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rome , italy rosenbergs arkitekter swedish galvanizing award utmärkt svensk form concrete federation -lrb- svensk betongs arkitekturpris -rrb- international swedish 1957 lindhagsskrapan rica talk hotel alessandro ripellino.jpg alessandro ripellino
 alessandro ripellino
alessandro ripellino

alessandro ripellino -lrb- born 1957 , rome , italy -rrb- is an award-winning italian-born architect who has been working in sweden since 1982 .
he is a swedish-qualified architect sar / msa and a fully qualified and licensed italian architect too -lrb- university of rome faculty of architecture -rrb- .
ripellino has won numerous awards for his work including stockholm city council 's building of the year award -lrb- Årets stockholmsbyggnad -rrb- , the annual architectural award of the swedish concrete federation -lrb- svensk betongs arkitekturpris -rrb- and an award for outstanding swedish design -lrb- utmärkt svensk form -rrb- from the swedish society of crafts and design which promotes swedish design within sweden and abroad .
ripellino graduated from the faculty of architecture of the university of rome and since 1992 has co-owned and co-led the company rosenbergs arkitekter with fellow architect inga varg .
his work ranges from complex urban planning and civic building projects to interior design projects to light and neon design .
ripellino is the son of italian author angelo maria ripellino and czech ela hlochóva .
he speaks five languages : swedish , italian , english , french and czech .
