News Generations Festival 2017
Intitolato “Architects vs. Rest of the World”, il festival riunisce più di 50 designer ed esperti internazionali.
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There are just a few weeks left before the fourth edition of the New Generations Festival, the international architecture event curated by Gianpiero Venturini (Itinerant Office) for the cultural association New Generations running in Rome from September 24-26th, 2017. Promoted by the Casa dell’Architettura, with the support of the CNAPPC (National Council Architects, Planners, Landscape Designers and Restorers), the Chamber of Architects, Planners, Landscape Designers and Restorers of Rome and Province, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Rome and Creative Industries Fund NL, the initiative is part of Estate Romana’s programme promoted by Roma Capitale, Department of Cultural Growth.
The festival, which has welcomed, in previous editions (Milan, 2013; Florence, 2014; Genoa, 2015), more than 5,000 participating architects, designers, students, local authority representatives and research institutes, will be hosted within the enchanting Nineteenth century Casa dell’Architettura - Acquario Romano. During the inauguration on Sunday 24th September, from 19.30h onwards, the institutional welcome and the introduction by the curator Gianpiero Venturini will be followed by a Pecha Kucha Night, showcasing a selection of young international talents.
Entitled “Architects vs. Rest of the World”, the event will unite more than 50 young designers and international experts. These include: APPAREIL (ES), Architecture for Refugees (CH), ecoLogicStudio (UK), Emanuele Bompan (geographer and journalist, IT), Ricardo Devesa (editor-in-chief for urbanNext, Actar, ES), ENORME Studio (ES), Fosbury Architecture (IT), Luca Montuori (Councilor Urban Planning and Infrastructures of Rome’s Municipality, IT), Orizzontale (IT), SET Architects (IT), Jean-Benoît Vetillard (FR), U67 (DK), and WikiSpazioPubblico (IT). In addition to this, two keynote speakers will fuel the debate during the evenings: Koert van Mensvoort (Next Nature, NL) and Jose Luis Vallejo (ecosistema urbano, ES).
With a compact programme of lectures, roundtables, workshops and satellite events (projections, video-interviews...), the event spotlights three main themes:
URBAN VOCABULARY & PUBLIC SPACE
A new urban vocabulary examines how architects are increasingly becoming mediation figures in complex urban processes, by proposing new ways of thinking in terms of urban planning and collaboration with communities, and with the overarching aim of reactivating and regaining public space.
NEW ECONOMIES & VALUES
The crisis of 2008 has defined new sustainable and collaborative economic models. New Economies & Values investigates successful, emergent and innovative practices, with particular emphasis on topics such as urban metabolism, circular economic systems and alternative financing models that characterize various large scale urban projects.
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES & NEW MEDIA
New technologies and media have changed the way we work, by bringing new professional figures into the architecture sphere. The technology systems that underpin the development and change of urban fabric, and their importance in the field of design, are under discussion.
Within the programme, the National Council of Architects will organize a Focus on Europan: an in-depth study of the effectiveness of competitions for urban transformations, as well as a contribution to the debate on the future of cities. In line with CNAPPC's policy, the initiative aims to unearth a new paradigm for urban quality of life, in a broader project for ecological reconversion and habitat improvement.
Perestrello 3.0 is a workshop curated by Orizzontale, which from September 18th to 22nd, will involve the office and several local institutions in a public, participatory and self-constructed project at Largo Bartolomeo Perestrello, an emblematic venue in the heart of the popular neighborhood Tor Pignattara. Results will be presented on Saturday September 23rd , 2017 at 19.00h.
What’s more, inside the Casa dell’Architettura - Acquario Romano, there will be Press Box, a site-specific installation by SET Architects, which will encompass a reading area curated by mint LIST. A selection of publications, magazines and architecture books from major international publishing houses will be on display. Titles include: AA Publications, Abitare, Actar, Arquitectura Viva, Casabella, dérive, L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Lars Müller Publishers, Living, NAi Publishers, OPENHOUSE, Real Review, Volume.
To stay up to date on New Generations’ activities, please follow the festival’s social media (official hashtag #NGF2017):
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The PRESS KIT (English, Italian) is available at this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iksyep69mbkyli6/AAAjuND2lUeub4x4hVttlcxOa?dl=0
For further information, please contact mint LIST (Giulia Milza, Maria Azzurra Rossi), press office of New Generations Festival 2017: [email protected].
