Yearly Archives: 2014

ITAD welcomed the Bulk Cement Office of the Zheijang Province and to the Service Industry Development Bureau of Wenzhou in the “Aula Magna” of the Department of Architecture “Fontanella Borghese” in the University of “Sapienza”. Professor Federico de Matteis gave an introductory lecture on Contemporary Rome with a special attention to the MAXXI by Zaha […]

Visit and exploration to the Giardini – Part II of the Biennale – in the exhibition Elements and the national pavilions. Key awards / exhibitions to visit: – Golden Lion for Best National Participation to Korea. – Crow’s Eye View: The Korean Peninsula. – Silver Lion for a National Participation to Chile. – Monolith Controversies. […]

Venice Biennale, international art exhibition featuring architecture, visual arts, cinema, dance, music, and theatre, is held in Venice every two years during the summer. The students had the opportunity to visit, with the Biennale official team, the 14th International Architecture Exhibition “Fundamentals”, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by Paolo Baratta. We visited the Giardini […]

Florence is a mirror of the Humanism’s fervor that revolutionized architecture, and art in general, first in Italy and then in the rest of Europe. A day walking through the historic centre to really understand and capture the Italian Renaissance spirit. The students visited the most interesting churches, squares and museums of the city assisted […]

Morning session for free exploration in the historic centre of Rome. Art workshop followed inside the art atelier of Massimo Catalani. Students enjoyed to paint, experiment and learn the artist’s techniques. The recent work of the artist is inspired by the Roman architectures from all the centuries. It has been a continuation of the Roman […]

Final day of the first part of ITAD workshop and goodbye to Rome! The morning session has been dedicated to prepare the final presentation work in powerpoints and ITAD team helped students to finalise the work. The closing cerimony has been held in the “Sala del Consiglio” that is where architects after successfully finishing the […]

The day has been dedicated to the study and analysis of the main systems of urban squares and axes of the historic center of Rome. Students understood how to recognize not only the sequence of the open spaces of the city but also their capability to recreate a succession of unique and rich urban scenography. […]

Day Trip to Tivoli to visit two sites that are part of the World Heritage Collection, UNESCO.The archaeological area of Hadrian’s Villa is one of the most complex and significant building genius of the Romans. Villa Adriana is a masterpiece that uniquely brings together the highest expressions of the material cultures of the ancient Mediterranean […]

Students had the chance to obtain expertise in restoration, conservation, and to undestand the way those sciences contribute to the continuation of the architectural legacy in a culture. Lecture by Professor Arch. Simona Salvo, Department of Architecture, University “Sapienza”. The afternoon has been followed by a lecture on Rome evolution and its stratification over the […]