Mediterranean connections
Architectural education in the long tradition has consisted of two major steps. First the basic education on principles, methods, design strategies and various fields of knowledge to achieve the ability to produce relevant architectural drawings. Second the physical encounter with high quality architectural works from distant locations and periods, for documentation, interpretation and extrapolation into the present. This second part is traditionally termed the Grand Tour. The orientation course of the School of Architecture of Stockholm explores the Grand Tour as a method for advanced education. It presents numerous examples of architects who have been travelling extensively as the conclusive part of their studies. The system was institutionalised in the French Beaux-Arts culture, but many other examples can be found, not least for Nordic architects travelling and spending time in other parts of Europe and the Mediterranean. One of the aims of the course is to address the sensual experience of the built environment, reconnecting to architecture as a physical object in the age of digitalized communication. Another aim is to study cases of reception from distant – in location and time – experience as influencing architectural praxis world wide. The course presents lectures and architectural visits plus group assignments. Johan Mårtelius, Gertrud Olsson, Claes Sörstedt, Antonello Alici The second session of the Orientation course at the Italian Institute of Culture aims to explore the mutual attraction and influence between the Nordic and Mediterannean culture. Rome and Italy will be the focus of the lectures starting from Giambattista Piranesi and his reception in Sweden. The session will include a profile of Gio Ponti, the architect of the Italian Institute, and a visit of the building.For more information: http://www.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.492801!/schedule_ht14_orienteringskurs.pdfProgram: 9,45 – Welcome by Virginia Piombo, director of the Italian Institute of Culture Introduction Johan Mårtelius, The Royal Institute of Technology Lectures A trip to Rome through the eyes of Giambattista Piranesi Antonello Alici, Università Politecnica delle Marche The Piranesian experience Johan Mårtelius, The Royal Institute of Technology Lunch break 1,30 pm LecturesSouthern light and Northern reflections Gertrud Olsson, The Royal Institute of Technology As Is – the architectural interest of things outside the architectural discourse the last 100 years Claes Sörstedt, The Royal Institute of Technology Profiles of Italian architects in the 20th Century Antonello Alici, Università Politecnica delle Marche 3,00 pm Guided Tour of the Italian Institute of Culture For architectural students. If you are interested in participating, please contact iicstoccolma@esteri.it