FRANCESCO PROCACCI Design Director, master planning, architecture, urban & landscape design
Francesco Procacci is an Italian leader master planner and urban designer with strong professional back ground in Asia. He is a professional consultant and design director with the highest understanding of the markets while providing sustainable solutions for both private ad public developments. He has matured the best understanding of the Asian markets and developments while providing valuable professional services in master planning, urban design and landscape architecture thanks for his Italian background and knowledge of the art of designing cities and shaping urban landscapes.
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DATE OF BIRTH: 24 January 1978
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PLACE OF BIRTH: Monza, Italy
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NATIONALITY: Italian
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ADDRESS: Apart. 512 B, New Saigon Complex, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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PHONE: +84 936364846
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EMAIL: procacci.f@gmail.com
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MARITAL STATUS: married
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LANGUAGES: English (fluent), Italian (mother language), Spanish (advanced), Vietnamese (beginner)
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COMPUTER SKILLS:Revit Architecture, Autocad, Google Sketch Up, Adobe Photo Shop, ArchView Gis, 3D Max, Windows Office
PHD in Urban planning (2006), Baccalaureate at the Architecture and Society Faculty of Milan Polytechnic (Italy) (2001). More than 17 years of experience in master planning and urban design, landscape architecture. (2010 – to now) CEO cum Design Director at 3TIProgettiAsia. (2008-2009) In charge of the design and project management of Green East Saigon New Town in Vietnam. (2006-2009) Consultancy works in several urban design projects in Vietnam and South East Asia. He is registered at the Board of Architects in Monza and Brianza, Italy, no.2085.
EDUCATION
PH. D. Degree in Urban Design Facoltà di Architettura e Societá, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (2003-2006) Master Degree in Master Planning (100/100 and laude), Facoltà di Architettura e Societá, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (1998-2001)
WORK EXPERIENCE 2010 TO NOW COMPANY: 3TI PROGETTI ASIA/ 3TI PROGETTI GROUP www.3ti-asia.com www.3tiprogetti.it
3TI PROGETTI ASIA is an international consulting firm in the field of urban planning, urban design, landscape design, architecture and interior design
CEO CUM DESIGN DIRECTOR During this period, mainly dealing with planning in the field of urban planning, urban and landscape design, but also of green architectural design, I created a new project team and a new work philosophy within the studio, which brought him progressively towards higher quality standards.
MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Master plan 1:2000 of new Yangon City (Myanmar), 3700 Ha • Master plan 1:2000 of a new residential community in Yangon (Myanmar), 19 Ha • Master plan 1:2000 of Marathona Eco City (Greece), 1730 Ha • Master plan 1:2000 of Empire World, new urban development in Bavet (Cambodia), 800 Ha • Master plan 1:2000 of a new mountain resort town in Jilin (China), 1240 Ha • Master plan 1:2000 of new Japanese Town in Johor Bahru (Malaysia), 48 Ha • Master plan 1:2000 of new urban and hi tech park development of Hanoi (Vietnam), 482 Ha • Master plan 1:2000 of a new cultural theme park in Hanoi (Vietnam), 61 Ha • Master plan 1:500 of Cocobay new tourism development, Da Nang (Vietnam), 871 Ha • Master plan 1:500 of a sustainable integrated gold mine theme park, Obuasi (Ghana), 30 Ha • Master plan 1:500 of a country retreat “Il Villaggio” in Da Nang (Vietnam), 60 Ha • Master plan 1:500 of a new eco tourism town, Ha Long Bay (Vietnam), 93 Ha • Master plan 1:500 of an integrated green casino’ development and resort in Da Nang (Vietnam), 35 Ha • Master plan 1:500 of a new green residential center in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), 42 Ha • Master plan 1:500 of a cultural center in HCMC (Vietnam), 3,4 Ha
WORK EXPERIENCE 2009 - 2010 COMPANY: HYDER CONSULTING (Vietnam) www.acla.com.hk www.hyderconsulting.com
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ACLA
Hyder Consulting – ACLA is an international consulting firm in the field of urban planning, urban design, engineering, landscape design and architecture.
DEPUTY DESIGN DIRECTOR Hyder Consulting - ACLA. ACLA, an urban planning and landscape design company from Hong Kong, hired me in June 2009 as Deputy Director of his Hanoi office. With them I designed and won several competitions in Vietnam, including the new city of Gia Lam north of Ho Chi Minh City (Bien Hoa) on an area of more than 5,000 Ha. Furthermore, I have led the design team of Ocean Valley project in Phan Thiet, that is now well-known as “NOVAWORLD”. During that career I developed more and more the idea that Vietnam was fertile ground for any planning activity and above all from an urbanistic and landscape planning point of view on medium and large scale.
MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Master plan 1:2000 of a new costal tourism town of Ocean Valley in Phan Thiet (Vietnam), 1200 Ha • Master plan 1:500 of Bac Chau Giang new eco township (Vietnam), 260 Ha • Master plan and landscape design 1:500 of Bac Ninh Industrial Park in Hanoi (Vietnam), 250 Ha • Master plan 1:10.000 - international design competition – of a new urban and hi-tech park development in Bien Hoa (Vietnam), 3000 Ha
2008 - 2009 COMPANY: EAST SAIGON (Vietnam) Nhon Trach Investment J.S.C. TIN NGHIA CORPORATION www.timexco.com East Saigon is a Company in charge of the development of the new city in Dong Nai Province called “Green East Saigon”, now the project is well-known as SWAN PARK.
