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Unprivileged views, 2012 Exhibition: »Unprivileged views« on wiew March 3-March 25 At: Wuho Gallery, Los Angeles, US Institution: Woodbury University School of Architecture Curators: co-curated by Eric Olsen and Keith Mitnick, with Danielle Etzler, Reto Geiser, Keith Krumwiede, Mireille Roddier, Paulette Singley, and Mark Wasiuta Design: Matilde Cassani Website : http://www.unprivilegedviews.org http://www.domusweb.it The public images of cities tend to be defined by the iconic photographs with which their buildings, neighborhoods, skylines and vistas are represented, even though the views portrayed in these stereotypical images are frequently at odds with the life of the city and the reality of what occurs in them. In this exhibit we are interested in collecting together "anti-iconic views," both in terms of visual experience and political reality, of a broad selection of cities. The exhibit will promote unfamiliar views of familiar places in order to change how we think about and represent them, and look for ways to embody alternative viewpoints in the construction of images. Along with the premise that our experience of cities is informed by the ways it is represented, is an interest in physical aspects of the photographic image, and techniques for applying distinctly architectural operations, such as the materiality of the printed surface, the assembly of multiple frameworks into a single construct, and the spatial or narrative aspects of compositional form. From Felix Bonfils' panoramic view of Damascus and Ed Ruscha's All of the Buildings on Sunset Strip to images from Venturi Scott Brown's Learning From Las Vegas, and David Hockney's photo-joiners of Southern California- innovative photographs have not only redefined the ways we think about and document places, but have also triggered new approaches to the ways we design them. For art and architecture practices, the photo-image remains a productive site for exploration, offering examples that reclaim three-dimensional bodies, reanimate static figures, refocus attention and re-imagine possibilities. Given the shift from developing and enlarging toward processing and printing, what is the status of the constructed image as a means of communicating a place and how do we assemble shots of a city in a way that engage its particular qualities? From the selection of specific features that best encapsulate the ethos of a particular city, to the material structure of the image, format and assembly, the selected photo-constructs will create a spatial geography as much about the physical attributes of photographs and the space in which they are displayed as they are about the cities they portray.http://www.unprivilegedviews.orghttp://www.domusweb.itshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1
International Conference: Multi-Faith Spaces: Symptoms & Agents of Religious & Social Change, 2012 March 21-March 23 At: University of Manchester Increasingly, both public and private organisations are attempting to accommodate religious diversity via the provision of multi-faith spaces (MFS). Some are small and mono-functional (located in airports, universities, hospitals, shopping malls, etc); others take the form of dedicated buildings or complexes, where different religions inhabit and utilise their own sacred space(s), whilst sharing collective ‘secular’ facilities. Here individuals can, notionally, come together to pray, relax, discuss and learn. Within these spaces divergent worldviews might be brought together, with potential reconciliation between belief systems occurring. Some even view MFS as places where new religious practices might thrive. Additionally, MFS have received overt political endorsement, with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) noting the importance of ‘shared spaces for interaction’. Here MFS are viewed as tangible manifestations of tolerance and pluralism, within a socio-religious landscape characterised by a certain degree of fragmentation. Yet issues arise as to whether these spaces are being constructed to promote narrow socio-political agendas (i.e. ‘cohesion’ or ‘inclusion’ policies), or are put in place to merely appease ‘customers’ – for example, in airports, shopping centres or universities. http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/facetofaceframeworkshapeimage_4_link_0
Headlands Center for the Arts, July 10-August 9, 2012 Website : http://www.headlands.org/ Headlands center for the arts Headlands Center for the Arts is a multidisciplinary, international arts center dedicated to supporting artists; the creative process; and the development of new, innovative ideas and artwork. Headlands artists programs support artists of all disciplines: from visual artists to performers, musicians, writers, and videographers and provide opportunities for independent and collaborative creative work. http://www.headlands.org/http://www.headlands.org/programs/shapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1
National participation of the Kingdom of Bahrain 13th International Architecture Biennale, Venice. August 29- November 25, 2012 Website : http://www.labiennale.org/it/architettura/ www.background.bh Commissioned by: Her Excellency Sh. Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa Curator: Noura Al Sayeh Designers: Matilde Cassani, Francesco Librizzi, Stefano Tropea. http://www.labiennale.org/it/architettura/http://www.background.bh/shapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1
Past Futures, Present, Futures October 5 - January 13, 2013 Website : http://www.storefrontnews.org Curated by: Eva Franch Exhibition design: Leong Leong http://storefrontnews.org/programming/events?preview=true&e=489shapeimage_7_link_0
Mineralwasser, 2012 The garden is all around Competition: Pabello Archivo At: Mexico City Design: Matilde Cassani, Francesco Librizzi Website :http://archivonline.org/en/ AWARDED SECOND PLACE! http://archivonline.org/en/shapeimage_8_link_0
YAP MAXXI, 2013 Competition: YAP MAXXI 2013 Website http://www.fondazionemaxxi.it/ http://www.fondazionemaxxi.it/shapeimage_9_link_0
Ground Atlas, 2013 Competition: YAP MAXXI 2013 At: MAXXI Museum, Rome Design: Matilde Cassani con Giorgia Cilli, Deniz Sak, Eugenia Macchia Website http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/yap/ FINALIST http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/yap/shapeimage_10_link_0