
architectural and landscape design and urban planning with a particular
interest in the nature and conditions of public space, and it engages
in a broad range of activities including public and private buildings,
housing complexes, urban spaces, event pavilions and temporary
installations. The office’s two partners have participated in international
design competitions in which they have been awarded prizes and
received honourable mention, and they have presented their work at
several conferences and symposia. Their writings and production have
been presented in published form in a variety of international books
and magazines such as A10, Abitare, a+ t, A+ U, Architectural Review,
Domus and Volume.They also forward their research through publishing
initiatives like the architecture magazine San Rocco. The architects of
2A+P/A have publicly presented their projects at and realized sitespecific installations for several international exhibitions, such as the
NAI in Rotterdam, the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale, the 5th Brasilia
Biennal of Architectureand Shanghai World Expo 2010in the Italian
Pavilion. Their work was also showcased in a solo exhibition in Rome
entitled The Pop out Show.