“A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.”

Louis Kahn

LUCA POIAN FORMS is an award-winning architectural design studio based in Italy and the United Kingdom, investigating the relationship between form, materiality, and construction methods.

Based on the belief that within the context of contemporary culture the design and construction industry has gradually submitted to a technology-driven mindset, we work at the intersection of culture and innovation in search for a spiritual understanding of architecture that goes deeper than simply constructing buildings.

Our ultimate goal is to create spaces that are both highly functional and spiritually uplifting. We refrain from short-lived fashions and aspire to deliver timeless and environmentally conscious buildings.

Luca Poian is an architect working between Italy and the United Kingdom, with a keen interest in architectural tectonics. His work spans a variety of scales and programmes and is characterised by a rigorous approach that integrates materials, construction, and context.

Luca studied at the Technical University in Vienna and at the Venice University of Architecture (IUAV), where he graduated with honours in 2003. He began his career at Foster + Partners in London and Abu Dhabi, where he served as site architect for two of the UAE’s most prestigious cultural developments: the Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island and the Masdar Institute campus. Following this experience, he joined the London office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, contributing to a wide range of projects across Europe and the Middle East, including the extension to the United Nations headquarters in Geneva and the winning competition scheme for the adaptive restoration of the Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

In 2019, Luca founded LUCA POIAN FORMS. The practice operates internationally and includes a broad spectrum of award-winning public projects—such as conference centres, places of worship, transport infrastructure, and temporary pavilions—as well as small-scale residential buildings. Its work has been widely published and exhibited worldwide.

Luca is a fully qualified architect, registered both in Italy and in the United Kingdom.

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