Wood Taking Shape. Opening
Academy of Architecture
Start date: 30 October 2024 / 18:30
End date: 22 November 2024
Wood Taking Shape
Curated by Lukas Ingold, Caspar Schärer, Heike Biechteler
Opening
30/10/2024 h18:30
Accademia di architettura USI
Palazzo Canavée
Speakers:
Walter Angonese, Director, Accademia di architettura USI
Mario Monotti, Professor Academy of Architecture USI
Caspar Schärer, General Secretary BSA FAS
Lukas Ingold, architect
Every two years, the Federation of Swiss Architects, FSA, awards a single research grant, resulting in a publication and a travelling exhibition supported by the Architectural Council of Switzerland. In his project, Lukas Ingold, recipient of the sixth FSA research grant, explores the diverse processing methods for wood and their potential for architecture. The use of high-performance building materials such as moulded plywood opens up many new design possibilities, particularly with regard to environmental architecture. The research focuses on architectural issues as well as historical, ecological, economic, technical, and cultural considerations. It thereby establishes an alternative perspective on building with wood.
Exhibition 31.10 - 22.11.2024
MON-FRI 10-18
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