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Riccardo Tossani (born 20 July 1957) is an Italo-Australian architect and is the principal of the international design practice, Riccardo Tossani Architecture, based in Tokyo, Japan. Under Tossani’s direction, the firm integrates architecture with interior design and urban design in a holistic approach to world-making in the Renaissance tradition. Tossani is recognized for contemporary design and has produced a variety of works featured in international publications, has won several awards and has been active with pro-bono design in Japan.〔Gwen Robinson, ''Renaissance Man'', Financial Times, 9 May 2009 "()" Retrieved 15 Jan 2013〕 Tossani has been active in urban revitalization of rural communities in Japan with pro-bono consulting, and has co-authored a book on the government’s response and recovery after Japan’s 2011 tsunami in Tohoku.〔''Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan'', Edited by Jeff Kingston, Routledge, London and New York, 2012 "()" Retrieved 1 Feb 2013〕 Tossani is an instrument-rated private pilot. ==Education== As a scholarship student, Tossani formally studied Italian language and culture at the Dante Alighieri Society and developed a fascination with form and design, originally planning a career in aviation as an aircraft designer and aviator.〔 Opportunities for pursuing those goals were limited in Adelaide so he chose to study architecture, graduating with Honours from the Bachelor of Architecture degree program at the University of Adelaide in April, 1981. There he developed a world view drawn from a strong focus on Italian history, culture and language.〔''Changing the face of Japan'', Lumen, The University of Adelaide Alumni Magazine, Summer 2010〕 While at university Tossani developed a strong interest in sustainable and environmentally appropriate design, enhanced by 18 months of work experience for architect Robert Marshall, controversial Mayor of the Shire of Eltham, Melbourne and Australian architect renowned for advancing the design of contemporary earth-built architecture.〔''Leopard’s Lair'', Indesign, Indesign Publishing, April/May 2002〕〔''It’s Not Just Science And Technology'', Indesign, Indesign Publishing, Vol.22, August 2005〕 Tossani later studied urban planning in Italy at the University of Florence, then moved to the US to consolidate with a Masters of Architecture and Urban Design degree at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he performed with distinction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riccardo Tossani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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