Prof. Emilio Faroldi Coordinatore del Corso di Studio in Scienze dell’Architettura Dipartimento di Architettura, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni e Ambiente costruito Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering ABC
To whom it may concern, I met Tommaso Borghesi during the organisation of the lecture series “Across Physiognomies” that took place at the School of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano in the academic year 2011-2012. Along with two fellow students, he contacted me as professor and president of the Corso di Studi in “Scienze dell’Architettura” (Department of Architecture) to start a collaboration in order to invite architects from abroad to our Department that could share and compare their experience with other Italian architects and the students. That proposal showed his passion for architecture and his willingness to share it with his colleagues, with the desire to search for a relation between the academic and the professional world through an active participation during the university period. Subsequently, I accepted to follow Tommaso as Italian reference professor for his Final Thesis Project developed at the Inês Lobo Arquitectos in Lisbon with his colleague Michele Fumagalli, supporting him and trusting him as a student and an architect. I was very impressed with the depth and completeness of the work realised in Portugal characterized by an elevate maturity with regard to both the discussion of the themes of architecture and the project. Moreover, Tommaso is an independent person, whose creativity provides ideas and proposals while keeping a positive attitude in front of projects and professional challenges. In a work team, the sociality and openness of Tommaso are such that he is always at ease, being able to listen to his colleagues and to critics, establishing an optimal atmosphere for the elaboration and development of a project of architecture. I feel to strongly recommend Tommaso for his competence, dedication and vivacity that he proved during his education career, with the desire of learning from those standing in front of him, professors, architects and work colleagues. I wish all the best and lots of success in his future career.rds Best Regards Prof. Emilio Faroldi
Milan, 2013 September 27th
Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento ABC edificio “La Nave” Via Bonardi 3 20133 Milano telephone 02 2399.5171 e.mail emilio.faroldi@polimi.it