Month: December 2017

20 Dec
Like this

POLIMI – Polytechnic University of Milan

djclough / Architectural, Travel / / 0 Comments

Politecnico di Milano is the largest technical university in Italy, with over 41,000 students. Founded in 1863, it is also Italy’s oldest university and offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.

As mentioned in an earlier post, the West of Japan / East of Europe exhibit opened at POLIMI this month. I am pleased, proud, and honored to exhibit my work there along with Marco Capitanio. A real bonus to the trip has been the opportunity to photograph many of the beautiful and historic buildings on campus.

The light of Italy at twilight is magical, I look forward to returning in the future…

 

 

 

15 Dec
Like this

Along the way…Milan Part I

djclough / Architectural, Italy, Travel / / 0 Comments

Milan, Italy grew on me fast and amazingly. From the historic Duomo, to Centrale Station, to the modern Feltrinelli Porta Volta, the city did not disappoint. A few street views add the backdrop to this small sampling of Milan’s architectural wonders.

Hot tip…if you are in Milan and in the mood for ramen, check out Niko Niko Ramen & Sake…the Tomato Ramen can’t be beat.

 

 

13 Dec
Like this

West of Japan / East of Europe Exhibit in Milan

djclough / Architectural, Italy, Travel / / 0 Comments

The West of Japan / East of Europe exhibit that I am collaborating with Italian architect Marco Capitanio opened today at the Milan Leonardo campus of the Polytechnic University of Milan.  The exhibit centers around the work of German architect, Bruno Taut, in Japan in the 1930’s. The Kyu Hyuga Villa is the only extant Taut-designed project in Japan. The exhibit opened in Venice in 2016, traveled to Yokohama, Japan in April 2017, then travelled on to Suzhou, China in October 2017.

The exhibition is a collaboration of co+labo Radović at Keio University in Tokyo, and the Formwork cultural association, with assistance from Professor Darko Radović at Keio University, and Professor Marko Pogacnik from the Formwork at the University of Venice in Italy.

Thank you very much to Professors Orsina Simona Pierini, Marco Biraghi, and Marco Imperadori in the Architecture Department at POLIMI for their support in this collaboration.

A special thank you to Marco Capitanio, it has been a true pleasure to work with him on these exhibits. Next up our work will travel to the Norwegian Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden for a special exhibit opening February 7, 2018.