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IKÒNICA, an architecture and research studio based in Rome, was founded in 2009 by Stella Dileo, Sante Simone, and Alessandro Zappaterreni. The studio specialises in architectural and urban design, with a particular focus on [specific areas of expertise]. In addition, the studio is engaged in research and teaching on issues related to architecture, design, and landscape. IKÒNICA’s research is aimed at the archetypes of living and the individual and collective rites that generate form. The key theme of the entire creative process is simplicity, a response to the complexity of contemporary society. The studio has a track record of participating in national and international competitions, and has been recognized with awards and publications.

Stella Dileo
Architect

He holds a PhD in Architectural and Urban Composition from the Faculty of Architecture of La Sapienza. Since 2007, he has worked in design, alongside research and teaching at the Faculty of Architecture Valle Giulia and other Italian Design Schools. She has collaborated with major international studios and major construction companies in the field of Real Estate, JLL and TETRIS design&build with whom she signed in 2015 the restyling project for the ALITALIA offices in Fiumicino. She has won several awards in architectural competitions and has published essays and articles in industry publications. She was a researcher in the PRIN Scientific Research Program. Since 2011, she has been co-founder of the IKÒNICA design studio.

Sante Simone
Architect

He holds a PhD in Architectural and Urban Composition from the Faculty of Architecture of La Sapienza. Since 2007, he has worked in design, alongside research and teaching at the Faculty of Architecture Valle Giulia and other Italian Design Schools. In the role of chief designer, he has won several prizes in national and international architecture competitions. As an independent researcher, he is the author of essays and articles in national and international publications. In 2018, he edited and published the translation of “The Radiant Farm and the Cooperative Centre”, an unpublished text by Le Corbusier. Since 2011, he has been co-founder of the IKÒNICA design studio.

After graduating in Architecture from the Polytechnic of Milan in 2013, she became interested in 3D graphics and architectural representation to study the relationships between architectural forms in the conceptual phase. She has been collaborating with Architecture and Design studios, companies, and agencies since 2015, helping to bring their ideas to life through computer graphics. Additionally, she has been a lecturer in 3D modelling and Rendering since 2018, sharing her passion for this field with SUPSI’s Interior Architecture course students. Furthermore, she started teaching at AANT in 2021.

Always attentive to details and images, at 19, he enrolled in a computer graphics course at the Istituto Superiore di Design in Naples, which led him to start working in the field. He began as a graphic designer in a Naples typography company but soon realised he wanted to do more than create flyers. He then continued his studies in Rome and landed his first interview at an advertising agency. After a six-month internship at TBWA as an art director, he joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 2008.

He obtained a degree in Architecture from the Polytechnic of Turin and completed a Master’s Degree in Virtual Architecture, where he specialised in 3D technologies. Currently, he works as an independent researcher and consultant for international production companies, focusing on advancing computer graphics through new technological frontiers such as 3D photogrammetry and photorealism in architectural and product visualisation. He has collaborated with renowned design studios, including Renzo Piano Building Workshop, and communication studios like Neiko Srl, Iceberg, and Life Circus. He has also been a speaker at various Italian 3D events and has contributed to publications on 3D technologies. Additionally, since 2018, he has been teaching at several institutes.