Rooms

26/04/2022, h. 14:30
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Edificio 11, AULA R.1
Piattaforma Webex

Fosbury Architecture, Environments of Resistance for Social Individuals
Ciclo”Why is living in Milan so exhausting?”

“Rooms” is the second lecture in the cycle linked to the Architectural Design Studio “Why is Living in Milan so Exhausting?”, after Corridors (with Davide Rapp) and before Bathrooms (With Matilde Cassani and Iván L. Munuera). The traditional elements of the house typology are deconstructed thanks to the research of the authors.
“In a mature context of society’s commodification, the border between public and private dissolves until it disintegrates. Environments of Resistance for Social Individuals is an incremental archive of authentic private spaces (private in the sense of “deprivation” of public presence). While home is becoming more and more a place for work and an instrument of subsistence, domesticity invades every field of human activity, with shops that are camouflaged as lounges, offices as game rooms, and restaurants as kitchens. The sharing economy has converted intimacy into an economic asset, forcing large strata of society, if indeed fortunate enough to own a house, to cede a portion of it and taking refuge in the little space left.”
Fosbury Architecture (F.A) is a collective of architectural design and research founded in Milan in 2013. F.A engages in a wide range of projects, from urban strategies to domestic environments, from independent fanzines to labyrinths. F.A’s work was awarded in several international competitions and was exhibited at the Chicago (2017) and Venice (2016) Architecture Biennale and Adhocracy Athens (2015) amongst others.

Relatore: Claudia Mainardi, Fosbury Architecture

Responsabile: Nina Bassoli