Silvia Brandi is an architect, cultural manager and co-founder of FarmLab, a rural creative hub in Southeast Austria that combines traditional crafts, digital fabrication and nature-based practices. Originally from Italy, she spent almost twenty years in Barcelona working at the intersection of architecture, education, innovation and culture. Her previous roles include faculty member and General Manager at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), Director of the international Fixing the Future Festival, and Director of Educational Projects at Abacus Cooperativa.
Today, Silvia develops artistic residencies, workshops and international collaborations at FarmLab, exploring how creativity, local resources and emerging technologies can contribute to more resilient and regenerative futures. Her current work focuses on the relationship between making, learning and the seasonal cycles that shape rural life.