Angelo Bucci received the Holcim Awards Foundation 2008 Silver in Latin America for his project Low-energy university mediatheque in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The building is an attractive landmark that achieves a substantial reduction in energy consumption despite the climate control required for book and media preservation through passive design elements including appropriate orientation, heat insulation, shaded windows, natural ventilation and natural lighting.

He founded spbr arquitetos in 2003 and works simultaneously in professional and academic sectors. He is also a Lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture & Urbanism (FAU) at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil (2001-).

He has held visiting professorships at: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (2008, 2016 & 2017); Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland (2013-14); Yale University, USA (2013); Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT), Argentina (2006 & 2010); University of Texas at Austin, USA (2010); Università Iuav di Venezia (IUAV), Italy (2008 & 2009); Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA (2008); University of Cuenca, Ecuador (2005 & 2007); University of California Berkeley, USA (2006); Arizona State University, USA (2005); and Andres Bello University, Chile (2005).

He qualified as an architect after graduating in 1987, and obtained a Masters in 1998, and PhD from USP in 2005.

Angelo Bucci was recognized with honorary fellowship of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 2011 for his contribution to the profession.