CATEGORY: SOUL OF CITY
PROJECT: EMBRACE
When we embrace…in everyday, in our extreme moments of joy, of despair…we reaffirm and are comforted by our connection to the continuum of family, friends, lovers, and strangers…humanity. The soul of any city lies in all the places where we congregate…to fulfill our social nature…to embrace.
“EMBRACE” COLLECTIVE FIGURATIVE FORM SUGGESTS MANY VISUAL METAPHORS … WALLS ENCIRCLING A PUBLIC PLAZA, AN ARK/VESSEL, A SHAKE OF TWO HANDS, AN OPENING AND CLOSING TULIP…
The concept for Marmomac’s Soul of the City emerged from the intention of creating an inviting, restful gathering place “embraced” in marble. At the same time, the intent was to express more contemporary ways to shape and lighten the marble defining any place.
The primary components of “Embrace” are two convex, concave curving walls of marble – one in Carrara White, the other with Picasso Green. Together they define what is both a passage and seating area.
CRAIG COPELAND
Craig Copeland is an architect, sculptor and industrial designer who is the Associate Partner in the New York City studio of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (formerly Cesar Pelli & Associates), and founding partner of Situcraft in Long Island City, New York.
Copeland joined Cesar Pelli and Associates full-time following graduate studies in architectural design at Yale University. In 1996, Copeland was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Rome, and subsequently a Visiting Artist studio at the American Academy in Rome, Italy.
In 2008, Copeland began a decade of annual design collaborations with a variety of Italian stone companies at Marmomac; and in 2016 opened his stone carving and design studio in New York City, launching a furniture company focused on stone design, Situcraft.
LAVAGNOLI MARMI
Headquarters:
Strada Rivis di Mies, 10
33050 Ronchis (Ud)
Tel. +39 0431 56349
info@lavagnolimarmi.com
Curated by Luca Molinari
In recent years, stone has become the protagonist of numerous emblematic contemporary works and has significantly influenced the thinking of designers and the evolution of current architectural languages. The introduction of sophisticated processing technologies has also enabled sustainable application as well as helping to promote new levels of expression.
The exhibition Soul of City explores possible visions of contemporary cities through stone. This research project into the use of natural stone interprets the topic of the 2017 UIA which took place in Seoul. Seven international design studies combined with Italian companies in the natural stone sector take up the challenge of this material from an architectural point of view in order to represent their ideas for cities.
- OPERA
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When we embrace…in everyday, in our extreme moments of joy, of despair…we reaffirm and are comforted by our connection to the continuum of family, friends, lovers, and strangers…humanity. The soul of any city lies in all the places where we congregate…to fulfill our social nature…to embrace.
“EMBRACE” COLLECTIVE FIGURATIVE FORM SUGGESTS MANY VISUAL METAPHORS … WALLS ENCIRCLING A PUBLIC PLAZA, AN ARK/VESSEL, A SHAKE OF TWO HANDS, AN OPENING AND CLOSING TULIP…
The concept for Marmomac’s Soul of the City emerged from the intention of creating an inviting, restful gathering place “embraced” in marble. At the same time, the intent was to express more contemporary ways to shape and lighten the marble defining any place.
The primary components of “Embrace” are two convex, concave curving walls of marble – one in Carrara White, the other with Picasso Green. Together they define what is both a passage and seating area. - DESIGNER
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CRAIG COPELAND
Craig Copeland is an architect, sculptor and industrial designer who is the Associate Partner in the New York City studio of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (formerly Cesar Pelli & Associates), and founding partner of Situcraft in Long Island City, New York.
Copeland joined Cesar Pelli and Associates full-time following graduate studies in architectural design at Yale University. In 1996, Copeland was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Rome, and subsequently a Visiting Artist studio at the American Academy in Rome, Italy.
In 2008, Copeland began a decade of annual design collaborations with a variety of Italian stone companies at Marmomac; and in 2016 opened his stone carving and design studio in New York City, launching a furniture company focused on stone design, Situcraft.
- PRODUCTION
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LAVAGNOLI MARMI
Headquarters:
Strada Rivis di Mies, 10
33050 Ronchis (Ud)
Tel. +39 0431 56349
info@lavagnolimarmi.com - CATEGORY
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Curated by Luca Molinari
In recent years, stone has become the protagonist of numerous emblematic contemporary works and has significantly influenced the thinking of designers and the evolution of current architectural languages. The introduction of sophisticated processing technologies has also enabled sustainable application as well as helping to promote new levels of expression.
The exhibition Soul of City explores possible visions of contemporary cities through stone. This research project into the use of natural stone interprets the topic of the 2017 UIA which took place in Seoul. Seven international design studies combined with Italian companies in the natural stone sector take up the challenge of this material from an architectural point of view in order to represent their ideas for cities.
