Lara Monacelli Bani is an architect and co-founder, together with Valentina Merz, of Atelier Remoto, an architecture studio based between Bergamo and Trento. She is also a co-founder of Wunder, an interdisciplinary collective bringing together architects, designers and researchers.
Atelier Remoto primarily focuses on small- and medium-scale architectural projects, renovations, education, cultural projects and set design. In 2022, the studio received the Best Young Designer Award for the Dandalò Pavilion in L’Aquila and, in 2024, was selected by LINA, the European architecture platform, as one of its emerging talents.
She studied at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio and the École de la Ville et des Territoires de Marne-la-Vallée in Paris. Throughout her career, she has worked with international architecture practices, including Architekturbüro Peter Zumthor, CN10 Architetti, New Landscapes, AS Architecture in Shanghai and Pezo Von Ellrichshausen in Chile.
Alongside her professional practice, she contributes to Espazium.ch as co-curator of a podcast dedicated to architecture. Since 2026, she has been a PhD researcher at the Politecnico di Torino, where her research focuses on collective living practices in Italy’s mountain regions.
