The Plan 129 April 2021

Description

Is it still possible for architecture and nature to coexist? This is the question posed by Tony Joseph from STAPATI in the THE PLAN 129 editorial. In Viaggio in Italia, Valerio Paolo Mosco looks at the autonomous architecture of Labics, opening a discussion with international relevance. But sustainability and nature are the focus of this issue. We look at the Biodome, a living museum redesigned by Canadian studio KANVA with NEUF architect(e)s, as well as the Xia Dynasty Museum in Erlitou, the work of TJAD and Rurban Studio. Also featured are a project by Piraccini+Potente Architettura that innovatively reinterprets the traditions of Italy’s Cesena area. Malfona Petrini Architetti reworks modern compositional traditions in its “house in the woods,” while the project by Robert Hutchison Architecture and JSa sets out to find a complete symbiosis between the built and natural environments. Our focus also extends to art, with Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture’s design for Pace Gallery, an example of living, monumental art gallery design that rewrites the Manhattan lexicon. We also look at an extraordinary project by Steven Holl Architects’ that balances light and lightness: Winter Visual Arts Building, Franklin & Marshall College.

CONTENTS

Reflections on Reconnected Design / Tony Joseph
Giving structure to a project / Labics
Biodome Science Museum. An osmotic and biomorphic installation / Kanva
Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia dinasty. A former capital comes to light / TJAD | Rurban Studio
The Shell Passivhaus. Tradition and innovation for sustainable living / Piraccini + Potente Architettura
Rain Harvest Home. At one with nature / Robert Hutchison Architecture | JSa Architects
Pace Gallery Headquarters. A living building for democratic art / bonetti/kozerski architecture
Private Residence “La casa sul bosco”. The pavilion enters the world of the maisonette / Malfona Petrini
Winter Visual Arts center, Franklin & Marshall college. Light, Light and More Light / Steven Holl Architects