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Frigerio Design Group. A Journey in Slow Architecture
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"The 'slow architecture' developed by the FRIGERIO DESIGN GROUP is a progressive form of architecture, which endures over time and draws the resources that give it definition from the surrounding context." The architecture of Enrico Frigerio appears to be naturally engaged in a need for synthesis in each stage of its process, from the early conception all thru the relationships with the client and the construction phase. If the client and the architect are the protagonists of the field where architecture develops its forms, then the context is the materialization of its silent, though demanding spirit. The context asks for, demands, and induces an intelligent and delicate interaction.
Client, construction, context. These are the three keywords in Slow architecture for living (Skira, 2005), the first monograph devoted to the works of the Frigerio Design Group, edited by Luca Molinari. The book presents the balanced, conscious, and thoughtful approach of Enrico Frigerio. He is very much influenced, step after step, by the expectations of the client -as they are expressed in the conversations with the architect-, by the needs of the territory -with which he established a relationship that is at times harmonious or discordant, though never fortuitous-, and, still, by the constantly evolving experience of the construction. "A motto -writes Luca Molinari commenting the title of the book- that presupposes a view of architecture as an activity with a high social value, and at the same time as a profession with a strong awareness of its role and of the influence that works of architecture have on the environment and life of those who live in them (...)."
From the rapture of the inspiration to the "total quality." Along this direction Enrico Frigerio pursues the objective of "total quality" -as he himself calls it-, i.e. the aspiration to conceive an architecture that derives from a sustainable approach, one that is capable of responding to its users' needs and of coupling the language of technology with the needs for energy conservation.
"These buildings -explains Marco Brizzi, curator of the exhibition- draw attention and are appreciated for their sense of reasonableness and balance, which envelops them with discreet elegance, making them impalpable protagonists of the space in which they are sited. The architectural works of the Frigerio Design Group are part of the environment, into which they dissolve to create a very personal and extremely precise poetics of disappearance."
The FRIGERIO DESIGN GROUP. A Journey in Slow Architecture exhibition, supplemented by a catalogue released by Mandragora www.mandragora.it, is part of the program of traveling exhibitions produced and organized by Image EXHIBITIONS.
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The official catalogue of the FRIGERIO DESIGN GROUP. A Journey in Slow Architecture exhibition is published by Mandragora www.mandragora.it. The book (48 pages, 15 x 15, paperback) presents 8 selected projects by Frigerio Design Group and critical essays by Marco Brizzi.
Copies of the book can be bought from the publisher's website www.mandragora.it.
CREDITS
exhibition curated by
Marco Brizzi
project manager
Lulghennet Teklè (Image)
tour coordinator
Silvia Presenti (Image)
graphic design
iDU
www.i-du.org
press office
Image MEDIA AGENCY
media partner
ARCH'IT
www.architettura.it
an event produced and organised by
Image
catalogue
Mandragora
www.mandragora.it
edited by
Paola Giaconia (Image)
text edited and typeset by
Monica Fintoni, Andrea Paoletti, Paola Vannucchi (Mandragora)
photography
Federico Biassoni, Enrico Cano, Andrea Capurro, Mario Carrieri, Stefano Degli Innocenti, Fotoolimpia, Enrico Frigerio, Gianluca Marras, Matteo Piazza
with the support of
Ansaldo Energia
EGL Produzione Italia
Interface Italia
Marazzi Gruppo Ceramiche
Sambonet Paderno Industrie
ThyssenKrupp Bausysteme
Unifor
CIRCULATION
Firenze, Italy (Tour Premiere)
SESV gallery
piazza Ghiberti 27
October 5 to 27, 2006
Genova, Italy
Accademia Ligustica Di Belle Arti
largo Pertini 4
November 16 novembre to December 9, 2006
Milano, Italy
Spazio Mostre Guido Nardi
Facoltà di Architettura e Società - Politecnico di Milano
via Ampère 2
March 26 to April 6, 2007
Ferrara, Italy
Castello Estense di Ferrara
Imbarcaderi Castello
June 29 to July 15, 2007
Torino, Italy
Castello del Valentino, Sala delle Colonne
Politecnico di Torino - Facoltà di Architettura
viale Mattioli 39
October 8 to 20, 2007
Palermo, Italy
EXPA, galleria di architettura
via Alloro 97
December 15, 2007 to January 6, 2008
Vercelli, Italy
ARCA ARTE VERCELLI
Chiesa di San Marco
piazza San Marco 1
June 12 to July 15 2008
Copenhagen, Denmark
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
School of Architecture
Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 51, Holmen
September 1 to 28, 2008
Praga, Czech Republic
Trade Fair Palace (Veletrzni Palac)
Dukelskych hrdinu 47
October 1 to November 2, 2008
The following venues of this exhibition will be soon announced on this page.
CONTACTS
For informations on this exhibit or for more details on the Image EXHIBITIONS program you are invited to contact us by phone at +39 055 4684 187 or by email exhibitions@Image-web.org.
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