Gianpiero Moretti constantly combines creative research with the practice of architecture. This approach aims to implement innovative projects sensitive to their environment and the cultural practices that produce it.

Gianpiero Moretti graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic of Turin in 1989. After six years of practice as an architect, he undertook a Master's Degree in Architecture, and in 2004 he obtained a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Since 2003, he has been a Professor of architectural and urban design at the School of Architecture of Laval University, in Canada. Between 2013 and 2017, he was the Director of the same school.

Since 2007, he has been a member of the CRAD (Centre de recherche en aménagement et développement) and the VRM research network (Villes, Régions, Monde). Since 2015, he has been participating in the activities of the Unité mixte de recherche (UMRSc) as a researcher. In 2018, he became a member of the CRIB (Center for Research on Concrete Infrastructures).

Gianpiero Moretti has been a Visiting Professor at various schools of architecture and town planning, including Università Roma La Sapienza (2019), the School of Architecture of Alghero (2018), and as an "EURMED Visiting Professor" at the School of Architecture of Genoa and at the Paul Cézanne University in Aix-Marseille III in France (2010).

During his professional career, Gianpiero Moretti constantly combines creative research activities with the practice of architecture. This approach aims at a broad understanding of the built environment and the cultural practices that produce it. Through the establishment of a close link between research, teaching, and practice, possibilities for synthesis open up between the theoretical knowledge resulting from research and the conditions that determine the achievement of an innovative built environment.

In the field of research, Gianpiero Moretti has been interested in the dynamics of contemporary commercial areas and, in particular, in the typological evolution of shopping centers. On this subject, Gianpiero Moretti completed his doctoral thesis with an international comparative study of shopping centers in the United States, Canada, and France. On this topic, he published several papers in international scientific journals. His research was funded by the International Council of Shopping Centers Educational Foundation (ICSC).

Currently, the transdisciplinary research work initiated with engineering researchers allows Gianpiero Moretti to use his innovative creativity. His research-creation projects aim to offer new solutions for the development of public spaces and coastal infrastructure in the context of climate change.

Alongside his academic activities and experimental research, Gianpiero Moretti has, since 1990, contributed to the artistic direction of architectural and urban projects in Canada, France, and Italy. Between 1996 and 2017, he worked with Anne Vallières on various architecture and urban design projects, as well as on urban and territorial analyses. Among his key projects are “Landscape Machines House”, the “Lieu de diffusion de Victoriaville” architectural competition (finalist), the “Îlot des Palais” architectural competition (first prize and 2007 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence), the “TT Factory” in Italy, and the “Chalet du Lac Aylmer” (Prix Marcel-Parizeau 2003 of the OAQ).