A small TOUR discovering Arch Week: a selection of events for the ICoGB partecipants.
1st STOP
EXHIBITION /TALK
Time: 14.30 – 18.00 on May 24
Location: Politecnico di Milano –Tempor-Active Pavilion, Builging 26, via Golgi 20
Activity Theme: Weaving Landscapes: "An Installation and Talks" explores the softness of architecture textile and its potential in intertwining cultures, techniques, design and humanity between sun and shadow.
Promoted by: Department ABC Polytechnic of Milan; Alessandra Zanelli (ABC), Amirhossein Ahmadnia, Carol Monticelli (ABC), Salvatore Viscuso (ABC), Francesca Luppi and Nadia Zamporetti and the POLRE brand.
Introdution: During the event various installations are presented, furthermore a seminar demonstrates how, in a world dominated by bulky and energy inefficient structures, softness and fabrics customized can drive environmental transformation. These fabrics, made according to various models inspired by local knowledge or data analysis, create a dynamic system that is adaptable to different scenarios. The installations are the result of the union between advanced computational design procedures and manual production and highlight the synergy between high-tech and low-tech approaches.
2nd STOP
CONFERENCE/GUIDED VISIT
Time: 16.00 – 18.00 on May 24
Location: Archive of the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo – Piazza del Duomo 20
Presenter: Ambrogio Nava, the architect who saved the main spire of the Milan Cathedral from demolition.
Promoted by: Department ABC Polytechnic of Milan and Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo.
Introdution: Presentation of the book by Lorenzo Cantini (ABC) on the life and professional activity of Ambrogio Nava, painter, architect and restorer who in the mid-19th century opposed the demolition and reconstruction project of the main spire of the Cathedral. This is followed, from 5.00 pm, by a short tour of the Cathedral Museum, where it is possible to observe the wooden model of the spire used by Nava for his conservation project.
3rd STOP – Alternative A
EXHIBITION /TALK
Time: 17.30 – 20.00 on May 24
Location: Order and Foundation of the Order of PPC Architects of the Province of Milan – via Solferino 17-19
Activity Theme: HOUSING IN EUROPE, a continuous history of experiments.
Promoted by: Order and Foundation of the Order of PPC Architects of the Province of Milan.
Introdution: Starting from the awarding of the Baffa Rivolta 2023 European Architecture Prize, the H Arquitectes studio talks about the winning project; a debate on living follows with the presentation of the book Housing Atlas: Europe 20th Century together with the authors Carmen Espegel, Dick van Gameren and Orsina Simona Pierini.
TALK
Time: 17.30 – 19.00 on May 24
Location: Orto Botanico di Brera – via Brera 28
Activity Theme: Inside the design of the green Milano-city
Promoted by: Connectionethica
3rd STOP – Alternative B
LECTURE
Time: 18.00 – 19.00 on May 24
Location: Triennale Milano
Presenter: Peris + Toral Arquitectes
Introdution: Peris+Toral Arquitectes is a studio from Barcelona that experiments with contemporary social housing typologies through numerous projects. Their works highlight the potential typological and constructive richness of collective residence and shared spaces. In 2021, Matilde Baffa and Ugo Rivolta won the European Architecture Award.
PROJECTION
Time: 20.00 – 22.00 on May 24
Location: Triennale Milano
Activity Theme: Radical Landscapes
Intervene: Elettra Fiumi, Margherita Marri, Luigi Savio
4th STOP
TALK
Time: 18.00 – 21.30 on May 24
Location: Dropcity – via Sammartini 38-60
Activity Theme: We Mediterranean
Introdution: Entry of the verb “to trespass”. On the occasion of Milan Arch Week, We Mediterranean returns to host a series of meetings that explore the Mediterranean as a common home. Lectures, dialogues and performances enrich the fabric of stories already woven during Milan Design Week with new words. Central to the construction of the collective debate is the attention to the strength of weak ties that animates the Milanese architecture week.