MONTEROSSO MUSE (Formerly PUZZELLO ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE) is an architecture practice based in Indianapolis, and is the collaborative office of architect Paul Puzzello.  To a larger degree, the practice executes private and public architectural commissions and consulting, but is also involved in self-performed design and art projects, along with unique digital design and building methods, creating a broad, multi-disciplined portfolio of work. This approach to architecture practice expands our repertoire, brings a higher level of innovation, helps with autocriticism, and a deeper analysis to the architectural work and services we provide.  In our view, the practice of architecture is not only a profession, but also a theory-led design discipline that involves artistic exploration and continuous study of the broader cultural and social arrangement that make up human lives. Our approach is to produce exciting and unique architectural design with a genuine appropriateness to each client, site, and circumstances emphasizing craft, form, and materials.

Paul received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Ball State University, Muncie in 1992, and a Master of Architecture from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 2006.  Prior to forming PUZZELLO ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE in 2011 and MONTEROSSO MUSE in 2025, Paul worked in architecture offices specializing in health-care design and academic buildings as well as co-owning an architecture practice in Bloomington, Indiana from 1996 to 2004.  In addition to exhibiting work as a designer, he continues to be a reviewer and juror of student design work at art, architecture, and design schools internationally and has formally held teaching positions at Indiana University; Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan; Ball State University; and at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. Paul is currently an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Ball State University, teaching foundational and architectural design.  A former board president and board member for People for Urban Progress (PUP) in Indianapolis, Paul worked in urban/public design and product development from 2011 to 2019.  He is NCARB certified, NCIDQ certified as an interior designer, and is a registered architect in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.