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Carmelo Zappulla

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Carmelo Zappulla, an Italian-born architect (1978), is founder and CEO of the Barcelona-based architecture firm External Reference, which develops international projects at different scales: exhibition spaces, architecture, urban planning, interior and product design.

About

Among the numerous international projects carried out and built by the studio, the exhibition project for the Spanish Pavilion at EXPO Dubai 2020, in joint venture with Onionlab and coordinated by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), stands out;

An installation at the Dubai 2020 Expo in collaboration with Rami Al Ali for the MENASA platform, which aims to make visible the craft heritage of the United Arab Emirates through the union with new technologies applied to product design.

The new concept and interior design for the executive floors of Sberbank's headquarters
in Moscow.

The concept and design of the physical stores
of trendy brands such as VICIO and La Manso.

Gastronomic spaces Moritz
Store and Casa Moritz.

Penthouse by WOW in Madrid and Alkimia in Barcelona,
awarded with the best restaurant design in the world by INARCH and SBID.

Awards

  • 2011. New Italian Blood como "Mejor arquitecto italiano menor de 36 años",
  • 2019. Architecture Master Prize for Small Companies
    en la categoría de Diseño de Interiores Multidisciplinar. 2019.
    Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao.
  • 2022. Mejor Pabellón de Actividad/Interactivo del Exhibitor Magazine's World Expo Award
  • Architecture Master Prize Interior Design Award
  • Bronze Award for the Exhibition Design in a Self-built pavilion of the BIE - Bureau International des Expositions.
  • Honorable Mention
    in World Architecture Festival for Presentedby Riyadh (Retail Category, 2023),
  • SBID International Design Award for Presentedby Riyadh (Retail Category
    Design Overall, 2023),
  • Honorable Mention at the Inside World Architecture Festival for WOW Concept (Retail Category, 2022).
  • Built Design Award for Presenteby x Doha
    Design District.
  • 1st Prize at 2A Europe Architecture Award (Architecture category
    Interior, 2018).
  • 1st Prize InArch Best Signature Restaurant (2017).
  • 1st Prize
    SBID International Design Award (Restaurant Design, 2017).
  • 1st Prize Exhibit
    Design Awards of EXHIBITOR magazine (2014).
  • 2nd Europan 8 Award (2006).
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