Tag Alessandro Melis

25-11-2021

The themes of COP26 and of the Venice Biennale in the webinars organised by the Iris Ceramica Group

The last week of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia also saw the conclusion of the offer of webinars promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group as part of Resilient Communities - Italian Pavilion and organised by The Plan magazine. Thanks to the contributions of the many and important international guests, the themes covered by COP26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, were addressed and adapted to the architectural landscape. Moreover, the virtuous processes of urban regeneration carried out in various so-called Italian media cities were also presented, which saw a high and interested participation of the part of the public.

08-11-2021

Media Cities Appunto Acqua Webinar Iris Ceramica Group and Resilient Communities - Biennale di Venezia

Two new webinars complete the initiatives promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group in the context of Resilient Communities – the Italian Pavilion and organised by The Plan magazine. The focus shifts to cities, and particularly "media cities", to discuss and compare experiences of urban regeneration and development for the future centring around the elements and key resources of water and greenery.

19-10-2021

Architecture and Adaptation - Resilient Communities Biennale di Venezia

Adaptation and resilience: the keywords to tackle climate change. One of the most important challenges we face today is redesigning the structure of cities and of the spaces between cities, to make them resilient and find new balance after the occurrence of unforeseen or catastrophic events. It is precisely this issue that will be discussed today, October 19, at the second webinar promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group, within the Resilient Community - Italian Pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia, and organised by The Plan magazine.

01-10-2021

The themes of COP26 at Resilient Communities, Italian Pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia

From October 5 to November 16, the Italian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia presents 4 webinars dedicated to the themes that will be the subject of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, scheduled to be held in Glasgow from October 31 to November 12. The events, promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group as part of the "Resilient Communities" Italian Pavilion and organised by The Plan magazine, will feature important international guests, to be introduced by architect Alessandro Melis, curator of the Italian Pavilion.

14-09-2021

"Resilient Communities”, architecture as caregiver in the Cyberwall installations at the Venice Biennale

In a recent interview Alessandro Melis, curator of the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, explains the significance of the "Resilient Communities" project and talks about some interesting sections of the exhibition. Among these, "Architecture as caregiver", section featuring projects in which architecture becomes a means of ensuring our well-being and health. Some key examples are the Cyberwall and Cyberwall II installations, made with Active ceramic surfaces developed by the Iris Ceramica Group and customised by architect Alessandro Melis himself, thanks to Design Your Slabs, the Group’s innovative technique that makes it possible to transfer any image or illustration onto large ceramic formats. The use of Active Surfaces, in other words surfaces with antibacterial and antiviral, anti-pollution, anti-odour and self-cleaning properties, render the Cyberwall installations eco-active and able to contribute to a sustainable and resilient future.

04-06-2021

Philippe Sarfati presents Territories, or: how will we live together with architecture

French architect and photographer Philippe Sarfati has presented his book Territories in the Italian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at Biennale di Venezia. In the context of an event in the pavilion curated by Alessandro Melis, Sarfati shows how the photographic representation of architecture influences its reception and, consequently, its resilience.

28-04-2021

Resilient Communities: the Italian Pavilion at Biennale di Venezia

In a live-streamed event on April 23, architect Alessandro Melis presented "Resilient Communities", the Italian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture. The theme of the pavilion becomes a voyage in search of answers to the momentous challenges facing architecture and our way of living on Earth today, not in order to simplify them, but to acknowledge the complexity that surrounds us.

26-02-2021

Episodio 22: Alessandro Melis different forms of expressive arts

In this second part, we talk together with Alessandro Melis about the different forms of expressive arts, expanding the architecture discourse with radical visions, and utopian-dystopian scenarios embraced in the world of mass media, literature, comic books, graphic novels, manga, films, sci-fiction, and cyberpunk.

12-02-2021

Episodio 21: Alessandro Melis

In our podcast, Alessandro Melis shares his idea of architecture, embracing notions and transversal contaminations coming from evolutionary biology, neurology, paleoanthropology, and all those specialized fields complementing his research. Anticipating a foretaste of the Italian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 2021, as curator, he will guide us on a journey through his ‘mini lab’, a jungle inhabited by strange creatures, filled with cyber tones, to be part of a Resilient Community.