When we embrace…in everyday, in our extreme moments of joy, of despair…we reaffirm and are comforted by our connection to the continuum of family, friends, lovers, and strangers…humanity. The soul of any city lies in all the places where we congregate…to fulfill our social nature…to embrace.
“EMBRACE” COLLECTIVE FIGURATIVE FORM SUGGESTS MANY VISUAL METAPHORS … WALLS ENCIRCLING A PUBLIC PLAZA, AN ARK/VESSEL, A SHAKE OF TWO HANDS, AN OPENING AND CLOSING TULIP…
The concept for Marmomac’s Soul of the City emerged from the intention of creating an inviting, restful gathering place “embraced” in marble. At the same time, the intent was to express more contemporary ways to shape and lighten the marble defining any place.
The primary components of “Embrace” are two convex, concave curving walls of marble – one in Carrara White, the other with Picasso Green. Together they define what is both a passage and seating area.
CRAIG COPELAND
Craig Copeland is an architect, sculptor and industrial designer who is the Associate Partner in the New York City studio of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (formerly Cesar Pelli & Associates), and founding partner of Situcraft in Long Island City, New York.
Copeland joined Cesar Pelli and Associates full-time following graduate studies in architectural design at Yale University. In 1996, Copeland was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Rome, and subsequently a Visiting Artist studio at the American Academy in Rome, Italy.
In 2008, Copeland began a decade of annual design collaborations with a variety of Italian stone companies at Marmomac; and in 2016 opened his stone carving and design studio in New York City, launching a furniture company focused on stone design, Situcraft.
LAVAGNOLI MARMI
Headquarters:
Strada Rivis di Mies, 10
33050 Ronchis (Ud)
Tel. +39 0431 56349
info@lavagnolimarmi.com
Curated by Luca Molinari
In recent years, stone has become the protagonist of numerous emblematic contemporary works and has significantly influenced the thinking of designers and the evolution of current architectural languages. The introduction of sophisticated processing technologies has also enabled sustainable application as well as helping to promote new levels of expression.
The exhibition Soul of City explores possible visions of contemporary cities through stone. This research project into the use of natural stone interprets the topic of the 2017 UIA which took place in Seoul. Seven international design studies combined with Italian companies in the natural stone sector take up the challenge of this material from an architectural point of view in order to represent their ideas for cities.
- OPERA
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When we embrace…in everyday, in our extreme moments of joy, of despair…we reaffirm and are comforted by our connection to the continuum of family, friends, lovers, and strangers…humanity. The soul of any city lies in all the places where we congregate…to fulfill our social nature…to embrace.
“EMBRACE” COLLECTIVE FIGURATIVE FORM SUGGESTS MANY VISUAL METAPHORS … WALLS ENCIRCLING A PUBLIC PLAZA, AN ARK/VESSEL, A SHAKE OF TWO HANDS, AN OPENING AND CLOSING TULIP…
The concept for Marmomac’s Soul of the City emerged from the intention of creating an inviting, restful gathering place “embraced” in marble. At the same time, the intent was to express more contemporary ways to shape and lighten the marble defining any place.
The primary components of “Embrace” are two convex, concave curving walls of marble – one in Carrara White, the other with Picasso Green. Together they define what is both a passage and seating area. - DESIGNER
-
CRAIG COPELAND
Craig Copeland is an architect, sculptor and industrial designer who is the Associate Partner in the New York City studio of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (formerly Cesar Pelli & Associates), and founding partner of Situcraft in Long Island City, New York.
Copeland joined Cesar Pelli and Associates full-time following graduate studies in architectural design at Yale University. In 1996, Copeland was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Rome, and subsequently a Visiting Artist studio at the American Academy in Rome, Italy.
In 2008, Copeland began a decade of annual design collaborations with a variety of Italian stone companies at Marmomac; and in 2016 opened his stone carving and design studio in New York City, launching a furniture company focused on stone design, Situcraft.
- PRODUCTION
-
LAVAGNOLI MARMI
Headquarters:
Strada Rivis di Mies, 10
33050 Ronchis (Ud)
Tel. +39 0431 56349
info@lavagnolimarmi.com - CATEGORY
-
Curated by Luca Molinari
In recent years, stone has become the protagonist of numerous emblematic contemporary works and has significantly influenced the thinking of designers and the evolution of current architectural languages. The introduction of sophisticated processing technologies has also enabled sustainable application as well as helping to promote new levels of expression.
The exhibition Soul of City explores possible visions of contemporary cities through stone. This research project into the use of natural stone interprets the topic of the 2017 UIA which took place in Seoul. Seven international design studies combined with Italian companies in the natural stone sector take up the challenge of this material from an architectural point of view in order to represent their ideas for cities.
