Francesco Da Mosto
Venice and Italy Lover
Born in
Just days following the murder of John Lennon and at 18 years old, Francesco went to London to wash dishes and make sandwiches to "try understand the working life and music where the English beat generation lived".
He moved to
As an architect, he started his career as technical consultant for public infrastructure works in the lagoon. On the island of Pellestrina, in the south lagoon, he designed a square with a sundial where your shadow tells you the time and he worked closely with the late Aldo Rossi who won the competition to re build Venice’s La Fenice Theatre, destroyed by fire in 1996. He has designed and executed many restorations in
His military service was spent in the Italian Alpine paratroops regiment - parachuting onto the snowy mountains. He will return to the snow next winter, as a participant in the Snow Show - a special exhibition which puts leading architects and artists together to create original installations (for the Winter Olympics).
Francesco is probably best known as the writer and presenter of BBC2's recent 4 part history of
He has followed up this success by filming a new series, again for BBC2, FRANCESCO'S
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