Kent State University, Florence Program | College of Architecture & Environmental Design
On Wednesday November 20, 2017 a symposium, co-produced with Syracuse University and California State University, Florence programs, will take place at Palazzo Vettori. The symposium, titled “Mixing Metabolisms: Old Cities and New Residents”, is curated by prof. Lawrence Davis, Undergraduate Chair at Syracuse University School of Architecture. It develops a discussion around transformations in the…
read moreOn Tuesday November 29, 2016 the project Savage Architecture -an exhibition first hosted at Architectural Association in London and a book published by Black Square, both curated by Davide Sacconi- will be presented in a symposium at Kent State University in Florence. The project recounts the research at the intersection between architecture and anthropology developed…
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On Wednesday November 20, 2017 a symposium, co-produced with Syracuse University and California State University, Florence programs, will take place at Palazzo Vettori. The symposium, titled “Mixing Metabolisms: Old Cities and New Residents”, is curated by prof. Lawrence Davis, Undergraduate Chair at Syracuse University School of Architecture. It develops a discussion around transformations in the…
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Ricardo Flores, co-founder at Flores&Prats in Barcelona, Spain, will lecture on Thursday November 2 at Palazzo Vettori. Paola Giaconia will introduce him. The studio of Flores & Prats Arquitectos is dedicated to confronting theory and academic practice with the design and construction activity. The office was established in 1998, after winning the competition for the masterplan…
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Ricardo Flores, co-founder at Flores&Prats in Barcelona, Spain, will lecture on Thursday November 2 at Palazzo Vettori. Paola Giaconia will introduce him. The studio of Flores & Prats Arquitectos is dedicated to confronting theory and academic practice with the design and construction activity. The office was established in 1998, after winning the competition for the masterplan of the historical neighborhood…
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The week after midterm reviews (March 20 – 23, 2017), students enrolled in the Architecture and in the Interior Design programs at Kent State University in Florence attended the third edition of the LOOK AT ME NOW! workshop. Instructors were two architects, photographers and video makers who are especially talented in portraying contemporary architecture in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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