Benedetta Mea – Shaping Spaces. Empowering Communities. Future First

Benedetta Mea – Partner, Settanta7

Benedetta Mea, Partner at Settanta7 and Managing & Creative Director of the firm’s Tirana office. Since joining in 2019, she has led major educational and healthcare projects, merging strategic thinking with a distinct creative vision.

With over a decade of experience in architecture and urban planning, Benedetta explores how the existing city can meaningfully dialogue with new architecture, blending research, storytelling, and emotional design to create spaces that strengthen human connection.

Her work reflects a belief that architecture must be both collective and sustainable, responding to the needs of people while safeguarding the environment. In this talk, she imagines cities built around shared public spaces, where thoughtful design elevates everyday life and contributes to a more humane, inclusive, and future-ready urban landscape.