ARCHITECTURE for LANDSCAPE the Natural Enviroment As the Stage for Design Special Provisions for the Covid-19 Emergency

2021 edition ARCHITECTURE FOR LANDSCAPE The natural enviroment as the stage for design Special provisions for the Covid-19 emergency

Due to the pandemic situation, in site of the courses taking place between September 2020 and February 2021, YAC has taken extraordinary measures for the best performance of its activities and to facilitate access to its courses, in accordance to safety criteria. As far as the 2021 programs are concerned, it is specified that:

1. based on merit, 5 scholarships are provided for each course (for a total of 30 scholarships in 2021) to fully cover the enrollment cost; 2. the course will also be open to students of architecture or similar disciplines who have not graduated yet; 3. although the courses will be held in person, 10 students per course will have the opportunity to participate in the courses virtually, without any limitations in participating in the workshop and in the placement service at the end of the course.

In the cover: Tree House Module, project by Susanna Nobili, Davide Arca, Marina Ambrogio Summary 04 YACademy

05 Where

06 Main partners

07 Reasons why 08 Lectures 09 Placement 10 Visits 11 Workshops 13 Become the protagonist

15 The course 16 Overview 17 Structure 18 Calendar

19 Program 20 Lessons 25 Lectures 29 Workshop 31 Visits

32 Placement

38 Rules 3

Tree House Module, project by Andrea Maltinti, Giacomo Cozzi YACADEMY

The greatest innovation in postgraduate education

YAC is an association which promotes architectural competitions aimed at fostering culture and design research. Over the years, YAC has broadened its experience of work and collaboration with the main architectural firms of contemporary architecture, dealing with diverse and numerous topics of architectural design. Nowadays, YAC’s expertise can serve young designers better, providing them with the creation of high-level educational programs aimed at rein- forcing the skills of the students and offering them a valuable connection to the labour market. Thanks to the close relationship with internationally renowned professional and academic actors, YAC is the perfect frame within which complete or specialize one’s skills, and create a significative link with the most internationally-renowned architectural firms.

4 Where

Via Borgonuovo, 5 Bologna, Italy

In the heart of Bologna’s historical city center, close to the Two Towers and next to Piazza Santo Stefano, YACademy is located in a prestigious medieval building which has been renovated to wel- come an educational center of excellence which can also count on a library of more than 3.000 books donated by Sapienza University. YACademy is the perfect place where to continue or enrich your education, in a prestigious context immersed in the commercial and historical centre of an always-on the-go and lively city located at a short distance from Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan. From Bolo- gna Central Station, it takes just a brief bus ride or a short pleasant walk under the marvellous porticos to get to YACademy’s headquarters: here, among history, innovation and internationality, the young designers will be able to meet some of the most celebrated personalities of contemporary architecture and build up a network of excellence while laying the foundations of their future careers.

5 Main sponsor Workshop partner

Founded in 1989, Scrigno is a leader in the Manni Group, a historic company founded in Terreal Italia is a company specialized in the Urban Up is the real estate project of Unipol The World Wide Fund for Nature was design, manufacturing and marketing of 1945 in Verona, works in the field of steel pro- production of terracotta building envelope Group aimed at enhancing some of the most founded in Switzerland in 1961 and today exclusive counter frames for disappearing sli- cessing, insulated metal panels, renewable systems, which has been able to transfer important architectures in Italy which are is the most important organization in the ding doors and windows, 100% Made in Italy. energies and energy efficiency. Manni Group to an industrial level an ability historically owned by the Group through works of mo- world for the safeguard of the nature. 60 The company is based in Sant’Ermete, in the provides innovative systems, products and born on an artisanal level. The firm is part dernization and renovation that combine an years after its foundation, it has more municipality of Santarcangelo di Romagna skills for the dry construction industry. It of the multinational Terreal, world leader in innovative drive with the respect for tradition. than 5 million members spread over 5 (Rimini), occupying a site of 50,000 sq.m. promotes new scenarios in order to remove the brick sector with premises all over the continents and projects for the safeguard Its production facilities are located in Savi- energy waste and polluting emissions in the world. From January 2018 we acquired the The Urban Up project, which started from the of nature in over 100 countries. gnano sul Rubicone, only a few kilometres existing estate stock. Thanks to new buildin- Pica brand, an important historical company city of Milan with the redevelopment of some away, with a total covered surface area of gs or new retrofitting architectures, it sup- in the clay building sector, together with the key-buildings of the city, history-wise and po- 30,000 sq.m. With 300 employees, 400,000 ports the real estate fileds or design firms to already well-known brand SanMarco. sition-wise, continues in various Italian cities The logo of the Panda is one of the most counter frames manufactured every year and reach a high value for their projects based on with interventions that both promote their iconic and appreaìciated worldwide: it is exported to over 30 countries, Scrigno boa- the prnciples of sustainability and know how Terreal Italia’s operations are based on the own trophy assets but also regenerate urban a symbol of commitment, tangibility and sted a turnover of about 87 million euro in in construction. key principles of tradition, innovation, resear- suburbs, by declining the value of sustainabili- positivity towards the protection of natu- 2019 - 50% of which recorded abroad - and is ch, quality, safety and sustainability. Terreal ty in the real estate field through the adoption ral ecosystems and the future of human- positioned as a solid group on the market, as Thanks to its 75-years experience, its com- Italia’s terracotta products - from mediter- of design solutions inspired by environmental kind. well as a benchmark for its sector. Since 27th mitment, its long-term vision and remarkable ranean roof tiles to flat roof tiles, soft mud safeguard. June 2018, the company is part of the fund dedication, the group has dealt with several bricks to wire cut bricks, terracotta flooring All the WWF projects and activity are key Clessidra Capital Partners 3, managed by market changes. It was able to wisely adapt to architectural elements, slabs to ventilated urbanupunipol.com in stopping the destruction of the envi- Clessidra sgr, the leading manager of Priva- to new international business scenariosand facades - are characterised by extremely ronment and helping the humankind lead te Equity funds exclusively dedicated to the embrace the Circular Economy philosophy. high performance standards and rigorous a life that is more in harmony with nature. Italian market. The operation opened a new quality control, and are available in a wide path for Scrigno. Thanks to significant finan- mannigroup.com range of shapes, colors and finishes. wwf.it cial resources devoted to its expansion plan, the Group will pursue its internationalisation terreal.it and diversification strategy with a renewed strength.

