Alessandro Ripellino

Alessandro Ripellino (born 1957, Rome, Italy) is an Italian-born architect who has been working in Sweden since 1982. He is both a Swedish and Italian licensed architect.

Ripellino has won numerous awards for his work including Stockholm City Council’s building of the year award (Årets Stockholmsbyggnad), the annual architectural award of the Swedish Concrete Federation (Svensk Betongs arkitekturpris) and an award for outstanding Swedish design (Utmärkt Svensk Form) from the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design which promotes Swedish design within Sweden and abroad.

Ripellino graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Rome and since 1992 has co-owned and co-led the company Rosenbergs Arkitekter with fellow architect Inga Varg. His work ranges from complex urban planning and civic building projects to interior design projects to light and neon design.

Ripellino is the son of Italian author Angelo Maria Ripellino and Czech Ela Hlochóva. He speaks five languages: Swedish, Italian, English, French and Czech.