2008
'PUBLIC SPACE IN
ARCHITECTURE' -
AUCKLAND - NZ
an exhibition of public
buildings in Prato
|
project start
date |
2008 |
|
time period |
February- March
2008 |
|
promoter |
School of
Architecture and
Landscape
Architecture (ScALA) |
|
location |
Auckland, New
Zealand |
|
architect |
Marco Meozzi,
Massimo
Lastrucci,Luca
Piantini,
Architects
|
|
publications |
ARCHITETTURE NEW
ZEALAND n.
3-2007 "Practice
in Prato"
pp.102-103-104-106 |
In 2008 Tony van Raat,
Dean of the School of
Architecture and
Landscape
Architecture(ScALA) in
Auckland - New Zealand,
invited some Italian
counterparts to exhibit
in a show titled: “The
Search for Quality Urban
Space in the
Contemporary City: a
Case Study of Prato, a
medium-sized Italian
City.” A number of
public buildings were
presented, for the most
part schools, buildings
and urban spaces created
by the architects Marco
Meozzi, Massimo
Lastrucci, and Luca
Piantini.
The exhibition was
followed up by a series
of conferences at the
New Zealand Institute of
Architecture on the
primary role played by
public buildings in the
definition of quality
urban space. Particular
attention was devoted to
the theme of sustainable
growth and to the
quality of urban
planning.
The event came about
because of the friendly
relations between the
two cities. There was
even an exchange between
the professional
architects' orders as
well as a series of
events involving
students and professors
of the University of
Auckland.
The event was documented
in the magazine
ARCHITETTURE NEW ZEALAND
n. 3-2007
pp.102-103-104-106
Practice in Prato- Marco
Meozzi- Massimo
Lastrucci and modern
humanism in Tuscany-Good
Genes.