Porto Poetic

Fino al 27 ottobre si potrà visitare presso la Triennale di Milano la mostra "Porto Poetic", una panoramica sulle figure chiave dell'architettura portoghese Álvaro Siza e Eduardo Souto de Moura assieme agli architetti Adalberto Dias, Camilo Rebelo and Tiago Pimentel, Carlos Castanheira, Cristina Guedes e Francisco Vieira de Campos, Isabel Furtado e João Pedro Serôdio, João Mendes Ribeiro, José Carvalho Araújo e Nuno Brandão Costa.

Rethinking the Social in Architecture

The "recent" economical crisis has led to a full-fledged political and social crisis. In Europe, new antagonisms and struggles are developing over the defense of the welfare state and the programmatic exclusion of large groups of people from economic activity and political participation, and fears of an ecological disaster that awaits us has turned into a realistic projection.

Richard Meier - Architecture and Design

From May 8th to July 7th 2013, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Richard Meier's career, the spaces of the Bisazza Foundation will host a retrospective of the work of American architect. Richard Meier will design also a site-specific installation that will enrich the permanent collection of the Foundation.

Three PhD positions in Architecture

The Umeå School of Architecture (UMA) is the newest school of Architecture in Sweden. It was established in 2009 and is gradually being developed into a laboratory of experimental architecture where both education and research are conducted. Here future architects are being trained in a unique environment based on an integrated approach of the artistic, technical and academic fields. The Umeå School of Architecture has an international profile and focuses on sustainability and integrated design. The school has internationally qualified architects and subject-specific teachers.

Architecture of the world

Alessandro Bonadio, barrios, Lima, 2011

The exhibition is entitled: Architecture of the World. Infrastructure, Mobility, New Landscapes. You can visit it until February 10th at Triennale Design Museum in Milan.

The title refers explicitly to those works, such as roads, railways and airports, that most give shape to the world and that enable it to function, and it examines how they relate to changing uses and habits and to an increasingly endangered environment.
 

Triggering reality

TRIGGERING REALITY. New conditions for art and architecture in the Netherlands, proposed by the Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato, Italy from the 16th of December 2012 to the 10th of March 2013, the reality of space is questioned, investigated, reproduced, represented and criticized by artists and architects that have long searched to redefine themselves and their role in society.

La mostra "triggering reality. Nuove condizioni per l'arte e l'architettura in Olanda". proposta dal Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci di Prato dal 16 dicembre al 10 marzo 2013, racconta la realtà dello spazio contemporaneo, messo alla prova, investigato, riprodotto da artisti e architetti in cerca di una ridefinizione del loro stesso ruolo sociale.

inside. istantanea d'architettura

Ultimi giorni per visitare "inside. istantanea d'architettura", la rassegna fotografica dedicata all'Architettura e al Paesaggio contemporanei, che si terrà fino al 22 dicembre presso la sede signorile del XVIII secolo di Palazzo Fici a Marsala.

Eco-resort of Parque de Pedras Salgadas

Photo credits: FG + SG

The new eco-resort of Parque de Pedras Salgadas in the North of Portugal was recently completed by the architects Luís Rebelo de Andrade and Diogo Aguiar. It consists of a set of small houses suspended in pillars in perfect harmony with the surrounding outstanding nature.

Elding Oscarson

Photo credits by Åke E:son Lindman

Elding Oscarson is the joint operation between Johan Oscarson and Jonas Elding. Jonas Elding was an associate at Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA) in Tokyo for seven years, during which time he led the design for the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. Johan Oscarson was an associate at Sandellsandberg in Stockholm for seven years, and led the designs for Villa Nilsson and the interior for the OMX headquarters. The collaboration combines substantial experience from employments in Sweden and Japan, covering both local and international architecture, from large projects to small ones – museums, theaters, private houses, interiors, furniture, and product design. 

"We want to continue to challenge an eclectic array of architecture and design tasks, to see how our joint effort can contribute to new solutions, ways to live, and spaces to enjoy. We feel successful when we surprise ourselves; when our projects are highly relevant to the user, the site, or other parameters that make every project unique, real, and story-telling."

Farewell to Oscar Niemeyer

Born in 1907, Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho died yesterday (december 5th). He is considered one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete and use of unconventional, abstract patterns were highly infuential on the architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

L'Italia di Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier, pseudonym of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris: architect, sculptor, painter, brilliant thinker of his time, a father of modern town planning and a master of the Modern Movement along with Mies van der Rohe, Gropius, Lloyd Wright and Aalto. MAXXI Architettura is devoting to this figure the exhibition L’Italia di Le Corbusier curated by Marida Talamona (18 October 2012 – 17 February 2013).
Le Corbusier, dal 1920 pseudonimo di Charles-Édouard Jeanneret: architetto, scultore, pittore, geniale pensatore del suo tempo, padre della moderna urbanistica e maestro del Movimento Moderno con Mies van der Rohe, Gropius, Lloyd Wright e Aalto. Il MAXXI Architettura gli ha dedicato la mostra L’Italia di Le Corbusier a cura di Marida Talamona (18 ottobre 2012 – 17 febbraio 2013).

Restructura

A Torino dal 29 novembre al 2 dicembre torna il salone-evento dedicato all’edilizia e all’architettura sostenibile. L’obiettivo: raccontare agli operatori del settore e agli utenti finali, i privati, gli aggiornamenti sui sistemi costruttivi e le novità sui materiali e le attrezzature, concentrando sempre di più l’attenzione su eco-sostenibilità ed efficienza energetica.

Four-cornered villa

© kuvio.com

The cross-like shape of this simple villa reaches towards four very different views. The space is open and defined at the same time. The exterior is treated black and the interior is very light. The building is well insulated and heated by wood only. There is no electricity or running water. The simple and ascetic life at the countryside differs dramatically from the hectic city life.

Memories from Biennale di Venezia

Russian Pavilion

Lego Architecture

LEGO®

LEGO® Architecture celebrates the past, present and future of architecture through the medium of the LEGO® Brick. The ambition is to inspire minds of all ages as they learn about the world’s most iconic buildings and structures.

Hepworth Wakefield Gallery

The Hepworth Wakefield is Yorkshire’s inspiring new art gallery, celebrating the area’s unique artistic legacy and exploring the work of major contemporary artists. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the ten superb gallery spaces make this one of the UK’s largest purpose-built galleries outside London. The gallery brings together work from Wakefield’s art collection, exhibitions by contemporary artists and rarely seen works by Barbara Hepworth.

Farewell to Gae Aulenti

La Signora dell'Architettura è morta nella notte di mercoledì nella sua casa milanese.

The Lady of Architecture died on wednesday night in her house in Milan.

ISTANBUL

Istanbul Design Biennial opens its doors on October 13th for two months.

The Puez-Odle Visitor Center

The Puez-Odle/Geisler Nature Reserve was extended in 1999 and now comprises an expanse of 10,722 hectares (25,194 acres). 

Fotografia commerciale. Il mestiere del fotografo

Carola Merello

Dal 5 al 14 Novembre 2012 Polifemo ospiterà presso la sua sede alla Fabbrica del Vapore la mostra di fotografie di Fulvio Bortolozzo e Carola Merello.