THE PLAN 121 April 2020

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• Simon Henley, The façade. A liminal space
  In February I travelled with my students to California. We were following in the footsteps of European architects Rudolf Schindler and Richard Neutra who emigrated to the West Coast a century ago. They took with them the germ of an idea – “Modernism” – and transposed it to another place, climate and culture to which they were not…
• Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners. Assertive modernity. Residential and office complex Bergamo+ / Bergamo, Italy
• Legacy. American Red Oak transcends time and generations / London, United Kingdom
  For several years now, the design project partnered by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and the London Design Festival has been an opportunity to experiment with the construction and expressive potential of American hardwood.Legacy, the project of the 2019 edition of the festival, involved ten…
• Studio Transit. Angelini Headquarters. Urban regeneration through transformation / Rome, Italy
• 967arch | Broadway Malyan. Petronas Lubricants Research Center. Technology, Innovation e Environment / Torino Santena, Italy
• ASArchitects. Cooperative Winery. Giving a traditional image new luster / Grosseto Pitigliano, Italy
• Giuseppe Tortato Architetti. Arcadia Center. Architectural excellence to drive urban development / Milan, Italy
• Nicola Probst Architetti. Villa 4L. Freedom afforded by discipline / Lugano, Switzerland
• Claudio Lucchin & architetti associati. Dante Broglio Primary School. A Road in the Sky. Creating a sense of community and place / Verona Colognola Ai Colli, Italy
• Roland Baldi architects. Kindergarten. A fun place for kids / Bolzano Sluderno, Italy
• Alvisi Kirimoto + Partners | Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia / AF517* | Andrea Rigo e Carlotta Rigo | Park Associati | Federica Monti e Paola Zatti. Space For Nice Ideas Design Contest / Oderzo, Italy
  Situated on the very edges of our urban centers and usually surrounded by agricultural land, many factories and businesses – often housed in technically efficient, well-planned but architecturally non-descript buildings – have great potential in terms of experimental design projects. Renovating, extending and…