Franco Audrito founded Studio65 in Turin in 1965 as a collective that brought together a group of artists, painters, photographers, and aspiring filmmakers- all students of the Faculty of Architecture. In 1975 Franco Audrito and his partner Athena (Nanà) Sampaniotou, along with their Studio65 colleagues, began their adventures in the Middle East, leading the studio to win competitions and build structures in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Egypt, and then Russia, Indonesia, England, China, and the UAE. In 2015 Franco Audrito and his partner Athena Sampaniotou, along with their daughter Valentina Audrito, founded the cultural association “Il Mercante di Nuvole” (The Merchant of Clouds) to promote their activity in the field of design, art, and education and to promote Studio65 Historical Archive. Studio65 offices are currently based in Turin, Italy, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The course will integrate introductory explanations of design methodology with individual and collective reviews of the works. Collective discussions between the teaching team and the students are partly integrated into the course, encouraging constructive dialogues. The design topic of the first edition will be the transformation of an important Italian villa, offering the students the chance and the freedom to imagine innovative spaces in a unique and authentic context. At the end of the course, the students will present their work to a collective jury. The materials will be carefully designed to be shown during the final presentation and to become an important contribution to the professional portfolio of the participants. Applications from undergraduate students in their last year will also be considered.