People · Podcast guest
Mattia Santi
Director · SaSi Studio
Experienced Architect and Engineer with extensive experience in Architecture, Real Estate and Design. He co-founded SASI Studio, a London based office focusing on architecture, design and technology. He previously worked as Senior Architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, after having worked Robofold, Farshid Moussavi…
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- SaSi Studio
- Location
- Greater London
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2023
The story so far
The path behind Mattia's work.
Experienced Architect and Engineer with extensive experience in Architecture, Real Estate and Design. He co-founded SASI Studio, a London based office focusing on architecture, design and technology. He previously worked as Senior Architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, after having worked Robofold, Farshid Moussavi Architects, Alvisi Kirimoto & Partners and SPSK. Mattia holds a MArch in Architecture and Urbanism (DRL) from the Architectural Association and a MEng in Architectural Engineering with honours from University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is tutor at the Architectural Association School of Architecture and visiting tutor at NCUT. Mattia is Part III Architect registered at RIBA and ARB. He is also a registered Engineer at OdIR (Ordine degli Ingegneri di Roma). His skills range from CAD/BIM, 3D Modelling, Rendering, VR and Graphics, using Rhino, Grasshopper, Maya, Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine, Twinmotion, Adobe Suite, Java and C#.
Watch or listen to the full conversation in the Architecture Social CPD: Generative AI in Architecture and Design, ft. SaSi Studio.

Episode 0183 · Architecture Social · 41:56
Generative AI In Architecture And Design, Ft. SaSi Studio
Generative AI is changing how architecture and design professionals talk about images, information, specification, websites and creative workflows.
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction to generative AI in architecture
- 02
05:00 · Metaverse ideas, AI tools and the setup for the discussion
- 03
10:00 · Meta intelligence, material intelligence and design precedents
- 04
15:00 · Democratising access while still needing control and testing
- 05
20:00 · Product data, specification complexity and AI support
- 06
25:00 · Testing AI on the Architecture Social website
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Mattia's conversation.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- SaSi Studio
- Location
- Greater London
Continue exploring
Meet the practice behind the work.
Multidisciplinary architecture, design and technology studio spanning buildings, interiors, products and digital.
- Greater London
- Mixed-Use
- Urban Design
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
- 05:00Mattia Santi · Audio onlyListen from 05:00 in the full episode.
Metaverse ideas, AI tools and the setup for the discussion
- 10:00Mattia Santi · Audio onlyListen from 10:00 in the full episode.
Meta intelligence, material intelligence and design precedents
- 15:00Mattia Santi · Audio onlyListen from 15:00 in the full episode.
Democratising access while still needing control and testing
- 20:00Mattia Santi · Audio onlyListen from 20:00 in the full episode.
Product data, specification complexity and AI support
- 25:00Mattia Santi · Audio onlyListen from 25:00 in the full episode.
Testing AI on the Architecture Social website
- 30:00Mattia Santi · Audio onlyListen from 30:00 in the full episode.
Websites, interfaces and AI-assisted decision making
