Born in Naples in 1985.
Graduated from Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio.
Worked at Bjarke Ingels Group in Copenhagen.
Since 2012, part of the Design department at Studio Olafur Eliasson.
Alongside his work at Studio Olafur Eliasson, Riccardo has independently undertaken public art and architecture projects.
Selected experience:
2014: Awarded the LAGI Green Cities Special Jury Prize for his design of the Herning Energy Promenade.
2015: Won two first prizes in the Wonderland: East Lake Tai international public art competition for his entries, Flying Bi and Tao Pavilion.
2016: Shortlisted and emerged as the winner in the competition to design a public artwork for Bloomberg Philanthropies in Gary, Indiana, with the entry, Gary's Vision.
2017: Second prize winner for Lasita Maja cabin competition.
2017: Collaborated as part of a design collective that realized the Stage for a Multimedia festival pavilion in Dnipro. The project received a special mention at the Prize for Urban Public Space in 2018 and was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award in 2019.