Principal Architect

Born in Varese, Italy, in 1974, Paolo Lettieri graduated in Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano under the guidance of Professor Marco Dezzi Bardeschi in 2001. He later completed an Executive course in Real Estate at the MiP Graduate School of Business in Milan in 2020. After graduating, he gained his initial work experience with engineering firms and prominent architecture studios, including Dante O. Benini & Partners Architects. In 2009, he founded Urbanism Planning Architecture Italia – UPA Italia - in Milan, in joint venture with Urbanism Planning Architecture Consultancy in Abu Dhabi.

Throughout his career, he has designed and completed hospitals and clinics, schools and universities, residential buildings and villas, towers, hotels and recreational facilities, masterplans, and industrial buildings in Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan. His architectural approach evolves from a functionalist perspective to dynamic and highly expressive volumetric and compositional solutions.

Always interested in digital services applied to construction, he has been an innovator in new IT technologies. Between 2017 and 2019, he co-founded BrikBit, a startup focused on applying Blockchain technology to the Real Estate sector. In 2023, he launched 29 MILANO, a brand dedicated to designing and producing furniture inspired by architecture, with products certified through NFT Blockchain.