About.
Patrick Giannini, is the founding partner of ODIN Endeavors and Chief Operating Officer at UNILOG Group. ODIN is a wisdom engine for real estate development and UNILOG is a real estate developer.
Previously:
Vice President at ARQUITECTONICA in Miami, USA.
Founder of design build firm GIANNINI in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A sometimes adventure cyclist and trekker.
An always Live-fire cooking enthusiast.
Coming soon:
OCCURRENCE. Experiential hospitality venue mixed with Live-fire cooking and authentic moments of camaraderie.
A longer bio.
As an entrepreneur, Patrick Giannini has learned how to achieve maximum results with limited time and modest resources. As a designer, he is dedicated to disrupting norms, challenging the status quo, and infusing every project with innovation and creativity. In his role as a builder, Patrick has learned to drive innovation and creativity into reality even while faced with budget restraints and labor limitations. He has leveraged these lessons in successful ventures across both the United States and Brazil, achieving measurable and impactful results.
Patrick strives to be a strategic thinker and to perform as a leader. The ability to clearly communicate with others is of paramount importance to him and is a skill that he continues to hone and evolve. One of his principal callings in life has been to guide and facilitate talent in others because no one is successful alone. On any given day, he can be found down in the trenches, wrangling complexity into beauty and logic.
After departing from his hometown of Chicago, Patrick ventured into the enchanted high desert of New Mexico, where he spent several years collaborating with the pioneering architect Antoine Predock as a designer and craftsman. Antoine embodied the traits of a trailblazer and industry icon, serving as an inspiring mentor during this pivotal phase of Patrick’s career.
Following the completion of his Master of Architecture degree with honors from Yale University, Patrick had the privilege of training under the internationally renowned Argentine-American architect Cesar Pelli. There, he developed a sophisticated design sensibility; however, the experience was also deeply personal and holistic. Under Pelli, he learned how to engage with others with grace and respect. Mr. Pelli personified those characteristics in every aspect of his life. Those lessons set the basis of Patrick’s entire career.
He went on to spend a transformative decade working in Brazil, where he established and led a design/build firm with a focus on crafting bespoke residential projects and intricate industrial fabrication facilities for clients such as the Brazilian airplane manufacturer EMBRAER. He fine-tuned a diverse set of business and design skills in Brazil, but what he learned while there was more far-reaching. He learned how to be nimble and agile and how to overcome adversity. Those lessons galvanized him for the road ahead.
In 2016, Patrick returned to the United States, drawn back by an invitation to join the globally recognized architecture firm ARQUITECTONICA in Miami. As Vice President, Design Studio Leader, and the firm's Ambassador to Brazil, he collaborated closely with founding Principal Bernardo Fort-Brescia, gaining extensive experience in navigating complex entitlement processes and delivering successful projects for a diverse range of real estate developers in the South Florida market. As one of the firm’s design team leaders, his group was responsible for designing super-talls, mixed-use buildings, luxury residential condominiums, and multifamily developments.
In 2022, a serendipitous encounter introduced Patrick to David Akhund, a visionary businessman whose leadership and innovative approach had positioned him as a prominent figure in multibillion-dollar commercial construction projects in the energy sector. The two quickly became close friends, and in 2024, they partnered to pursue real estate development opportunities in the U.S., combining their extensive experience and refined perspectives. This collaboration gave rise to ODIN, a real estate development wisdom engine integrated with UNILOG, the real estate development group led and founded by Akhund. UNILOG is currently advancing residential and hospitality projects across Florida, with plans for rapid expansion into additional U.S. markets.
“Throw me to the wolves and I’ll return leading the pack.”
-Seneca
Contact:
patrick@odinendeavors.com
patrick.giannini@unilog-group.com
