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, I have learned how to achieve maximum results with limited time and modest resources. As a designer, I'm dedicated to disrupting norms and infusing every project with innovation and creativity. In my role as a builder, I have learned to drive innovation and creativity into reality even while faced with budget restraints and labor limitations. I have applied these lessons learned to successful endeavors in both Brazil and the United States, yielding tangible and quantifiable results.
I strive to be a strategic thinker and to perform as a leader. The ability to clearly communicate with others is of paramount importance to me and is a skill that I continue to hone and evolve. One of my principal callings in life has been to guide and facilitate talent in others because no one is successful alone. On any given day you can expect to find me down in the trenches, wrangling complexity into beauty and logic.
After departing from my hometown of Chicago, I ventured into the enchanted high desert of the Southwest, where I spent several years working alongside the visionary architect Antoine Predock as a designer and craftsman. Antoine epitomized the qualities of a trailblazer and industry luminary, serving as a captivating mentor to me during this formative period.
Following the completion of my Master of Architecture degree with honors from Yale University, I had the privilege of training under the architect Cesar Pelli in New Haven, Connecticut. I learned from Mr. Pelli how to engage with others with grace and respect. Mr. Pelli personified those characteristics in every aspect of his life. That lesson set the basis of my entire career.
I went on to spend a transformative decade working in Brazil where I 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. I fine-tuned a diverse set of business and design skills in Brazil but what I learned was more far-reaching. I learned how to be nimble and agile and how to overcome adversity. Those lessons galvanized me for the road ahead.
In 2016, I returned to the United States, drawn back by an invitation to join the global architecture firm ARQUITECTONICA in Miami, where I held roles as Vice President, Design Studio Leader, and the firm's Ambassador to Brazil. Collaborating closely with founding Principal Bernardo Fort-Brescia, I gained extensive experience navigating complex entitlement processes and delivering successful projects to a diverse array of real estate developers in the South Florida market. As one of the firm’s design team leader’s, my group was responsible for designing mixed-use supertall’s, luxury residential condominiums, mid and high-rise towers, and multifamily buildings.
In 2022, through a series of coincidences I met an unexpected visionary who quickly became a close friend. In 2024, we decided to join forces to pursue real estate development opportunities, leveraging our combined experience and nuanced approach. ODIN emerged as a wisdom engine plugged into UNILOG, a real estate development group led by the visionary businessman David Akhund. UNILOG is currently developing residential and hospitality developments across Florida and quickly expanding to additional US markets.
“Throw me to the wolves and I’ll return leading the pack.”
-Seneca
patrick@odinendeavors.com
847.810-9215
Miami, FL - USA
