Conventions and training at Marmomacc 2016

Conventions and training at Marmomacc 2016

26.09.2016

MARMOMACC STONE ACADEMY

33 AND 19 TRAINING CREDITS RESPECTIVELY FOR FOREIGN AND ITALIAN ARCHITECTS

A PROGRAMME OF SEMINARS FOR 100 INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS 

Once again this year, Marmomacc welcomes international architects thanks to incoming activities promoted through the Marmomacc Stone Academy in collaboration with the Ministry for Economic Development (MISE), ICE-Italian Trade Agency and Confindustria Marmomacchine as part of the special Made in Italy promotion plan.

One hundred architects are expected from many countries around the world (Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Dubai, Iran, Canada, Egypt, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia, Qatar, Japan, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, UK, Sweden, USA, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Australia, Thailand, Laos and Ethiopia); they will take part in a programme of seminars which will entitle them to 33 professional training credits.

On the other hand, 19 training credits are available to Italian architects attending the programme of conferences and seminars organised by Marmomacc in the Forum Area, the heart of Hall 1- The Italian Stone Theatre.

The many events in the calendar especially include, on Thursday 29 September, a talk with Max Dudler (12 noon) and architect Simone Boldrin inspiered by Dudler's stone sculpture "Stadtsilhouette", a collective work by 40 Italian stone masons to a design by the Swiss architect in collaboration with Simone Boldrin whi9ch is displayed outside Hall 1. The work, which involved processing 22m3 of limestone, shows the profile of a city depicted as a multifaceted scenario following Max Dudler's architectural design language.

The morning at 10.00, the compendium of experimental stone design exhibitions is joined by a round table discussion titled "Technology for Creativity": the role of marble and natural stone in modern design products, the evolution of design languages and the creativity of designers, the transition from craftsmanship to super-technology, markets for "everyday" and "exceptional" products, the complexity and simplification of machinery, the power of communication and the iconic value of marble are just some of the debating topics.

Lastly, the afternoon at 14.30 welcomes the conference titled "The future of design: materials, sustainability and context" organised by Marmomacc in collaboration with the prestigious American magazine Architectural Record. The meeting will discuss trends in architecture and highlight construction methods, sustainability aspects and the strategies adopted to adapt projects to the local contexts where they are implemented.

The opening day of the show (Wednesday 28 September) at 15.00 sees the presentation of the New Marble Generation exhibition attended by designers Giorgio Canale, Giuseppe Fallacara, Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Marcello Morandini, Philippe Nigro, Marco Piva, Denis Santachiara and Paolo Ulian

In addition to these meetings, training credits will also be awarded for professionals attending the two-day Archmarathon Casting event (Friday 30 September and Saturday 1 October).

There follow more details:
1 training credit Marmomacc
2 training credits for attending "The future of design: materials, sustainability and context" conference organised in collaboration with Architectural Record
3 training credits for attending the presentation of the "New Marble Generation”
3 training credits for attending the "Technology for Creativity" Round Table and the Max Dudler Talk

Archamarathon offers 10 training credits, as follows:
3 training credits for the first session (30 September, 10:00-13:00)
4 training credits for the second session (30 September, 14:00-18:00)
3 training credits for the third session (1 October, 10:00-13:00)