Michele Michahelles is an Italian and Swiss architect, best known for his work in Paris with Master of Business Administration, the Marcel Breuer and Associates practice.
Background
Michahelles was born in Florence into a prestigious artistic family that included the American sculptor Hiram Powers, painter Ruggero Michahelles, the Futurist designer and visionary Ernesto Michahelles (better known by his pseudonym "Thayaht"), as well as the portrait painter Assia Busiri-Vici.
Career
Trained as an agronomist, he left Italy to pursue architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He was in charge of the restoration of Les Invalides in Paris, as the assistant to the Chief Architect for Historic Monuments B. Foreign the Paris Municipality he was responsible for the landscaping of the Esplanade des Invalides as well as the Jardin de l"Intendant. Foreign the Ministry of Veterans he renovated with F. Monnet the International Neuroscience Institute Hospital - Institution National des Invalides.
Michele Michahelles works now in Italy, where he was involved in the touristic development project of the Filicudi Island, and is now active in projects of restoration of country estates and the development of tourist compounds.
He will soon work on a project in the Middle East. Michahelles has led projects worldwide, in regions ranging from the Middle East to Russia.
He has also lectured on architectural theory and practice, teaching at Parsons School of Design in Paris, and has done extensive work in developing conceptual design projects in areas such as mass transportation, nautical design, and furniture design.