CNAPPC (National Council Architects, Planners, Landscape Designers and Restorers) Press Office: Silvia Renzi +39 3382366914
Casa dell’Architettura Press Office: Chiara Capotondi +39 3335251825, [email protected]
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NEW GENERATIONS FESTIVAL 2017 - Architects VS Rest of the World
Curated by:
Gianpiero Venturini – Founder of Itinerant Office
Within the New Generations Cultural Association’s agenda
With the contribution of:
CNAPPC (National Council Architects, Planners, Landscape Designers and Restorers)
OAR (Chamber of Architects, Planners, Landscape Designers and Restorers of Rome and Province)
La Casa dell'Architettura - Acquario Romano
Embassy of the Netherlands in Rome
Estate Romana - Roma Capitale, Department of Cultural Growth
Creative Industries Fund NL
In collaboration with:
SIAE
Technical sponsor:
Car.Per Appalti, LAGO, Macchi - Componenti modulari per l'architettura, Maglianella 80
Media Partners:
IED Roma, INTERNI, Platform, Porn Architecture, urbanNext / Actar
Media Supporter Press Box:
AA Publications, Abitare, Actar, Arquitectura Viva, Casabella, dérive, L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Lars Müller Publishers, Living, NAi Publishers, OPENHOUSE, Real Review, Volume
ARCHITECTS VS REST OF THE WORLD: IL NEW GENERATIONS FESTIVAL ARRIVA A ROMA
La Kermesse dal 24 al 26 settembre alla Casa dell’Architettura
Si terrà dal 24 al 26 settembre alla Casa dell’Architettura di Roma (Piazza Manfredo Fanti, 47) Architects VS Rest of the World , la quarta edizione del New Generations Festival, l’evento internazionale di architettura curato da Gianpiero Venturini (ItinerantOffice), promosso dalla Casa dell’Architettura, dall’Ordine degli Architetti di Roma, con il supporto del Consiglio nazionale degli Architetti, dell’Ambasciata del Regno dei Paesi Bassi a Roma e di Creative IndustriesFund NL.
L’iniziativa, che fa parte del programma dell’Estate Romana, avrà protagonisti 80 giovani professionisti ed esperti internazionali tra i quali: APPAREIL (ES), Architecture for Refugees (CH), ecoLogicStudio (UK), Emanuele Bompan (geografo e giornalista, IT), ENORME Studio (ES), Fosbury Architecture (IT), Orizzontale (IT), Olga Polishuk (Chief Operating Officerdi Strelka Institute, RU), SET Architects (IT), Jean-Benoît Vetillard (FR), U67 (DK). A questi si aggiungono i due Keynote Speaker che animeranno le serate del Festival: Koert van Mensvoort (Next Nature, NL) e Jose Luis Vallejo (ecosistema urbano, ES).
Tre i temi chiave che verranno analizzati durante le giornate: Urban Vocabulary & Public Space, il nuovo vocabolario urbano esamina il modo in cui gli architetti stanno diventando sempre più figure di mediazione nei processi urbani complessi, proponendo nuovi modi di pensare in termini di pianificazione urbana e collaborazione con le comunità, con l’obiettivo di riattivare e riconquistare lo spazio pubblico, NewEconomies & Values, La crisi del 2008 ha portato alla definizione di nuovi modelli economici sostenibili e collaborativi. New Economies & Values propone un’indagine delle pratiche di successo, emergenti e innovative, con particolare attenzione a temi come il metabolismo urbano, i sistemi di economia circolare e le forme di finanziamento alternativo che caratterizzano alcuni interventi a scala urbana, Digital Infrastructures& New Media, Nuove tecnologie e media hanno cambiato il mondo del lavoro, introducendo nuove figure professionali che intervengono nel campo dell’architettura. In discussione i sistemi tecnologici che fanno da sfondo allo sviluppo e al cambiamento del tessuto urbano e la loro importanza in ambito progettuale.
Parteciperanno, tra gli altri, all’evento: Eliana Cangelli, vicepresidente Ordine Architetti di Roma, Giuseppe Capocchin, presidente Consiglio nazionale Architetti, Alfonso Giancotti, presidente Casa dell’Architettura, Bas Ernst, responsabile Affari Culturali dell’Ambasciata del Regno dei Paesi Bassi in Italia, Luca Montuori, Assessore all’Urbanistica e Infrastrutture del Comune di Roma, Gianpiero Venturini, fondatore Itinerant Office e curatore dell’evento.
La partecipazione ad ogni seminario riconosce crediti formativi agli iscritti.
Ufficio stampa di New Generations Festival 2017: mint LIST(Giulia Milza, Maria Azzurra Rossi), +39 3381863928, [email protected]
Ufficio stampa Casa dell’Architettura: Chiara Capotondi +39 3334251825, [email protected]
NEW GENERATIONS FESTIVAL 2017 - Architects VS Restof the World
A cura di:
Gianpiero Venturini - Fondatore di Itinerant Office
All’interno dell’agenda culturale di:
Associazione Culturale New Generations
Con il contributo di:
CNAPPC - Consiglio Nazionale Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori
OAR - Ordine degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori di Roma e Provincia
La Casa dell'Architettura - Acquario Romano
Ambasciata del Regno dei Paesi Bassi a Roma
Estate Romana - Roma Capitale Assessorato alla Crescita culturale
Creative Industries Fund NL
Con il patrocinio di:
SITdA
In collaborazione con:
SIAE
Sponsor Tecnici:
Car.Per Appalti, Diciannovedieci, LAGO, Macchi - Componenti modulari per l'architettura, Maglianella 80
Media Partner:
IED Roma, INTERNI, PLATFORM Architecture and Design, Porn Architecture, urbanNext
Media Supporter Press Box:
AA Publications, Abitare, Actar, AR-Architetti Roma, Arquitectura Viva, Casabella, dérive, Domus, L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Lars Müller Publishers, Living, NAi Publishers, OPENHOUSE, Phaidon, Real Review, Volume.
