Presentation

Premio Berlino

Residence Award Edition 5

Outcomes of the fifth edition of the exchange programme promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture, by the Directorate-General for the Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin

The event is presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin and Aedes, in collaboration with MVRDV, Berlin and Kéré Architecture, Berlin

Image © Aedes

Date: Thurs., 26.06.2025, 19:00

Place: Aedes, Christinenstr. 18–19, 10119 Berlin

Registration: www.eventbrite.de

Format: The event will take place in English. Admittance is free.

Introduction

The winners of the fifth edition of the Premio Berlino present the projects they worked on during their stay at two leading Berlin architecture offices – MVRDV and Kéré Architecture.

In order to promote the exchange of experience and cultural knowledge, the Premio Berlino award was founded to encourage the internationalisation and mobility of Italian architecture professionals. Since 2017, the Premio Berlino has offered two young Italian architects in each cycle the opportunity to spend six months in Berlin to deepen their professional knowledge on topics related to reuse and urban renewal. Premio Berlino is promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture, by the Directorate-General for the Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin.

Programme

Welcome
Hans-Jürgen Commerell, Director, Aedes, Berlin
Alessandro Turci, Director, Italian Cultural Institute, Berlin

Presentations
Maria Giada Di Baldassarre is an architect, engineer and PhD. She graduated with honours in Building Engineering-Architecture (2018), earned a Master’s in the Design of Buildings for Worship (2019) and completed a joint PhD in Architectural and Urban Design (2022) between the Università Politecnica delle Marche and Leibniz University of Hannover. Alongside her work with architecture studios, she focuses on research into the regeneration of built heritage at various scales. In 2025, she was awarded the Premio Berlino and collaborated with MVRDV in Berlin, exploring the concept of the piazza.

Beatrice Mazzucco is an architect. She studied at the University of Ferrara and the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María in Valparaíso (Chile), graduating in 2021. After gaining experience in architecture studios in Italy, she took part in an international cooperation project in Guatemala focused on community regeneration. In 2025, she was awarded the Premio Berlino, which enabled her to spend six months at Kéré Architecture in Berlin, researching homelessness and space.

Panel Discussion
Maria Giada Di Baldassarre, Architect, Winner Premio Berlino Edition 5
Beatrice Mazzucco, Architect, Winner Premio Berlino Edition 5
Jasmin Dieterle-Proesel, Project Manager at MVRDV, Berlin
Jaime Herraiz Martínez, Project Manager at Kéré Architecture, Berlin
moderated by: Lukas Feireiss, Curator, Writer, Educator, Berlin

followed by a reception

Call Premio Berlino Edition 6

The call for the sixth edition of the Premio Berlino, offering an exciting opportunity for two young Italian architects to spend six months in Berlin from January to June 2026, will be announced shortly. This residency includes professional and educational experiences at a selected architecture firm. For more details and to apply, please visit this link.