EXHIBITION: THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE. Projects for Education and Culture in the World. / Il contributo delle donne nell'architettura contemporanea. Progetti per l’educazione in Europa: l’esempio finlandese, olandese, spagnolo
Programm of the Conference an Exhibition
Scuola e Centro di Quartiere des Pâquis, dl-a, designlab-architecture sa, Ginevra, Svizzera. Foto: Marcel Kultscher / dl-a, designlab-architecture sa
Lumion Amsterdam, Atelier Pro. Foto: Jean Paul Mioulet Scuola Massana
Scuola Massana, Estudio Carme Pinós. Foto: Duccio Malagamba
Finlandia Lumijoki log school, Luo architects. Foto: Heikki Salmi
On Wednesday 8th March 2023, 6-8 pm, the exhibition “The Contribution of Women in Contemporary Architecture.Projects for Education and Culture in the World” will be inaugurated with an international conference at the Headquarter of the Order of Architects P.P.C. of the Province of Milan and online. The conference will feature some of the key European women in architecture of the last decades:
Inès Lamunière, dl-a, designlab-architecture sa, Gqenva (CH)
Carme Pinós, Estudio Carme Pinós, Barceona, (ES)
Dorte Kristensen, Atelier PRO architects, L’Aia, (NL)
Virve Väisänen, Luo architects, Oulu, (FI)
At 8 pm, the evening will be closed by the opening of the exhibition. The exhibition will be open to the public with free admission until 30 March, Both, the exhibition and the conference are made possible due to the support and patronage of numerous organisations including SIA International.
The exhibition presents a selection of twelve projects for education and culture built in Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Finland, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Perù, Spain, South Africa, the United States, Switzerland and Turkey.
A section of the exhibition is dedicated to Europe with a focus on four schools built in Finland, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland (schools presented during the conference on 8 March). In the section dedicated to the other four continents, a selection of projects for education and culture will be exhibited; among others the project of the ESTOA (UDEM) University of Monterrey in Mexico designed by Tatiana Bilbao and the new incubator for art and creativity NXTHVN in New Haven in United States by Deborah Berke. All the architectural practice participating in the exhibition are: Australia: Kennedy Nolan; United Arab Emirates: Dabbagh Architects; Finlandi: Luo architects; Japan: Tezuka Architects; Mexico: Tatiana Bilbao Estudio; The Netherlands: Atelier PRO architects; Perù: Llosa Cortegana Arquitectos; Spain: Estudio Carme Pinós; United States: Deborah Berke Partners; South Africa: Lemon Pebble Architects and Urban Designers; Switzerland: dl-a, designlab-architecture sa; Turkey: Uygur Architects.