Laura Andreini (1964) graduated from the Architecture Faculty of Florence in 1990, completing her PhD at the same university in 1997. In 1988 she founded the Archea firm together with Marco Casamonti and Giovanni Polazzi. She has, over the years, combined her activities as an architect and teacher with an intense work of in-depth research and critical reflection in the field of architecture. Since 2003 she has held the position of vice editor in chief of Area magazine.