Lecture by Francesco Garofalo (Openfabric)
Francesco Garofalo, architect and founder of Openfabric in Rotterdam, Milan and Genoa, will be joining us for a lecture on Tuesday, September 16th, at 5:00 pm. His talk, titled Framed natures, will explore Openfabric’s work in landscape across different scales and geographies — from completed projects to large-scale research. The lecture reflects on how “frames” can be understood as design devices: not to fix or limit, but to amplify dynamics, enhancing ecological processes and creating opportunities for people.
Francesco Garofalo is a landscape architect, founder of Openfabric, Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Milano, and Design Critic at Harvard GSD.
Since establishing Openfabric — an international landscape and urban design practice based in Rotterdam, Milan, and Genova — he has led numerous award-winning projects worldwide. His work spans installations, public open spaces, pocket parks, large-scale landscapes, and territorial research projects of significant impact.
The Mediterranean basin and the Alpine mountain range are central to his investigations, where Francesco explores territorial dynamics both in academia and in practice.
He frequently lectures and teaches internationally at renowned institutions, including MIT (Cambridge, MA), Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), Hong Kong University, IAAC (Barcelona), London Metropolitan University, Strelka KB (Moscow), and TU München.
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