ROME MAP #3 – CROCKHAUS + ALESSANDRO BURRO

The third Rome Map by Crockhaus and Alessandro Burro.

MA CHE DAVERIO?! – INTERVIEW WITH PHILIPPE DAVERIO

It’s July 28th 2011, second to last day at work in the staff of CityVision and we will finally interview Professor Philippe Daverio. Quick briefing with Francesco, Vanessa and Azzurra and we are ready to begin. Philippe’s phone rings and the voice answering has a soft morning sound. Mr. Daverio informs us that we better try again in the afternoon. At 5pm sharp I Skype call him on his mobile, [...]

C_ARTU’ – MATHERY

Two layers of sepia corrugated cardboard, 15 folds and 3 glue points together add up to 600 grams of a load-bearing structure. C’artù is a seat with royal features, characterized by strategic die-cuts that allow a pop-up transformation from 2D to 3D through a few simple maneuvers. It is easy to transport thanks to a handle bar cropped onto one of the two long sides. When folded, this takes the [...]

KIM HØLTERMAND

Kim Høltermand is a freelance architectural and landscape photographer from Denmark. The building, the matter, its concreteness are visible elements that can be read by everyone; the sublime is linked to details, views, perspectives and angles hidden behind a light poetic veil that Kim Høltermand can lift, bringing us to a retrò and nordic dimension, white and ivory, with snow and clear skies of the North. GRUNDTVIGS CHURCH Grundtvigs Church [...]

IS EMOTION CREATIVE? – SATOSHI OKADA

The intensity of a piece of work, states A.K.Coomaraswamy in one of his many essays about symbolism and art, quoting Thomas Aquinas, substantially relies on what the christian philosopher used to define as “adaequatio rei et intellectus”, that is, the perfect correspondence between knowledge and the object of that knowledge. This archaic dictum crosses my mind, unexpected and powerful, while I unwrap the printed paper folder that Okada just gave [...]

ARCHIPORN

Being a famous porn actor, I’m definitely the most qualified person to write this article. I’m an actor, in the sense that I work in one of the most pornographic cities in the world. I’m famous, because I believe I’m the most fashionable architect in the slums of Shanghai. Keep in mind that I consider the correlation to pornography to be a compliment, I never liked educated and intellectual people, [...]

THOMAS HILLIER – THE ARCHITECT OF ATMOSPHERE

Make yourself comfortable if you’re not.Crop a five-minute break; if you are at work, university or on the street,on a bed of asphalt, making large puffs of heat.In the last case perhaps it’s better for you to get in the shade before you continue reading… However, this is the right time for a break and,if there is need,to give a new direction to the day.First of all you will make [...]

A BEWITCHING WOMAN

Is it possible that the world is not large and varied enough to satisfy certain people’s curiosities and thirst for new and different species, categories, colors and nations? And why do strange Venetian figures roam the world, speaking in Neapolitan, when they are clearly American citizens? This unrestrained desire to have small pieces of the world and in particular of cities is a real phenomenon. Venice is one of the [...]

SELF ORGANIZED SYSTEM – IRENE SHAMMA

Davide Del Giudice: How was your background before working at Amanda Levete Architects? Could you tell us about your experience at the DRL? Irene Shamma: Before coming to London, I achieved my diploma in architecture in 2007 at the Polytechnic School of Thessaloniki in Greece. As I realised later on, the Greek educational system differs quite a lot from the one in the UK. Instead of focusing on particular researches, [...]

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