Enrico Giori
DesignerArchitecture for Education (A4E)Enrico Giori is a Project Designer at A4E, specializing in educational facility design and master planning. His work explores the intersection of pedagogy, spatial design, and equity in learning environments. A recipient of BD+C’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025 and Zweig Group’s Rising Star Award, Enrico has spoken at NeoCon, EDspaces, and other national conferences about purposeful planning and design strategies that translate educational vision into impactful architecture.
Designing for Connection: Learning Environments That Support Collaboration, Care, and Belonging
Educational environments do more than support instruction. They shape the relationships, interactions, and daily experiences that help students build
…Educational environments do more than support instruction. They shape the relationships, interactions, and daily experiences that help students build confidence, communication skills, creativity, empathy, and a sense of belonging. Through intentional
…Educational environments do more than support instruction. They shape the relationships, interactions, and daily experiences that help students build confidence, communication skills, creativity, empathy, and a sense of belonging. Through intentional planning and design, schools can create spaces that support many forms of connection: between students, across age groups, between learners and adult guides, between students and nature, and between
…Educational environments do more than support instruction. They shape the relationships, interactions, and daily experiences that help students build confidence, communication skills, creativity, empathy, and a sense of belonging. Through intentional planning and design, schools can create spaces that support many forms of connection: between students, across age groups, between learners and adult guides, between students and nature, and between a school and its broader community. The session will highlight practical design strategies that help schools create environments where students feel seen, supported, and prepared to participate in the world beyond the classroom.
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Designing Student-Centered FF&E Packages: Aligning Performance, Pedagogy, and Procurement
FF&E is often treated as a late-stage budget decision, yet it fundamentally shapes how students learn. This session reframes FF&E selection as
…FF&E is often treated as a late-stage budget decision, yet it fundamentally shapes how students learn. This session reframes FF&E selection as a cohesive, pedagogically driven process that bridges educational vision and procurement realities,
…FF&E is often treated as a late-stage budget decision, yet it fundamentally shapes how students learn. This session reframes FF&E selection as a cohesive, pedagogically driven process that bridges educational vision and procurement realities, integrating furniture specification alongside space design and finish selection. Emphasizing the critical role of stakeholder input and feedback, participants will explore a framework aligning learni
…FF&E is often treated as a late-stage budget decision, yet it fundamentally shapes how students learn. This session reframes FF&E selection as a cohesive, pedagogically driven process that bridges educational vision and procurement realities, integrating furniture specification alongside space design and finish selection. Emphasizing the critical role of stakeholder input and feedback, participants will explore a framework aligning learning goals, space types, and furniture while navigating procurement constraints to deliver intentional, high-impact solutions.
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The Big Neurodiversity Conversation!
Join an international gathering of experienced designers, researchers and practitioners for a conversation about how we can facilitate learning in a N
…Join an international gathering of experienced designers, researchers and practitioners for a conversation about how we can facilitate learning in a Neurodiverse World.
Join an international gathering of experienced designers, researchers and practitioners for a conversation about how we can facilitate learning in a Neurodiverse World.
Join an international gathering of experienced designers, researchers and practitioners for a conversation about how we can facilitate learning in a Neurodiverse World.
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We Want a School! Lessons from Student Imagination in School Design Practice
This session reflects on the origins and evolution of "We Want a School!", a participatory design project developed with students during the 2020–2021
…This session reflects on the origins and evolution of "We Want a School!", a participatory design project developed with students during the 2020–2021 academic year. From the outset, the work was framed not as an activity or design exercise, but as a
…This session reflects on the origins and evolution of "We Want a School!", a participatory design project developed with students during the 2020–2021 academic year. From the outset, the work was framed not as an activity or design exercise, but as a "provocation" in the Reggio Emilia sense, meant to open questions rather than produce predefined outcomes. Students were asked a simple question: what would your ideal school look like if you could i
…This session reflects on the origins and evolution of "We Want a School!", a participatory design project developed with students during the 2020–2021 academic year. From the outset, the work was framed not as an activity or design exercise, but as a "provocation" in the Reggio Emilia sense, meant to open questions rather than produce predefined outcomes. Students were asked a simple question: what would your ideal school look like if you could imagine it freely? What emerged was not a set of design solutions, but recurring ideas about belonging, autonomy, care, and the everyday experience of school.
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