Third Symposium at Villa Vigoni

Flagship Architecture, Multinational Design Firms and the Urban Transformation of European Cities (2019)

“Flagship Architecture, Multinational Design Firms and the Urban Transformation of European Cities” is a series of international symposia. The aim is to discuss the urban implications of star architecture and transnational projects with particular reference to European cities. The third and final symposium took place at Villa Vigoni.

Date and Place
October 8-9, 2019 at Villa Vigoni in Menaggio, Italy

Participants

Nadia Alaily-Mattar (TU Munich)

Magda Bolzoni (University of Turin)

Alain Bourdin (Ecole d’Urbanisme de Paris)

Johannes Dreher (HafenCity University)

Uta Leconte (TU Munich)

Maria Gravari-Barbas (Paris 1 Pantéon-Sorbonne University)

Michele Nastasi (independent researcher)

Davide Ponzini (Politecnico di Milano)

Jan Silberger (ETH Zurich)

Alain Thierstein (TU Munich)

Alberto Vanolo (University of Turin)

Coordinators
Davide Ponzini (Politecnico di Milano), Alain Thierstein (TU Munich) and Maria Gravari-Barbas (Université Paris 1 Pantéon-Sorbonne)

REPORTING FROM THE STARS

Networks and Constellations between Pritzker Prize and the Venice Architecture Biennale

 

Place and Date

Politecnico di Milano, January 22, 2019

Speaker

Burcin Basyazici, Istanbul Technical University

Discussants

Mina Akhavan, Politecnico di Milano
Magda Bolzoni, University of Turin
Gaia Caramellino, Politecnico di Milano
Antonella Contin, Politecnico di Milano
Zachary Jones, Politecnico di Milano
Michele Nastasi, photographer and indipendent researcher