Politecnico di Milano Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

Renzo Piano

Pritzker Prize-winning architect (Centre Pompidou, The Shard, Whitney Museum)

Laurea in Architecture

1964

Aldo Rossi

Pritzker Prize-winning postmodern architect

Laurea in Architecture

c. 1959

Giulio Natta

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963) for polymer catalysts

Degree in Chemical Engineering

1924

Patricia Urquiola

Renowned designer & Cassina Art Director

Arch. diploma

1989

Stefano Marzano

Chief Design Officer at Philips & Electrolux

PhD Architecture

N/A

Amalia Ercoli‑Finzi

First Italian woman with full‑marks in Aeronautical Engineering; led Rosetta mission

BSc Aerospace Engineering

1962

Cini Boeri

Influential architect/designer; pioneer among women in architecture

Laurea Architecture

1951

Franco Albini

Rationalist architect & industrial designer

Laurea Architecture

c.1930s

Ettore Sottsass

Iconic architect and designer; founder of Memphis design movement

Laurea Architecture

c.1940s

Vico Magistretti

Designer and industrial design pioneer

Laurea Architecture

c.1940s

Marco Zanuso

Leading industrial designer

Laurea Architecture

c.1950s

Piero Lissoni

Award‑winning architect and designer

Degree in Architecture

N/A

Flavio Cattaneo

CEO of Enel Group (Global 2000 Italian CEO)

Architecture degree

N/A

Marco Sesana

CEO of Generali insurance

Management Engineering

N/A

Massimo Battaini

CEO of Prysmian Group

Mechanical Engineering

N/A

Renato Mazzoncini

CEO of A2A utility company

Electrical Engineering

N/A

Paolo Bertoluzzo

CEO of Nexi financial services

Management Engineering

N/A

Paolo Brescia

Architect; co‑founder OBR Open Building Research

Laurea Architecture

1996

Maria Artini

First female graduate in Electrical Engineering in Italy

BSc Electrical Engineering

1918

Gianfranco Ferré

Fashion designer, acclaimed internationally

Engineering or Architecture (studied)

N/A

Enrico Forlanini

Aviation pioneer; built early helicopters and hydrofoils

Engineering (studied)

c. 1880s