Fulvio Wirz – Partner UK, Studio Symbiosis

ARB, RIBA, PhD

He is an architect, researcher, and educator whose work sits at the intersection of digital design, advanced geometry, and multidisciplinary architectural innovation. A Partner at Studio Symbiosis UK, he leads projects between London, Naples, and international contexts, applying computational methodologies to concept generation, BIM integration, and geometrical rationalization for construction. His recent work includes large-scale developments such as the ARWAD Office Tower in Jeddah, the Gulf Road Urban Sculpture in Al Qatif, the Inspira Worli residential tower in Mumbai, and the Grande MAXXI extension competition in Rome, developed in collaboration with Daniel Widrig Design.

Before Studio Symbiosis, Fulvio spent over a decade at Zaha Hadid Architects, where he contributed as Associate and Project Architect to globally recognized works including the KAFD Metro Station in Riyadh, the Generali Tower in Milan, the Unilever Headquarters in Jakarta (1st Prize), and the award-winning Kartal-Pendik Masterplan in Istanbul. His portfolio also spans product design pieces such as the Liquid Glacial Table, Z-Chair, and Zephyr Sofa, as well as installations for the Venice Biennale.

Parallel to practice, Fulvio has maintained a significant academic presence. He is Senior Lecturer and Program Leader of the MA Architecture and Urbanism at the University of East London, where he also heads dFUEL, the digital fabrication lab. He has taught at the Bartlett School of Architecture, London South Bank University, Politecnico di Milano, and several international workshops, focusing on parametric design, digital fabrication, and computational methodologies. His keynote lectures have been hosted by institutions including the American University in Dubai, MonGeometrija (Serbia), and the PACT conference series in London.

Fulvio’s research explores digital processes in architecture, modularity, mass-customization, and the evolution of computational tools. His publications include contributions to SIGraDi, S.Arch, Archtheo, and the journal IN FOLIO, as well as forewords for influential books such as Algorithms-Aided Design and Parametric Building Design. He has served as external examiner for PhD theses on biomimetic skins and climate-adaptive urban systems and co-supervises doctoral research on the evolution of digital design tools.

A graduate of the Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II,” where he earned his PhD in Architectural and Urban Design, Fulvio is a registered architect with the ARB and a Chartered Member of the RIBA. His work is driven by a belief in architecture as a symbiosis of form, performance, and material intelligence, an approach that merges aesthetic exploration with technological precision.