DESIGN DIRECTOR & PROJECT MANAGER Tin Nghia is a state-owned Vietnamese company from the Dong Nai Province that operates in various strategic sectors, including real estate development. In particular, I was involved in the management of the "East Saigon" project, a new city planned on almost 1000 hectares in the eastern part of the Ho Chi Minh City territory. The new city is now as the SWAN PARK project. I managed the group of companies' designers, in particular the company responsible for drawing up the master plan, AECOM. Furthermore, I created a specific team of local designers dedicated to the architectural and landscape design phases of the new city.
MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Urban design and architecture development of phase 1 of East Saigon new city (1000 HA) • Master Plan 1:2000 of a New International University Campus in Saigon, 120 HA • Master Plan 1:500 and architecture development (concept and detail design stage) of a luxury villas area (35 HA)
WORK EXPERIENCE 2007 - 2008 COMPANY: PCA Architects (Malaysia) www.paolocucchiarchitects.com
SENIOR URBAN DESIGNER
Paolo Cucchi Architects is an Italian architectural firm based in Malaysia that provides architecture and urban design services.
MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • International design competition, Thu Thiem, New Urban area, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) • International design competition (Honorable Mention), Intercontinental Hotel, Yerevan (Armenia) • International design competition • Naza Ttdi Shah Alam mixed used development (shortlist entry), Selangor (Malaysia) • Danga Bay Development, exclusive condominium, concept and detail design stage, Johor Bahru (Malaysia)Xx
2006 - 2007
PROJECT MANAGER URBAN PLANNING
COMPANY: R.I.S.O.8 Ltd. (Vietnam) R.I.S.O.8 is a consulting firm based in Hanoi providing urban design and architectural services.
2006 COMPANY: B&B ENGINEERING (Italy)
2005-2006 ASIA LINK PROGRAM (EU)
MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Master plan of Hai Phong city till 2025 and vision to 2050 for the National Institute of Urban and Rural Planning (Ministry of Construction of Vietnam) • Restoration and development of the ancient Peach Garden into a food and cultural tourism site in Halong Bay, Ho Chi Minh City • Construction sector and architectural & engineering services sector survey for University Polytechnic of Marche (DARDUS)
SENIOR URBAN DESIGNER
MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Advisory work for Me Linh Town (Hanoi) peripheral resettlement due to infrastructure rehabilitation and major expansion of urban and industrial area, Vietnam
SENIOR URBAN DESIGNER RESEARCHER The program Asia-Link studies the problems of sustainable urban development in South East Asia and is sponsored by the European Union MAJOR RESEARCH STUDIES: • Hanoi resettlement study of the old Russian neighborhood and master plan for their process of revitalization and development
2004 - 2006 LEADER PLUS, Sondrio Province (Italy)
URBAN PLANNER CONSULTANT MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Realization of the Local Development Process of ‘Valtellina Leader Plus’
WORK EXPERIENCE 2002 - 2006 IREF, Lombardy Region (Italy)
2004 - 2005 NEIGHBOURHOOD REVITALIZATION OF MILANO, Milan Municipality (Italy)
2003-2004 URBAN PLANNING RESEARCH, Cinisello Balsamo Municipality (Italy)
2002-2004 PLUS “Partecipation Leadership and Urban Sustainability” European Commission
2002-2003 URBAN PLANNING PROGRAMS
2001-2004 Studio Fase, Milan (Italy)
URBAN PLANNER CONSULTANT MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Realization of the program ‘Urban security and police sector’ with the IREF Institute of Lombardy Region (Italy). Publication of the research, training courses
URBAN PLANNER CONSULTANT MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Realization of the program ‘Contratti di Quartiere II’ in Milan with the Milan Municipality, in collaboration with the Urban Planning Department of Politecnico of Milan University
URBAN PLANNER CONSULTANT MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Realization of the research ‘Urban transformation and urban policies’ for the Cinisello Balsamo (Milan) Municipality, in collaboration with Urban Planning Department of Politecnico of Milan University
URBAN PLANNER CONSULTANT MAJOR RESEARCH STUDIES: • PLUS is the first major cross-national project to be carried out by members of European Urban Research Association EURA
URBAN PLANNER CONSULTANT MAJOR RESEARCH STUDIES: • Realization of the programs of urban renewal and property management ‘Contratto di Quartiere’ and ‘Urban’ in Cinisello Balsamo Municipality (Milan)
JUNIOR ARCHITECT MAJOR DESIGN WORKS: • Several architectural and urban design consultancies for private and public clients in Milan and Lombardy Region
AWARDS 2014, 2016
BCI ASIA CSP/3TI PROGETTI ASIA, Top 10 architecture firm in Vietnam
2012
POLITECNICO OF MILAN Scholarship from the Association ‘Carlo Maddalena Onlus for the bachelor degree thesis: “Innovation in the urban policies of Milan”, Tutor Prof. Pier Carlo Palermo
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Procacci F. (2012), “Architecture and urban development trends in Vietnam”, Architects Journal, Maggioli, Rome Procacci F. (Eds) (2008), “Analysis of the construction sector and the related engineering, architectural and urban planning sectors in Vietnam”, Riso8 Development Services Co.Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam Procacci F., Rossignolo C. (2006), “New Urban Leaders and community involvement” , in Legitimacy and urban governance, Eds. Hubert Heinelt, David Sweeting, Panagiotis Getimis, Routledge, London Procacci F. (2005), “Note dal campo”, in Territorio n.15, Franco Angeli, Milano Procacci F., Calvaresi C, Pasqui G. Longo P, Valsecchi E. (2004), Governare la trasformazione urbana. L’esperienza di Cinisello Balsamo, Franco Angeli, Milano