Leandro Piazzi

Leandro Piazzi is an Argentine architect and educator. He is co-founder and principal of Balsa Crosetto Piazzi, an award-winning architecture office based in Argentina and the United States, and an Assistant Professor of Building Design in the School of Architecture at Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD).

The work of Balsa Crosetto Piazzi is characterized by an interest in local construction techniques, precise geometries, and a sustained exploration of radical typologies. This approach has earned recognition in national and international competitions, including the Architectural League of New York Prize (2025), shortlisting for the Lisbon Triennale Debut Award (2025), and selection as Argentina’s representative at the Latin American Architecture Biennial (BAL, 2025).

Balsa Crosetto Piazzi’s work has been exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2018, 2023, 2025), the Chicago Architecture Biennial (SHIFT, 2025), the MIT Arts Festival (2025), the Ibero-American Architecture Biennial, and the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM), among others.