Andrea Maffei was graduated in architecture in Florence in 1994 and, after some initial experience with the office of Massimo Carmassi in Pisa, in 1997 he moved to Tokyo to work in the atelier of Arata Isozaki.
Manager of Italian projects by Arata Isozaki, as project leader he directed the design of Palahockey of Turin, a large renovation project for the 2006 Winter Olympics, the project of the Olympic pool and the park of Piazza d’Armi in Torino, Italy (2002-2006) and he did the artistic supervision of these three construction sites in Turin.
He later founded Andrea Maffei Architect, s developing various projects in Italy and abroad. He won several Italian competitions including Bologna new central station (2008) and Bergamo new Municipality headquarter (2009), participates in the great competition for the extension of the city of Monte Carlo on the sea (2007-2008), to extend the city by the sea in the form of a peninsula with new residences, hotels, museums and office (all with A. Isozaki).
He signs the draft of the new exit of the Uffizi museum in Florence (2007), the new Library of Maranello (2009) opened in 2011, the buildings Imprima Buildings in Bergamo with directional function.
It ‘s now working as a designer and signer of the project CITYLIFE in Milan (with A. Isozaki), for the construction of a large office complex and residential area in the old Fair. The project includes a 207m high skyscraper, the central square of the complex with underground station, and several residential buildings.