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presS/Tmagazine n.12-2012 SPECIALE VENEZIA_Backstage Architecture http://www.presstletter.com
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VENEZIA is coming…
The Italian Association of Architecture and Criticism_presS/Tfactory presents the third international architectural meeting
Architects meet in FuoriBiennale: From World to Italy Venezia 27-28 August 2012
During the vernissage days of the 13th International Architecture Exhibition in
Venice, the Italian Association of Architecture and Criticism_presS/Tfactory launch an alternative proposal that opens to the horizon of the young architecture panorama in Italy, in Europe and in the entire world, looking for the new promises that might
emerge in the next future.
The first meeting was on the 27th of August in Venice at Palazzo Widmann. It has been an incredibly succesful event: the audience was even bigger than expected, and they all attended the presentations of more than 50 different young practices from 50
different countries around the world. (See: www.backstage-architecture.org). The second meeting was from 10 to 14 March 2011 in Selinunte. (See:
www.architetturaecritica.it) Info: www.presstletter.com at
http://presstletter.com/2012/07/architects-meet-in-fuori-biennale-from-world-to-italy-
venezia-27-28-agosto/
On August the 27th, in Venice Palazzo Widmann: the 57 most promising
architects of the world in Venice
On August the 27th, in Venice Palazzo Widmann, Italian Association of Architecture and
Criticism_presS/Tfactory will present his second scouting of young architects under 35 emergng in the world: 57 designers from as many nations will make the point on trends and research lines dominating and evolving the actual international panorama.
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Their works are brought together in the book Backstage Architecture
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FEWER CERTAINTIES AND INCREASED DOUBTS_Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi As I write these words, the economic crisis afflicting Europe has not yet abated. And
there are no signs on the horizon that things are about to improve any time soon, above all in those countries facing the most serous problems: Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy. This comports a stagnation in the building market and an absence of employment
perspectives for young architects, forced to seek work abroad. However, they are no longer searching, as was once the case, in the architecturally saturated countries of
France, The Netherlands or Great Britain, but on other continents where economic development, despite that fact that the crisis is global, is impetuous: Brazil, China, India and Australia.
In parallel with the redefinition of the geographic scenarios in which architecture is being produced, we are also witness to a redefinition of theoretical research that, with respect
to the past, is marked by fewer certainties and increased doubts. The 1990s were a decade of theorisations on design. These were the years of numerous books on architectural theory, and the best designers from this season sought to
construct theorems, that is, projects that served to demonstrate their ideas. We need only consider the work of Rem Koolhaas and the protagonists of the first wave of the star
system, such as Steven Holl, Daniel Libeskind, Bernard Tschumi and Zaha Hadid. However, there are also works that came later: for example the blobby and digital era
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that sought to demonstrate how the computer could be used to generate the new geometries of buildings and cities. Today we live in an era that is marked – somewhat like financial markets – by greater
uncertainties and volatility. We are afraid to realise overly iconic works and run the risk of the excesses that are inevitable in the presence of overly precise ideas.
We return to the past with more nonchalance – there is no longer an idea that we must propose innovation at all costs – and we return to approaches that, until a few years ago, appeared to have gone out of style. There is also a greater desire for simplicity and
an increased awareness of economics and ecology. In particular, it would appear possible to define three trends.
The first is neo-organic. This has little to do with the super-organicism of Greg Lynn or Nox, that, to be clear, employed computer-generated manipulations to create buildings characterised by complex fractal geometries and which, in the end, caused buildings to
resemble a medusa or a head of cauliflower. The new organics prefer instead the use of softer, less overtly allusive forms, constructed of natural materials such as wood and
stone. Their work recalls the origins of this type of research: for example Alvar Aalto or Frank Lloyd Wright. However, they conserve their own freshness and modernity. The second trend is technological. However, it is extraneous to the excesses of high-
tech: the virtuosities of Norman Foster or Santiago Calatrava. On the contrary, it appears to move towards the style of the Apple store, where technological innovation is
suggested not by pipes and tie rods, but by lightness, transparency, simplicity and versatility. Where instead of a futuristic steel structure there is a preference for glass,
with the aerodynamic desk substituted by a table in blonde wood, the computer cables hidden from view or even eliminated. In the end new devices are all wireless. The third trend is neo-modernist. Far from the heroic season of the Modern Movement,
marked by a Calvinist work ethic that saw standardisation and the reduction of ornaments as the path towards a better future. Today modernism is viewed, instead, as
one style among many others, perhaps the best for expressing a desire for order and rigour, though not necessarily frankness or economy. On behalf of the Associazione Italiana di Architettura e Critica I am pleased to present
this second edition of Backstage Architecture, which brings together the best architects under the age of 35 working around the globe, enriched this year by a number of new
entries, and involving a total of 57 nations. I would like to thank all of the advisers who selected the 'under-35's', and these latter for providing the requested documentation of their work. The research and this product are the result of the work of a group composed
of Bernardina Borra (senior curator), Nicolò Lewanski, Federica Russo, Rosella Longavita (junior curators), with the invaluable assistance offered by Massimo Russo for the web
design and programming and Paul David Blackmore for the English translations.
