As a tested development professional, Giovanni has a rare combination of experience – that of a licensed design professional and a residential and commercial construction manager. Giovanni blends his passion for history and New Urbanism with an architect’s precise eye for scale and detail and a businessman’s keen sense of execution and bottom-line responsibility.

Giovanni is currently the Director of Architecture for Kirchhoff Companies a real estate investment firm based in New York's Hudson Valley with developments in markets across the country.  Giovanni oversees all design, architecture, and execution for Kirchhoff and is responsible for introducing and incorporating New Urbanism's design and planning approaches into the organization.

As an implementer of New Urbanism, Giovanni was previously Vice President of Architecture responsible for design and construction for the noted developer LeylandAlliance, of Tuxedo, New York, and served as the company’s “Town Architect” for its traditional neighborhoods. His planning and architectural expertise is bolstered by his extensive field experience as a construction manager. These skills combine to ensure that the neighborhood vision created on paper comes to fruition in the built environment.

Giovanni has been instrumental in establishing successful architectural and builder guilds. His experience includes developing processes to manage the relationship between developer and architect, then architect and builder. In particular, his professional training and field experience have established a foundation in which he can easily relate to various members of the development team, speeding education and understanding of a sometimes complex process. He has an uncanny ability to build with sensitivity to cost, without sacrificing design or quality.

Giovanni holds degrees in architecture and construction management. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Congress for the New Urbanism, and the Urban Guild.