Peter Valentino is a Maltese architect and founding partner at Valentino Architects, a design-led architecture studio based in Valletta, Malta. After studying architecture at the University of Malta, Peter joined Sapienza & Valentino, a family run studio, before moving to AP Valletta where he worked on the Valletta City Gate and Parliament regeneration project, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop with AP Valletta as associate architects, joining the team to work exclusively on the Parliament building. Since co-founding Valentino Architects in 2015, Peter has led some of the studio’s most prominent projects, including the interior retrofit design for La Serenissima, which was named winner of the Interior Apartment category at the INSIDE 2022 Festival. Peter’s area of interest lies in environmental innovation, with projects such as Tree Top House and Art Diamond championing material economy and passive systems as means to reduce carbon impact in a Mediterranean climate. Peter has contributed to the subject of sustainably driven design through writing and guest lecturing, having a strong focus on building a greater retrofit and re-use culture in Malta’s built enviroment.