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Brief Biography

Maurizio Rossi was born in Rome Italy where he completed his studies in architectural and building techniques and began his professional career exploring several related fields; architectural and interior design as well as structural calculations.

When he moved to the United States he applied this experience working with manufacturers designing office and school furniture and at the same time exploring an artistic career with luminous sculptures, using to full advantage the characteristics of materials like Plexiglas, which were favorable hailed by both critics and public.

In 1969 Mr. Rossi was to meet his first “lighting designer” who, after reviewing the professional qualifications, offered him a position in his lighting design firm. At this point Mr. Rossi began to study and attend regular academical lighting design courses to enhance his qualifications in this new field of endeavor.

In 1975 Mr. Rossi was formally accepted as a Corporate Member of the International Association of Lighting Designers ( IALD ) and is still the only lighting designer in Italy to be a Professional Member of the IALD.

Following these active initial formative years Mr. Rossi, worked and taught lighting design at university in the USA for several years.

After returning to Italy in 1982 he started his own professional firm, Maurizio Rossi Lighting Design, in Rome, and since then has produced numerous and diversified lighting design projects in Italy and abroad. Maurizio Rossi is also a member of IESNA.

M.R.L.D. is a professional firm of independent lighting designers unaffiliated with manufacturing, sales or utilities to ensure impartiality in product selection.

M.R.L.D. is devoted to the design of total illumination and control systems for: restaurants, schools, hotels, industrial plants, ships, museums, offices, hospitals, churches, landscapes, residences, shopping malls, stores and all other projects where knowledge of the creative, economic, and technical aspects of the architectural illumination are required.

Projects

HOTELS

- HYATT CASPIAN SEA HOTEL
Caspian Sea, Iran
- KUWAIT HILTON HOTEL - LIGHTING REVISION
Al Kuwait, Kuwait
- LAHORE HILTON HOTEL
Lahore, Pakistan
- KARACHI HILTON HOTEL
Karachi, Pakistan
- BAHARAIN HILTON HOTEL
Al Baharain, Baharain
- COTE D'AZUR INTERNATIONAL HOTEL
Beirut, Lebanon
- BEIRUT HILTON HOTEL
Beirut, Lebanon
- NILE HILTON HOTEL - LIGHTING REVISION
Cairo, Egypt
- MÖVENPICK JOLIEVILLE HOTEL
Cairo, Egypt
- LEX HYATT GATWICK AIRPORT HOTEL
London, U.K.,
- LEX HYATT HEATHROW AIRPORT HOTEL
London, U.K.
- AMSTERDAM MARRIOTT HOTEL - FAÇADE
Amsterdam, Holland
- FRANKFURT SHERATON HOTEL
Frankfurt, Germany
- LÖEW'S HOTEL *
Hamburg, Germany
- BERLIN HILTON HOTEL - SURVEY
Berlin, Germany
- MADEIRA SHERATON HOTEL - SURVEY
Funchal, Madeira
- LISBON SHERATON HOTEL - SURVEY
Lisbon, Portugal
- ATHENS HOLIDAY INN
Athens, Greece
- HYATT REGENCY HOTEL
Taormina, Italy
- NAPLES HOLIDAY INN
Naples, Italy
- HOLIDAY INN ST.PETER'S
Rome, Italy
- MEDAGLIONI HOTEL
Correggio, Italy
- GRAND HOTEL FLORA
Rome, Italy
- SÂO PAULO HILTON HOTEL*
Sâo Paulo, Brasil
- RIO DE JANEIRO SHERATON HOTEL*
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- PARK LANE HOTEL*
New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
- HOLIDAY INN
East Hanover, N.J. U.S.A.
- I.F.A. HOTEL
Schoneck, Germany
- MEDITERRANEO HOTEL - RESTAURANTS
Naples, Italy
- HOLIDAY INN ST.PETER'S - LANDSCAPE
Rome, Italy
- HOLIDAY INN PARCO DEI MEDICI
Rome, Italy
- "LA FATTORIA" HOTEL
Melfi, Italy
- CENTRAL PARK HOTEL
Rome, Italy
- GLOBUS CITY HOTEL
Forlì, Italy
- S.CASCIANO HOTEL DELLE TERME
Siena, Italy
- GROTTA GIUSTI THERMAL SPA
Pistoia, Italy
- BONCOMPAGNI HOTEL - FAÇADE
Rome, Italy
- CONTINENTAL HOTEL
Siena, Italy
- HOLIDAY INN HEALTH CENTER
Rome, Italy
- TIBERIO PALACE HOTEL
Capri, Italy
- MEDITERRANEO HOTEL
Naples, Italy
- REX HOTEL
Rome, Italy
- GLOBUS HOTEL - LANDSCAPE
Milano Marittima, Italy
- SAN GIORGIO HOTEL
Forlì, Italy
- BELVEDERE HOTEL
Naples, Italy
- PRINCIPE DI SAVOIA HOTEL
Milan, Italy

* Designed and directed while associated with Howard Brandston Lighting Design, U.S.A.

