Roberto Favaro graduated in philosophy from the University of Padova before delving into musicology at Humboldt Universität, in Berlin, and electronic music. He is a professor at the
di Mendrisio, the Mario Botta-founded architecture arm of the University of Lugano (USI) in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino, where he teaches the subject of “Sonic Space.” He is also a professor of music history at Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and on the faculty of the Venice Institute of Architecture (IUAV). Favaro is the author of numerous articles and books n Italian and in translation. His latest publication is Spazio Sonoro, or Sonic Space: Analogies, Echoes, and Complicities in Music and Architecture, published by Marsilio.

“From particular spaces dedicated to music to some buildings that are particularly musical (Fallingwater, klangkoerper schweiz, buildings by Carlo Scarpa, Renzo Piano), as well as through Luigi Nono’s relationship to the soundscape of Venice, I focus on building sound, the acoustic qualities of building materials, the city as a giant musical instrument. The idea refers to the theme of the soundscape and the ability to modify strategies based on sound design.” Roberto Favaro