18. La balance de Némésis

Pamela Nichele is a landscaper who graduated in Landscape, Park and Garden Design from the University of Padua’s Agriculture Faculty in 2005, after defending her thesis on the Tagus and Trancão Urban in Lisbon. It was in that city that she carried out her placement in 2024, writing her thesis at the PROAP Studio under the supervision of João Nunes. In addition, she took a course on restoration of historic gardens at the Palazzo Spinelli in Florence, and the Milan Faculty of Agriculture’s first course on Healing Gardens. Pamela also passed the first year of a Master’s degree in landscape architecture from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia at ACMA (Italian Centre for Architecture) in Milan. A member of the AIAPP (Italian Association of Landscape Architecture), she is mainly responsible for the design of public and private gardens and parks, in parallel with training activities. From 2013 to 2021, she was advisor to the province of Padua’s Order of Agronomists and Foresters. Pamela also heads Vivai della Colombara, a family company that is celebrating its 70^th birthday.

 

Alice Coin graduated in Landscape and Greenspace Architecture from the University of Genoa. She was entered in the Register of the province of Padua’s Order of Landscape Architects in 2018 and is a member of the AIAPP (Italian Association of Landscape Architecture). She has been collaborating with several studios in the province of Padua, including the Matite Associate studio since 2017 and the Vendramin studio since 2019, as well as with landscape architect and garden designer Pamela Nichele since 2020. Alice assists professionals in design of public and private gardens and parks. She is also involved in the technical, accounting and administrative side of public procurements. In 2018, her love of plants led her to found Florofilia, a botanical printing company that makes good use of the potential of dye plants by creating fabrics with infinite colour combinations.

After obtaining a Master’s in architecture for conservation at IUAV University in Venice in 2014, Federico Zomero worked in the retail sales sector, following up orders in Italy and abroad. In 2022, he started on a Master’s in landscape and garden architecture at IUAV with a view to indulging and nourishing his love of plant life and gardens. As part of his degree course, he is carrying out a placement with Vivai della Colombara in Cittadella, where he takes part in public and private projects. In parallel, Federico collaborates with his comrades in the Master’s programme, participating in competitions and small projects. His educational pathway has enabled him to go more deeply into the practical aspects of design and further his knowledge of plants, so laying the groundwork for development and definition of his own vision of landscape.