OFFICES

- 450 PARK AVE. OFFICE BUILDING
New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
- HEWITT ASSOCIATES OFFICES
Rowayton, Conn. U.S.A.
- HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH CORP. HEADQUARTERS
Orlando, Fla. U.S.A.
- MASSEY- FERGUSON A.G. HEADQUARTERS
Rome, Italy
- C.R.A.T. BANK OFFICES
Rocca Priora (Rome), Italy

RESIDENCES

- PRIME MINISTER OF IRAN RESIDENCE
Kish Island, Iran
- KIDO VILLAS & APARTMENTS
Kish Island, Iran
- E.G. ABELA RESIDENCE LANDSCAPE
London, U.K.
- VAN LAER RESIDENCE
Brussels, Belgium
- H.R.H. TURKI BIN FAISAL AL SAUD RESIDENCE
Rome, Italy
- H.R.H. BENDAR BIN FAISAL AL SAUD RESIDENCE
Rome, Italy
- ROUNDHILL HOUSE LANDSCAPE
London, U.K.
- VILLA LANDSCAPE
Rio Saliceto, Italy
- DONGO APARTMENT
Rome, Italy
- VILLA ON THE LAKE
Stresa, Italy

RESTAURANTS

- MÖVENPICK TORONTO
Toronto, Canada
- MÖVENPICK RESTAURANTS
New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
- "LE POIRE" NIGHT CLUB
Cairo, Egypt
- LEX HYATT BURLINGTON GARDENS
London, U.K.
- SCHLOSS BERGE RESTAURANTS
Gelsenchircken, Germany
- BADEN BADEN KURHAUS MÖVENPICK
Baden Baden, Germany
- OLD CAFE AM KRÖPCKE RESTAURANTS
Hannover, Germany
- BONN MÖVENPICK RESTAURANTS
Bonn, Germany
- KUWAIT HILTON HOTEL TRATTORIA
Al Kuwait, Kuwait
- CHAUDERON LAUSANNE RESTAURANTS
Lausanne, Switzerland
- MÖVENPICK SEEDHAM PFÄFFICON
Zurich, Switzerland
- MÖVENPICK ST.GALLEN RESTAURANTS
St. Gallen, Switzerland
- MÖVENPICK T.M.C. MODEZENTRUM
Zurich, Switzerland
- MÖBEL PFISTER ETOY RESTAURANTS
Zurich, Switzerland
- MÖVENPICK KEMPTTHAL
Zurich, Switzerland
- ROME HILTON TRATTORIA
Rome, Italy
- MÖVENPICK PARIS
Paris, France
- IL BICCHIERE DI MASTAI
Rome, Italy
- L'ALTRO MASTAI
Rome, Italy
- CAPPA MAZZONIANA - TERMINI STATION
Rome, Italy
- BAGNOLI- CITTA' DELLA SCIENZA
Naples, Italy
- IL NUOVO MASTAI
Rome, Italy

CHURCHES

- ROGES CHURCH
Cosenza, Italy
- REGINA APOSTOLORUM CRYPT
Rome, Italy
- REGINA APOSTOLORUM SANCTUARY
Rome, Italy
- CASA FIGLIE DI S.PAOLO CHAPEL
Rome, Italy
- REGINA PACIS CHURCH
Fornacette di Calcinaia, Italia
- CAMILLIANA CRYPT
Grottaferrata ( Rm ), Italy

SHIPS

- GOLDEN ODYSSEY CRUISE SHIP
Elsinore, Denmark
- 120 meter CRUISE SHIP
Viareggio, Italy
- 105 meter CRUISE LINER
Hamburg, Germany

STORES

- "IL BOTTEGHINO" BOUTIQUE
Milan, Italy
- MÖVENPICK SHOPPING CENTER SOUTH
Vienna, Austria
- ANGELO'S BOUTIQUE
Rome, Italy
- "LA RINASCENTE" DEPT. STORE FAÇADE
Turin, Italy
- "LA RINASCENTE" DEPT. STORE
Turin, Italy
- SAMES SHOWROOM
Turin, Italy
- KIDO BAZAAR
Kish Island, Iran
- SAN PAOLO BOOKSTORE
Rome, Italy

OTHER

- KIDO POSTAL & TELEPHONE BUILDING
Kish Island, Iran
- CIRCOLO CANOTTIERI ROMA
Rome, Italy
- ISTITUTO L. STURZO LIBRARY
Rome, Italy
- REGIONE LAZIO, REGIONAL ASSEMBLY HALL
Rome, Italy
- DOMUS MARIAE - SALA BARELLI
Rome, Italy

Photos

MOVENPICK RESTAURANTS OF SWITZERLAND Toronto, Canada

GOLDEN ODYSSEY CRUISE SHIP Elsinore, Denmark

MARRIOTT GRAND HOTEL FLORA Rome, Italy

REGINA APOSTOLORUM CHURCH Rome, Italy

HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Orlando, Fla. U.S.A.

BANK New York N.Y., U.S.A.