Luca Ponsi is Adjunct Professor of Architecture &  Architecture Field Studies Coordinator at Syracuse University School of Architecture in Florence and co-founder of Studio Ponsi – Architettura e Design, in Florence.

Born in San Francisco and raised in Florence, he has worked in the United States, Switzerland, Portugal, and Italy.
He received his M.Sc.Arch degree from the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (Switzerland).

Luca worked in the office of Mark Mack Architects, Los Angeles, and collaborated with Moretti Costruzioni Spa - MORE to develop an industrialized high-technology concrete construction system, now produced by the company.

In 2013, his work was selected and exhibited at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale in Lisbon, Portugal, and in Florence.
His work has been published in Casabella, ArquitecturaViva, Divisare, Arq/a, DesignBoom, InsideArt and Il Giornale dell’Architettura.

From 2010 to 2015, he taught Interior Design and Analytical Drawing at the Florence Institute of Design International.

Since 2011 he has been teaching Architectural Design, Analysis and Representation at Syracuse University Florence – School of Architecture. 

Since 2016, he has been the Architecture Field Studies Coordinator of Syracuse University in Florence. 

He is a licensed architect in Switzerland and Italy.