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 40 Something is published by Eloquent Books in electronic format and sold world-wide by amazon.com and other on-line resellers
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 interior 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 highly professional interior 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 interior 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 0.9
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 interior 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 interior 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
Works with director Mimmo Mangione at the preparation for the staging of his theatre play Bloopers in the 2019 season at the Alex theatre
Celebrates the marriage of his son Mauro with Emma Benichou at the Hide & Seek Winery and Resort, Kirwan
Bridge in Victoria