NEW ZEALAND
GLAMUZINA PATERSON ARCHITECTS www.gp-a.co.nz
project: Lake Hawea Courtyard
house date of completion : 2012
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Rebecca Roke
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AUSTRALIA KOKKUGIA ROLAND SNOOKS www.kokkugia.com
project: Inverted Memorial
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Martin Hook
RUSSIA
PlanAR [email protected], [email protected]
project: Marfino Public Spaces date of completion: 2011.10
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Anastasia Albokrinova
INDONESIA
AKANOMA STUDIO [email protected],
project: Puzzle House
date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Daliana Suryawinata
JAPAN
HIROSHI NAKAMURA & NAP
ARCHITECTS [email protected]
project: House C date of completion: 2008.10
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Salvator-John A. Liotta
Tomoko Kawai
SOUTH KOREA
KO KIWOONG + LEE JOOEUN www.office-kokiwoong.com
project: A Window on the District date of completion: 2010.10
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Bae Yoonkyung
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CHINA HHD_FUN, WANG ZHENFEI +
LUMING WANG www.hhdfun.com
project: Rizhao Landscaping Project date of completion: 2010
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Fu Ming Cheng
HONG KONG
ALVIN YIP [email protected]
project: Visual Archive date of completion: 2011 - ongoing
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Annette Chu
TAIWAN CHAOTI CHEN + WORKSHOP
LEVITAS [email protected]
project: Social Amoeba date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Chang Fang Luo
VIETNAM BINH DUONG SCHOOL www.votrongnghia.com
project: Visual Archive date of completion: 2011 - ongoing .
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Kelly Shannon
INDIA
SHROFFLEON [email protected],
project: House in Kashid
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Gaurav Roychoudhury
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BANGLADESH SHAHNAWAZ BAPPY [email protected]
project: Ruthna Residence
date of completion: 2007.8
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Rafiq Azam
IRAN
HAMED KHOSRAVI, MAHTAB AKHAVAN www.hamedkhosravi.com
project: Pairi the clay wall
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Chang Fang Luo
JORDAN
MATTHEW BARTON, EMAD SLEIBY [email protected],
project: Slelby House
date of completion: 2012
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Sandra Hiari
KUWAIT
AGI ARCHITECTS www.agi-architects.com
project: Star House date of completion: 2007-2009
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Ricardo Camacho
TURKEY
PAB ARCHITECTS www.pab.com.tr
project: Tanyards Revitalization
Project date of completion: 2011.10
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Sevin Yildiz
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ISREAEL HQ ARCHITECTS www.hqa.co.il
project: Multifunctional Cultural
House date of completion: ongoing
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Gilad Shiff
LEBANON
BERNARD KHOURY / DW5 www.bernardkhoury.com
project: Plot 10283
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Jad Semaan
ROMANIA
UNULAUNU www.unulaunu.ro
project: House of Architecture
date of completion: 2011-2013
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Sabin Bors
CYPRUS
project: Exhibition through a
broken mirror date of completion: 2009.11-2010.01
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Chryso Onisiforou
SOUTH AFRICA
26’10 SOUTH ARCHITECTS www.2610south.co.za
project: Informal City/Cooking School
date of completion: 2012.06
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Blacklines
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GREECE PAAN ARCHITECTS www.paan.gr
project: Olive Three Vacation House
date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Katita Chrysanthopoulou
BULGARIA
GEORGI ZAYKOV www.atikaholding.com
project: Tailored House
date of completion: 2008.9
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Stela Andonova
SERBIA AUTORI www.autori.rs
project: House B
date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Vesna Vucinic
FINLAND
AOA www.aoa.fi
project: HelsinkiCity Campus Library
date of completion: 2012
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Pirjo Sanaksenaho
POLAND
VROA / CH+ Architekci www.vroa.pl, www.chplus.pl
project: Centennial Hall Pavillion date of completion: 2010
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Sebastian Janusz
SLOVENIA TASTE www.taste.si
project: Return to Nature date of completion: 2012
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Ernest Milcinovic
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HUNGARY
BORD ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO www.bordstudio.hu/index.php
project: Korda Movie Park Visitor’s
Centre date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Sándor Finta
CROATIA
MMMM MAJA MILAT, MARIO MATIC [email protected]
project: Art Cinema Renovation date of completion: 2009
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Krunoslav Ivanisin
CZECH REPUBLIC
OV-A www.ov-a.cz
project: House Kraluv Dvur date of completion: 2010
