1946 Born in Via Catone 29, Quartiere Prati, Roma, Italia
1952 Primary school
1960 High school, Liceo Scientifico Augusto Righi
Writes his first novel,
L'Albero
1965 University of Rome, School of Architecture
1968 Marries Anna Minardo
Moves to Montreal, Canada
McGill University, School of Architecture
Works
at Alitalia Airlines arrivals/departures while finishing his studies in architecture with Architect Moshe Safdie's Habitat
1970 Moves with wife Anna to Boston, USA
Works at San Vel Concrete Corporation in Littleton,
Mass, as architect and project manager on various projects including Fountain Head Residential Complex, Boston; Logan Airport Parking Garage, Boston; Cove 57, Boston (first high-rise building completely built with precast technology)
1971 Returns to Montreal
Works at Arcop Associates with Ray Affleck, as architect designer on various projects including Nuns Island urban redevelopment, Montreal; Evergreen Shopping Centre, Chicago;
World Trade Centre (Twin Towers), Shopping Concourse and Subway Station, New York
1972 Works in USA and Italy with wife Anna
Giordano Architects as architect and project manager for Tropea International
Hotel, Tropea
Rader & Mileto Associates as architect designer on various projects including Ocho Rios Hyatt Hotel, Panama; Regency Hyatt Caspian, Caspian Sea, Iran; Kish Island Airport, Iran; Sporting Club,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1973 Founder/director with Anna Minardo, Stefano Bulgarelli, Francesco Martore and Gianna Finocchi, of Studio Interno Uno working on various projects including King Khalid Military City, Saudi
Arabia, with Brown & Daltas Architects; Land Reclamation Project in Libya with Italconsult
1974 Drafted by the Italian Army, serving for one year as driver of tanks, trucks and service cars
1975
Released by the Army travels/works for one year throughout Canada and United States with wife Anna
1976 Returns to Roma
Son Mauro is born
Founder/Director of SIU Roma SRL advertising and design agency with
Anna Minardo, servicing clients including Lancia, Guzzi, VolksWagen, Italconsult, De Angelis Costruzioni, CNR, Italia-Australia Association
1977 Son Marco is born
1981 Moves to Melbourne,
Australia with wife Anna and sons Mauro and Marco
Works as consultant and graphic designer with several architectural practices including Gunn Hayball Architects, Bruce Henderson Architects, Justin Synman & Bialek Architects
Founder and Director
of SIU Australia Pty Ltd design and production studio with Anna Minardo
1982 Creates and develops with Anna Minardo a concept for the redevelopment of Port Melbourne, organizing a pool of companies involved in the project
including Bruce Henderson Architects, Justin Synman & Bialek Architects, Richard Ellis Developers and HM Hume Real Estate Agents
Begins collaboration as Art Director with Tempo Libero bilingual magazine in Italian and English with Antonio
Di Pierro and Ettore Flacco
Moves SIU Australia Pty Ltd studio to Chapel St, Fitzroy
1985 Dissolution of marriage with Anna Minardo
1986 Works at the concept of the first Spoleto
Melbourne Festival of Three Worlds with Maestro Gian Carlo Menotti, Franca Smarrelli and Luciano Bini, and designs the identity and graphic presentation of the first 1986 Melbourne International Festival
Founder and Director of Inmark
International Pty Ltd, a publishing house and design company
Publishes, as editor and art director, The Melburnian (Melbourne's first glossy magazine), The Federalist (Federal Hotels Chain's in house magazine) and Ciao (Bilingual
magazine in Italian and English with national distribution to USA, Australia and Italy)
Writes his second novel, Rebirth (C'era una volta...)
