A reflection on architectural design in Naples, in relation to processes of urban transformation, which identifies the theme of porosity - in the interpretation by Walter Benjamin and Asja Lacis in the essay Naples - as a direct reference and working outline. Porosity is read as a theoretical, interpretative issue and as a visual and concrete fact. The theme is tackled by associating theoretical and design issues generated from university courses and workshops (Volcanic Urbanism, Urbanism Erosio and Connected City) and from a project submitted to the Taking Buildings Down call for ideas organised by the Storefront for Art and Architecture research centre in New York. This book includes a seminal investigative essay on Naples, by Andrew Benjamin, translated into Italian for the first time.
Una riflessione sul progetto di architettura a Napoli, in relazione ai processi di trasformazione urbana, che individua il tema della porosità - nella specifica interpretazione che ne fanno Walter Beniamin e Asja Lacis nel saggio Napoli - come diretto riferimento e traccia di lavoro. Porosità viene letta come questione teorica, interpretativa e fatto visuale e concreto. Il tema è affrontato associando question teoriche •e progettuali generate a partire da corsi e workshops universitari (Volcanic Urbanism, Urbanism Erosion e Connected City) e da un progetto presentato al concorso di idee Taking Buildings Down indetto dalla galleria a centro di ricerca Storefront for Art and Architecture di New York. Nel libro è contenuto un testo seminale di investigazione su Napoli, di Andrew Benjamin, per la prima volta tradotto in lingua italiana.
ARCHITETTURA POROSA. Riflessioni e sperimentazioni progettuali a Napoli POROUS ARCHITECTURE. Reflections and design experiments in Naples
Alessandra Como
2023
Abstract
A reflection on architectural design in Naples, in relation to processes of urban transformation, which identifies the theme of porosity - in the interpretation by Walter Benjamin and Asja Lacis in the essay Naples - as a direct reference and working outline. Porosity is read as a theoretical, interpretative issue and as a visual and concrete fact. The theme is tackled by associating theoretical and design issues generated from university courses and workshops (Volcanic Urbanism, Urbanism Erosio and Connected City) and from a project submitted to the Taking Buildings Down call for ideas organised by the Storefront for Art and Architecture research centre in New York. This book includes a seminal investigative essay on Naples, by Andrew Benjamin, translated into Italian for the first time.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.