Marco Casagrande
- January 5, 2024
- Architect
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Marco Casagrande |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Date Of Birth | May 7, 1971(1971-05-07) |
| Age | 53 |
| Birthplace | Turku |
| Country | Finland |
| Birth City | Southwest Finland |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Marco Casagrande Biography
| Name | Marco Casagrande |
| Birthday | May 7 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Turku |
| Home Town | Southwest Finland |
| Birth Country | Finland |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Mario Casagrande, Anneli Casagrande |
| Siblings | Carita Casagrande, Linda Casagrande |
| Spouse | Nikita Wu |
| Children(s) | Lukas Casagrande, Olivia Casagrande |
Marco Casagrande is one of the most popular and richest Architect who was born on May 7, 1971 in Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland. He is an environmental artist best known for his architectural installations like Land(e)scape, Finland. He was the European Prize for Architecture laureate in 2013 and received the CICA Award from the International Committee of Architectural Critics for his conceptual and artistic architecture.
He carried on the legacy of such architects as He continued the legacy of such architectural pioneers as Le Corbusier..
Casagrande claimed that he volunteered for the Bosnian Croat Defence Forces HVO in 1993 after his service in the Finnish Army. He wrote under the pen name Luca Moconesi a controversial book Mostarin tien liftarit / Hitchhikers on the Road to Mostar (WSOY 1997) about his alleged experiences in the Bosnian Civil War, and based on descriptions of war crimes committed by the main character in the autobiographical book, he came under suspicion as a possible war criminal. The war crimes listed in the book include the murder of a civilian woman in her home, and plotting to destroy a dam to flood a village with civilian habitants. After coming under suspicion he claimed that the book was in fact a work of fiction.
Casagrande & Rintala – Marco Casagrande and Sami Rintala – is a Finnish architect and artist group producing architectonic installations 1998–2003 for international venues of contemporary architecture and art. Their works are moving in-between architecture and environmental art.
He was the son of a wealthy Finnish-Italian Catholic family. He married Nikita Wu, a writer.
Marco Casagrande Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Architect |
| House | Living in own house. |
Marco Casagrande is one of the richest Architect from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marco Casagrande 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He graduated in 2001 from the Helsinki University of Technology and studied architecture. Under a pseudonym, he wrote a book that collected his experiences as a Bosnian Civil War volunteer. However, the actions detailed in the book led to suspicions that he was a war criminal. The book was then claimed to be fictionalized by him.
He combined urban design with environmentalism and was the pioneer of the Third Generation City theory.
Marco Casagrande (born May 7, 1971) is a Finnish architect, environmental artist, architectural theorist, writer and professor of architecture. He graduated from Helsinki University of Technology department of architecture (2001).
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According to our records, Marco Casagrande married to Nikita Wu. As of December 1, 2023, Marco Casagrande’s is not dating anyone.
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From the early stages of his career Casagrande started to mix architecture with other disciplines of art and science landing with a series of ecologically conscious architectural installations around the world. After being a finalist in the UK journal Architectural Review’ s Emerging Architecture competition (1999) Marco Casagrande and his then partner Sami Rintala were invited to the Venice Biennial 2000. The New York Times reporter chose their project “60 Minute Man” as his personal favorite in the Biennale. In the project Casagrande & Rintala had planted on oak forest in an abandoned barge on top of 60 minutes worth of composted human waste produced by the city of Venice. Casagrande’s cross-over architectural work encompasses the realms of architecture, urban and environmental planning, environmental art, circuses and other artistic disciplines.
Facts & Trivia
Marco Ranked on the list of most popular Architect. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Marco Casagrande celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.
Land(e)scape represented Finland in the New Trends or Architecture in Europe and Japan 2001 exhibitions.