Architects meet in Fuoribiennale_OFF
6-6-14 one day talk+party
Palazzo Widmann Calle Widmann, 30121 Cannaregio, Venice
On the 6th of June 2014, during the opening days of XIV Biennale di Architettura, in Venice took place the event ai???Architects meet in Fuoribiennale_OFFai???. The Palazzo Widmann has been a theater for a continuos flux of more than 400 people, to examine in depth and reflect on the Architecture of the next 5 years.
Guest speakers, young international firms and some of the most interesting architects and critics tried to answer to the following questions:
Good architecture needs to rediscover fundamentals or, instead, it should look for his radical vocation which is always outside the traced boundaries?
Is it possible to build a mosaic, even if contradictory but surely vital, that describes some possible routes for the next future?
The Event consisted of three part.
Young Contest presentation (11am 1pm): 20 finalists under 35 of the two contests “Young Italian Architects III edition“ Brenna Clerici, Cimini, Corti, dfg architetti, Crilo, DidonA?, Lab 255, Madeoffice, Schiavello, Tedeschi and “Young Critics V edition” Forlini, Forzese, Lenguito, Lontani, Molinari, Sholl e Guglielmi, Tolve, Zuliani have illustrated their work showing videos and images.
Words (2.30pm 9pm): some of the most interesting architects and critics have proposed a key work for the architecture of the next future. Peter Cook #tweaking, Patrik Schumacher #freemarketurbanism, Aaron Betsky #experimentation, Hani Rashid #fitness, Benedetta Tagliabue #blendingexperimentation, Hans Ibelings #margin, Sophie Lovell #slow, William Menking #work, Dagmar Richter #experimentation, Carlo Ratti #livingarchitecture, Lola Sheppard #adaptation, Lucy Bullivant #frameworks, Indira van t Klooster #reactivate, Ilaria Mazzoleni #resilience, Alessandro Melis #soil, Marco Poletto and Claudia Pasquero #collectiveintelligence.
Interviews (10.30am 9pm): simultaneously the PresS/TInternational s video cameras has recorded the point of view of some international young firms selected for their approach outside the star system: Heriund/Sally (Austria), Gras (Spain), Komitu (Finland), March Studio (Australia), Tryptyque (Brasil), Elli (Spain), Arturo Tedeschi (Italy), Mc Bride/Ryan (Australia), Gracias Studio (Mexico), Joho Architecture (Korea), Nicholas Burns (China-Australia), Tacha (Thailand), Aldo Sollazzo (Italy-Spain), Mef (Netherlands), Massimiliano Ercolani (Italy), Salto (Estonia), Opl (Italy), Saunders (Norway), Crilo (Italy), Rio Frio Navarro (PerA?), Emmanuelle Moreaux (Japan), MI5 (Spain), Alphaville (Japan), Tectoniques(France).
Awarding Ceremony (9pm).
Young Critics V edition winners are: first Carla Molinari, second Valerio Tolve, third Silvia Lenguito. The special prize ai???Premio per la teoria d Architetturaai??? from Libreria di TransArchitettura went to the text ai???Jurassic Park & le Politiche del Makingai??? written by Giacomo Pala.
Young Italian Architects III edition winners are: first Dfg Architetti with the project ai???archipelago bamboo skyscraperai???; second Andrea Jasci Cimini with the project ai???la chiesa delle pietre perduteai???; third Studio Paolo DidonA? with the project ai???stairway to heavenai???.
At the end a special party took place in the stunning Salone of Palazzo Widmann.
Organization: AIAC Associazione Italiana di Architetttura e Critica_pressT/Factory
Partner: Studio Angelo Costa
Sponsored by: OIKOS color and material for sustainable architecture
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Worldwide Architecture Outside Star System
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