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Alexandr Skalicky
SWEDEN
FoAM-NORDICA www.scene-thinking.com
project: Foodprints date of completion: 2012
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Susanna Malzacher
NORWAY
FANTASTIC NORWAY www.fantasticnorway.no project: Dialogue date of completion: 2014
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Susanna Malzacher
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AUSTRIA SOMA www.soma-architecture.com project: One Ocean Pavilion
date of completion: 2012
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Anne Isopp
ITALY
CAFEArchitettura
project: Prosecco Wine Centre date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Diego Barbarelli
GERMANY
Birk und Heilmeyer Architekten www.birkundheilmeyer.de project: Jueberg Tower date of completion: 2010.4
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Monica Zerboni
DENMARK NORD Architects Copenhagen www.nordarchitects.dk
project: Natural Science Center date of completion: 2009
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Kristján Eggertsson
SWITZERLAND Dreier Frenzel Architecture www.dreierfrenzel.com project: Storage Kitchen and
Summer Room date of completion: 2009
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Cornelia Tapparelli
NIGERIA
NLÉ, KUNLÉ ADEYEMI www.nleworks.com
project: Makoko Floating School date of completion: 2012.12
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Rachel Stella Jenkins
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THE NETHERLANDS
Anne Holtrop
project: Trail House date of completion: 2009
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Giampiero Sanguigni
BELGIUM
PT ARCHITECTEN [email protected]
project: Cadix Square date of completion: 2015
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Bernardina Borra
ALGERIA
MAGDA BENDANI [email protected] project: Masterplan for The M’zab Valley
date of completion: 2007
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Samia Henni
FRANCE NICOLAS REYMOND www.nicolasreymond.com project: Archipelago
date of completion: 2010
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS LA Architectures
UNITED KINGDOM PT ARCHITECTEN www.assemblestudio.co.uk
project: Folly for a Flyover
date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Tobias Goevert
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SPAIN ARTURO FRANCO
www.arturofranco.es
project: Former Slaughterhouse
Legazpi date of completion: 2009
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Graziella Trovato
PORTUGAL
EMBAIXADA www.embaixada.net
project: Casa Dos Cubos date of completion: 2007
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Ricardo Camacho
IRELAND
CLANCY MOORE ARCHITECTS www.clancymoore.com
project: Two Quarry Houses date of completion: 2012
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Sarah Cremin
BRAZIL
SIAA ARQUITECTOS www.siaa.arq.br
project: Umuarama School date of completion: 2006.10
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Flavio Coddou
VENEZUELA
LAB.PRO.FAB. www.labprofab.com
project: Umuarama School date of completion: 2006.10
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Fundacion Espacio
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BOLIVIA G/CDR ARCHITECTS [email protected]
project: Universidad Andina Simón
Bolívar date of completion: 2009
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Stephanie Lama
USA
FORM-ULA www.form-ula.com
project: Electric Plant date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Stefano Ceccotto (SOM)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PEREZ MORALES Y ASOCIADOS
project: Pedernales up Wind
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Adolfo Despradel
CUBA
PAISAJES EMERGENTES [email protected]
project: Aquatic Centre date of completion: 2010.2
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Luca Bullaro
PERU’
HÉCTOR LOLI RIZO PATRÓN + XIMENA ALVAREZ de la PIEDRA www.nomena-arquitectos.com
project: De la Piedra Chapel
date of completion: 2009-2010
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Jean Pierre Crousse
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COLOMBIA CHOY-LEÓN ESTUDIO DE
ARQUITECTURA
project: Prado y Malecón Hotel date of completion: 2009
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Eduardo Luis Rodríguez
CHILE
BENJAMÍN MURÚA, RODRIGO VALENZUELA [email protected]
project: Public Library
date of completion: 2008.9
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Fulvio Rossetti
NICARAGUA KELTON VILLAVICENCIO
ARCHITECTS [email protected]
project: Breast Cancer Clinic date of completion: 2010.10
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS Jeronimo Mejia
MEXICO
PRODUCTORA [email protected]
project: Three Zig Zag Living Space date of completion: 2011
ARCHITECTURAL CRITICS
Edgar Gonzalez
Backstage Architecture is available in e-book from August 27th at
www.backstage-architecture.org and buyable in paper edition from August 28th at www.Lulu.com.
WORLDWIDE BACKSTAGE ARCHITECTURE
27 AUGUST - 6.00pm-9.00pm Palazzo Widmann, Cannareggio 5403
by invitation only to accredit: [email protected]
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