Special mention 57th Art Biennale

Hunting ground Cinthia Marcelle. Brazilian Pavilion 13.05 > 26.11 // 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Viva Arte Viva Precarious Architecture collaborates to the Brazilian Pavilion installation at 57th Venice International Art Exhibition. The artwork is awarded with a “Special mention as National Participation to Brazil for an installation which produces an …

The theatre of usefull

How to install an important without wasting resources Interview with Rural Studio by Alessandro Zorzetto, published on domus  on October 26th 2016 Art, in its numerous forms, is often seen as an activator of circumstance, a catalyser of motions, passions, ideas and actions. On a local level, it may help to spontaneously and …

LIGHTSCAPES – Making of

The 15th International Architecture Exhibition “REPORTING FROM THE FRONT” will be open until Sunday November 27th 2016 at the Giardini and Arsenale venues. It is directed by Alejandro Aravena who explains his approach: “..the Venice Biennale is the most important architectural show in the world, but it is not about …

The Theater of the useFULL – Venice Biennale 2016

Why did we build this installation for Venice? Rural Studio explains in detail the idea of supporting two local projects: Cooperativa Caracol and Assembly for Social Housing. The THEATER of the USEFULL a project by Rural Studio, Auburn University AL Beds, cabinets, panels for supporting two local projects: a shelter center for …

Spaces of Exception

The book (Milieu Edizioni) is edited by S.a.L.E-Docks and Escuela Moderna. More than 80 architects, artists, performers and activists have sent in images, projects and texts reflecting on the state of exception. Is this a tool irretrievably in the hands of the constituted powers, useful for restricting the spaces of …

Towards a precarious architecture

by Alessandro Zorzetto, published in the volume P.I.G.S., edited by Escuela Moderna / Ateneo Libertario, Milieu Edizioni, Milan, 2016, pp. 68-77 The other day, in a moment of overflowi, I thought it might be a solution to temporarily dust off the Epicurean lathe biosasii to find a moment of serene …

Stardome

Stardome construction workshop at S.a.L.E. Docks. We used waste materials from the warehouse: pvc pipes and zip ties. A project suitable for the construction of an instant dome. Participants: Boss, Cianci, Gaia, Francesca, Michela, Morgane, Piter, Ale. Video: Gaia

Den

The idea is to transform a haystack in an outdoor seating area. A horse will eat the fodder forming a concavity in the bale, which will be reversed to become a place to sit. Everything will be wrapped in a strip of felt. In its soft pockets could be found …

Architecture and degrowth: the alternative becomes reality

DISCOVERING CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN THE SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES by Alessandro Zorzetto and Francesca Modolo “I decided I had enough. I closed the office, bought a motorcycle, and went into the desert to work with the people on their ideas and dreams” Nader Khalili, 2005 The idea of a …

agRorà

Urban space for opportunities and cultural contamination A Rural Boxx project, featuring Ctrl+Z, D1618, lamatraKa agRorà is a socio-cultural laboratory born through the synergic combination of a physical structure with a cultural program. It mainly aims at opening spaces and offering opportunities to those socio-cultural activities already existing on the …

How to build a geodesic dome

The initial idea of a dome built using the technique of super adobe is reformulated in order to make the structure removable and portable. We proceed studying a geodesic dome , maintaing the initial shape with a grid of beams. Due to a design need, the spherical shape of the …

Parasite Blues

published in AR Architetti Regione n. 47, March 2011, pp. 24-31 Interview to Alessandro Zorzetto∗, by Giovanna Astolfo∗ The programme is always changing faster than the buildings themselves; parasitic architecture fits into this discord by making up for the natural resistance of the built environment. In a European reality that …

Jump! – dive into hay

The emptiness of the city needs to be filled with wonder, all it takes is a friend, a wooden frame and some hay. A sudden living room, the countryside squeezing between the grey buildings, a stage for street musicians and distracted young people. A distinguished man, with the smile of …

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