Events Lectures

Lectures

Every semester, the College of Architecture & Environmental Design at Kent State University, Florence Program offers a lecture series whose aim is to offer students an overview as wide and complete as possible of the current state-of-the-art in Italy and Europe. The lectures are fine-tuned with the programs developed in the studios and in the theory classes.

Lecture by Stefano Pujatti.

April 11, 2017 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Stefano Pujatti, founder and principal at ElasticoSPA in Turin, Italy, will lecture on Tuesday April 11 at Palazzo Vettori. Marzo Brizzi will introduce him. For ElasticoSPA design is science-fiction rather than just a science. It's a balance between form and function, it's innovation and realism, it means jumping forward keeping in mind what's behind. ElasticoSPA is [...]

Lecture by David Trottin.

March 7, 2017 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

David Trottin, founding partner at PÉRIPHÉRIQUES MARIN + TROTTIN ARCHITECTES, based in Paris, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday March 7, 2017 presenting recent works by his office. Marco Brizzi will introduce his lecture. Inspired by the Dogma movement, PÉRIPHÉRIQUES ARCHITECTES structure was born in the mid 90's from the fierce desire to go [...]

Lecture by Fuensanta Nieto.

April 4, 2017 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Fuensanta Nieto, principal at Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos in Madrid, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday April 4, 2017 presenting recent works by her office. Paola Giaconia will introduce her lecture. Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos was founded in 1985 by Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano and has offices in Madrid and Berlin. Along with being widely published […]

Lecture by Dan Dorell.

February 7, 2017 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Dan Dorell, principal at DORELL.GHOTMEH.TANE in Paris, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday February 7, 2017 presenting recent works by his office. Paola Giaconia will introduce his lecture. Dan Dorell is one of the three founding partners of DORELL.GHOTMEH.TANE. Dan Dorell, Lina Ghotmeh and Tsuyoshi Tane opened their office in 2006 after winning the international […]

Lecture by Léa-Catherine Szacka.

November 8, 2016 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Architectural historian Léa-Catherine Szacka, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Form, Theory and History, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO), will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday November 8, 2016 lecturing on “Exhibiting The Postmodern: The 1980 Venice Architecture Biennal”, as part of the “Theories of Architecture” course directed by Marco Brizzi. Szacka holds a […]

Lecture by Manuel Orazi.

October 18, 2016 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Architect and critic Manuel Orazi, professor of “History of Architecture and the City” at University in Cesena and in Ferrara, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday October 18, 2016 lecturing on “Yona Friedman. The Dilution of Architecture”, as part of the “Theories of Architecture” course directed by Marco Brizzi. Born in Macerata, Manuel Orazi […]

Lecture by Gabriele Mastrigli.

October 4, 2016 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Architect and critic Gabriele Mastrigli, professor of “Theory and Design” at University of Camerino, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday October 4, 2016 lecturing on “S,M,L,XL. Architecture of a Book”, as part of the “Theories of Architecture” course directed by Marco Brizzi. Gabriele Mastrigli is an architect and critic based in Rome. He teaches […]

Lecture by Alessandra Cianchetta.

September 20, 2016 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Alessandra Cianchetta, founding partner at AWP with offices in Paris and in Basel, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday September 20, 2016 presenting recent works by her office. Paola Giaconia will introduce her lecture. Alessandra Cianchetta is an architect and urban designer (RIBA) and a founding partner at AWP Paris and AWP-HHF-Basel. AWP Paris is an […]

Lecture by Kamiel Klaasse.

April 19, 2016 - Palazzo Vettori, Via Cavour 26, Florence

Kamiel Klaasse, principal at NL Architects based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday April 19, 2016 presenting recent works by his office. Marco Brizzi will introduce his lecture. NL Architects is an Amsterdam based office. The initial four principals, Pieter Bannenberg, Walter van Dijk, Kamiel Klaasse and Mark Linnemann, officially […]

Lecture by Giuseppe Farris.

April 5, 2016 - Palazzo Vettori, via Cavour 26, Florence

Giuseppe Farris, principal at Studio Farris Architects based in Antwerp, Belgium, will be at Palazzo Vettori on Tuesday April 5, 2016 presenting recent works by her office. Andrea Ponsi will introduce his lecture. Studio Farris Architects is an architectural practice based in Antwerp, Belgium and founded by Italian architect Giuseppe Farris in 2008. The studio’s goal is to discover the intrinsic potential in […]