Writes his first play, Albatross
Starts
composing music on electronic keyboards
1990 Marries Mia Bredenberg
Founder and Director of Aussicom International Pty Ltd with Mia Bredenberg, a design and photography studio as a continuation and development of
SIU Australia, in Martin Street, Brighton
1994 Moves the studio to Church Street, Brighton
1996 Daughter Alessandra is born
1997 Travels to Argentina
and Venezuela with wife Mia and daughter Alessandra
Lives in Alicante, Spain
Writes his third novel, Noi
1998 Returns to Melbourne
Establishes 3Pstudios as trading name of Aussicom
International PTY LTD, to include sons Mauro and Marco, in Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
1999 Moves the studio to Bay Street, Brighton
2000 Father passed away
Adds web design and production
to the services offered by 3Pstudios
2001 Separation from Mia Bredenberg
Moves the studio to Parliament Street, Brighton
Writes his first non fiction book, Please Read Me
2002 Mother passed away
2003 Moves the studio to Rear 213 Bay Street in sunny Brighton, sharing space with sons Mauro (photography) and Marco (animation, illustration and digital imaging)
2006 Dissolution of marriage with Mia Bredenberg
Begins writing his fourth novel, 40 Something
Creates the Vision of Palmavision
2007
Celebrates the marriage of his son Marco with Eleana Sikiotis, on the Greek Island of Itaca
Designs the identity and graphic presentation of the first international Melbourne Italian Festival
2008
Completes his fourth novel 40 Something
Winner of the Di Cranston Award at the 2007 FAW National Literary Awards, in the category of theatre plays, radio scripts and film screenplays with his play Albatross
Designs the identity and graphic presentation of the second international Melbourne Italian Festival
Begins researching material for his fifth novel, Love You Dad
First playreading of Albatross at
The Deck in Bay Street, Brighton, directed by Angelo Salamanca. Cast: Peter Stratford, Izeqiel Denn McCoy, John Francis Howard, Nancy Finn, Jan Friendl, Serge De Nardo, Shane Luther, Jae Dee Scott and Belinda Kirwan. Lighting by John McKissock
2009 Continues working at the concept for his fifth novel, Love You Dad
Designs the identity and graphic presentation of the third international Melbourne Italian Festival
Founder of
Read Performances Theatre Productions
First theatre Performance of Albatross at BBDO Clemenger Auditorium NGV International (National Gallery of Victoria), directed by Izeqiel Denn McCoy. Produced by the Melbourne Italian Festival in conjunction with the Italian Institute
of Culture and the National Gallery of Victoria. Cast: Izeqiel Denn McCoy, Belinda Kirwan, Serge De Nardo, Nadia Andary, Nancy Finn, Milan Perkins, Gina Morley, Tom Anthony Roberts, Steven Stagg, Rob Graham, Camilla van Rosendal. Music by Rob Severini, choreography
by Camilla van Rosendal, lighting by John McKissock
Writes his second theatre play Benjamin Mary
2010 Designs the corporate identity and branding of Citywatch Security (Aust.)
Writes his third theatre play Doors
Designs the identity and graphic presentation of the fourth international Melbourne Italian Festival
First theatre Performance of Benjamin Mary at
Gasworks Arts Park Theatre, Albert Park, Melbourne, directed by Izeqiel McCoy. Produced by the Melbourne Italian Festival. Cast: Milan Perkins, Alice Sainsbury, Nancy Finn, Shirley Cattunar, Rebecca Jensen, choreography by Rebecca Jensen & Camilla van
Rosendal, lighting by John McKissock
His novel 40 Something is published by Eloquent Books, Durham CT 06422, an imprint of Strategic Book Group, New York NY, of AEG Publishing Group, USA, sold world-wide by amazon.com
Writes
his fourth theatre play Deana VP
Begins writing his fifth novel, Love You Dad
2011 Moves the studio to Gardenvale
Designs the new branding and promotional
material for Orchestra Victoria
Designs the corporate identity and branding of Enhanced Solutions Pty Ltd
Continues writing his fifth novel, Love You Dad
2012
Continues writing his fifth novel, Love You Dad
His novel NOI is published by Amazon.com, Inc. USA in both paperback and electronic formats and sold world-wide by amazon.com
Premiere performance
of Deana VP at Chapel Off Chapel Theatre, Prahran, Melbourne, directed by Izeqiel McCoy, lighting by John McKissock, console operator Tom Willis, produced by the Melbourne Italian Festival. Cast: Lana Meltzer, Shirley Cattunar, Ange
Arabatzis, Claudia Greenstone, Troy Larkin, Camilla van Rosendal, William Ramsay, Amelia Ellen Wignell.
