design_in_the_land_of_history_02

LUCA PONCELLINI
MA DEGREE PROGRAM INTERIOR DESIGN
NABA – NUOVA ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI MILANO
JUNE 2015
DESIGN IN THE LAND OF HISTORY
THE ITALIAN JOB
http://whc.unesco.org/en/interactive-map
bomb in piazza fontana
1969
ca’ granda
(ospedale sforzesco)
duomo di milano
1386-1813
palazzo marino
1557-63
galleria vittorio
emanuele II
1865-77
teatro alla scala
1778
palazzo reale
(broletto vecchio)
torre velasca
1952-57
s.giovanni alle fonti
378-397
MM1
1957-64
MM3
1981-90
palazzo della ragione
1233
san satiro
879 / 1476-82
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history is about meanings
a universe of signs, symbols, values, accumulated through time
history is about innovation
partenone, 5th century b.c.
pont du gard, 1st century b.c.
filippo brunelleschi, cupola di santa maria del fiore, 1418-1461
francesco borromini, san carlo alle quattro fontane, 1634
bbpr, torre velasca, 1950-1957
history is a social, thus political matter
palazzo reale, torino, after renovation
design is a social, thus political matter
enzo mari, java, 1968
history is ALWAYS controversial
saddam hussein statue getting pulled down
history is a living matter
new histories are continuously produced
sheikh zayed mosque, abu dhabi
history is fragile
mosul, iraq, 27.02.2015
history is the most sophisticated ingredient of design
but there is not just ONE history
innovation / tradition
image / matter
story / history
innovation or tradition? innovation and tradition?
the great mosque, djenne, mali
the great mosque during annual maintainance celebrations
jin mao tower, shanghai | 101 tower, taipei
does image matter? or does matter matter?
villa adriana, tivoli
xintiandi district, shanghai
does image matter? or does matter matter?
ise temple, japan, 5th century | dome of duomo di torino, guarino guarini, 1667-94
restoration (or, taking care of heritages):
the methodological process of recognition of an artwork […]
in its physical consistency and in its double meaning – both esthetical and
historical – for its transmission to future generations.
(cesare branzi)
but there is not just ONE restoration methodology….
1800
STYLISTIC
RESTORATION
viollet-le-duc
1900
HISTORICAL
RESTORATION
luca beltrami
INTEGRATIVE
RESTORATION
stern, valadier
PHILOLOGICAL
RESTORATION
camillo boito
SCIENTIFIC
RESTORATION
g.giovannoni
2000
ANTIRESTORATION
john ruskin,
william morris
CASE BY CASE
RESTORATION
a.annoni
CRITICAL
RESTORATION
cesare branzi
CONSERVATIVE
RESTORATION
STYLISTICAL RESTORATION
viollet-le-duc
style : historical and formal condition,
coherent and unitary, bounded in time
and in its figural modes; response to a
precise figurative program; expression of
the customs of a specific civilization
restoration : to pursue unity of style; to
bring an artifact to a state of
completeness that may have never existed
Eugene Viollet-Le-Duc, 1814-1879
ROMANTIC RESTORATION
or: anti-restoration.
john ruskin, william morris
the original artifact has the right to
decade and die; any intervention of
restoration means the substitution of the
original with a copy, thus it is immoral.
William Morris 1834-96
PHILOLOGICAL RESTORATION
camillo boito
the own historical values of the artifact
should be preserved; any intervention of
restoration should be recognizable from
the original part; any intervention should
be based on the study of the various
changes (if valuable) occurred to an
artifact throughout time
the signs of time (patina) should be
preserved
maintaining rather than to repairing;
repairing rather than restoring
it is a shame to cheat our contemporary
fellows; it is a much bigger shame to cheat
our descendants
Camillo Boito, 1836-1914
architecture as a text
carlo scarpa, castelvecchio, 1958-1974.
andrea bruno, castello di rivoli, 1979-1984.
corrado levi, alessandra raso, palazzo re rebaudengo, guarene d’alba, 1997.
story vs. history
venice casino, las vegas
venus fort, tokyo
narrative mistakes
laszlo hudec, park hotel, shanghai, 1929-1934. – renovated in 1990s
laszlo hudec, park hotel, shanghai, 1929-1934. – renovated in 1990s
layering
carlo scarpa, castelvecchio, 1958-1974.
references
ettore sottsass, bar zibibbo, fukuoka, 1989.
private references
carlo mollino, casa mollino, 1960-68.
alessandro mendini, proust, 1978.
re-styling
fiat 500 | volkswagen beetle
achille castiglioni, parentesi, 1972 | konstantin grcic, ok, 2013
recycling history
martino gamper, 100 chairs in 100 days, 2005.
about production processes
naoto fukasawa, papilio piccolo, 2013.
makerbot 3d printers
history deserves a good laugh
giulio iacchetti, st.peter squeezer, 2007.
joe velluto, ros-aria, 2002.
paolo ulian, finger biscuits, 2004.
the ultimate goal: timeless design
philippe starck, juicy salif, 1990
ettore sottsass, carlton, 1981
carlo scarpa, fondazione querini stampalia, venezia
tadao ando, church of light, 1989
adalberto libera, villa malaparte, 1937
LUCA PONCELLINI
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june 2015