2013 Continues working at his fifth novel, Love You Dad
Founder of Read Theatre Performances Inc. a non-profit organization supporting collaborative theatre productions
His first grandson,
Marco's and Eleana's son "Luca" is born
His first non-fiction book Please Read is published by Amazon Inc. USA in both paperback and electronic formats and sold world-wide by Amazon.com, most on-line book
sellers, e-bay and by any good bookshop, distributed internationally by Ingram
2014 Continues working at his fifth novel, Love You Dad
Designs the identity and graphic presentation
of the One Night Only concert at the Hamer Hall, Arts Centre, Melbourne
Develops a highly professional photography technique using only existing natural or artificial light on site, offering his "non-invasive" services to architects, real
estate, hotels, museums, galleries, theatres, restaurants, bars and private owners who seek top quality, palpable photos of their premises without the disruptive invasion of multiple lighting gear, easels, ladders and cables.
Designs and develops the
branding from logo, stationery, promotional material, signage to interactive website, of SkyHigh Promotions Pty Ltd, specialised in high quality live entertainment and national and international major events.
2015
Continues to develop his unique, highly professional photography, implementing and perfecting it further. Shoots several major hotels in Melbourne
His daughter Alessandra begins her studies in architecture at RMIT
Completes his fifth novel,
Love You Dad
Moves the studio location closer to the beach, in Mentone
Writes his fifth theatre play, Ego
His second grandson, Marco's and Eleana's son "Nico" is born just before
New Year
2016 Implements further his professional photography, shooting hotels and stadiums in Melbourne with a new specially dedicated camera
Writes his sixth theatre play, Bloopers
Organises a reading of his fifth theatre play, Ego
Works at the launch of French star tenor Roberto Alagna's first Australian Tour with SkyHigh Pty Ltd
Writes his seventh theatre play, Florence
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His first grandaughter, Mauro's and Emma's little girl, "Mila" is born in September
Works with editor Moira Booth on his fifth novel Love You Dad, getting it ready for publication
2017 Continues his professional photography activity and moves his studio back to Brighton
Completes the work with editor Moira Booth on his novel Love You Dad
Writes his eighth
theatre play, The Voyage Out
His fifth novel Love You Dad is published by Amazon Inc. USA in both paperback and electronic formats and sold world-wide by Amazon.com,
most on-line book sellers, e-bay and by any good bookshop, distributed internationally by Ingram
Official Australian launch of his novel Love You Dad at Readings
Bookstore in Acland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne
2018 Continues his professional photography activity branching to Adelaide, South Australia
His daughter Alessandra moves to RMIT Interior Design
Begins writing
his sixth novel,A Man, A Woman, A Motorcycle
Celebrates the marriage of his son Mauro with Emma Benichou at the Hide & Seek Winery and Resort, Kirwan Bridge in Victoria
Works with director Mimmo Mangione at the preparation
for the staging of his theatre play Bloopers in the 2019 season at the Alex theatre
2019 Continues his professional photography activity branching to Sydney and overseas.
Shoots
for the exclusive Royce Hotel and Treasury on Collins
Stages the animated reading of his theatre play Bloopers at the Alex Theatre ST.K with director Mimmo Mangione and the actors of Peter Kalos The Lab starring
Alex Rouse, Anna Marais, Dominik Shields, Josh Massarotti, Katharine Innes, Renee Kypriotis, Ryan Stewart and Tim Williams
Moves Read Theatre Performances to the Alex Theatre Arts Innovation and Technology Hub in St Kilda, joining the Alex Theatre Project with the Alex Read Theatre Performances Inc. The shared aim is to further promote and support collaborative live performances in close collaboration between
established professionals and young talents, keeping focus on the preparation and content-creation across traditional as well as new innovative entertainment platforms