scrigno.it 6 Reasons why

Tree House Module, project by Lukas Frenzel , Sophia Antonia Lieberich Reasons why | LECTURES

01. Learn from the great masters

YACademy offers training courses in which young people can learn from the experience and testimony of some of the most illustrious names of design. An extensive offer of special lectures, together with numerous moments for informal discussion, will give the students the opportunity to both enrich themselves with design references and suggestions, and to get to know and chat personally with the great masters of contemporary architecture.

1. Eduardo Souto de Moura 2. Kazuyo Sejima - SANAA 3. Shigeru Ban - Shigeru Ban Architects 4. Pippo Ciorra and Carlo Ratti 5. Michele De Lucchi 6. Kengo Kuma - KKAA

8 Reasons why | PLACEMENT Oslo 2 Rintala Eggertsson Architects 1 Jensen & Skodvin Tokyo 8 Kengo Kuma and Associates Toronto Dublin 1 Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design 2 Partisans 2 Mccullough Amsterdam Mulvin Architects London 2 UNStudio Rotterdam 1 Zaha Hadid 3 OMA Architects 2 all Design 02. Work with great firms Paris 2 Jean Nouvel Design Basel Innsbruck 2 HHF Architects At the end of the program, participants are guaranteed a proposal of 3 Snøhetta Merano collaboration or internship to carrying out specific communication 3 Markus Scherer Architekt projects within one of the professional firms of YAC’s network, either Milano Turin important companies or established architectural firms. This stage 2 Edoardo Tresoldi 2 Carlo Ratti Associati of the program is a fundamental distinctive feature of the service 1 Stefano Boeri Architetti Genua offered by YACademy, aimed at guaranteeing students an effective 3 Lombardini 22 1 Atelier Alfonso Femia 6 David Chipperfield Architects Milan Bologna career orientation service. 1 Studio Urquiola 13 MCA 10 AMDL CIRCLE Rome Barcelona 2 Alvisi Kirimoto 1 EMBT Miralles 3 Ateliers Jean Nouvel Tagliabue Madrid 1 Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos Lisbon 4 Aires Mateus 1 Carrilho da Graça Syracuse Bogotà Arquitectos 5 Vincenzo Latina Architetti 2 El Equipo Mazzanti Pune 2 Anupama Kundoo Santiago de Chile Beijing 2 Duque Motta & AA 1 Vector Architects

9 Reasons why | VISITS

03. Enjoy a full and exciting experience

Design feeds on perceptions: suggestions and references that only direct experience can offer. For this reason, YACademy courses are also composed of a series of visits and trips aimed at enriching the cultural baggage of the students so they can improve their design approach. Surveys, building-site visits and company visits complete the offer of a program that is based on experience by leading students to get in touch with some of the most excellent firms on the Italian and international scenario.

10 Reasons why | WORKSHOP

04. Designs for prestigious clients

After the lectures, students will develop a real project under the su- pervision of a renowned architectural firm. Through the workshop, the students will therefore not only have the opportunity to learn the processes and methodologies used by their tutor, but also to enrich their curriculum with new design experience (whose outcome is often realized) for some of the most prestigious clients in the world.

11 Reasons why | WORKSHOP

12 Reasons why | BECOME THE PROTAGONIST

13 Reasons why | BECOME THE PROTAGONIST

05. Build your professional image

The core of the academy is the enhancement of the young people who are part of it, helping them to lay the foundation for a professional growth and affirmation even beyond the duration of the training program. In this sense, the academy places student at the center of a wide and prestigious media circuit, oriented to tell their design and talent, both through specific communication projects, and through the collaboration with press and various newspapers that report to YAC.

14 The course

Hyperloop Desert Campus, project by Manuel Eduardo Lopez Delprato, Florencia Lucia Ruiz, Francisco Javier Hinojosa Medina The course | OVERVIEW

Scolarships Brief 5, full-coverage of the enrollment fee Objectives From Stonehenge to Greek temples, architecture is the signature The “Architecture for Landscape” course aims at training profes- of humankind on landscape, the artificial element that has always Course period sional designers who are able to intervene on astonishing and mo- been connected to the natural environment. Architecture and land- September 2021 - November 2021 numental natural contexts. Thanks to the workshop activities, the scape are linked by a fundamental continuity that is now starting to designers will be able to interpret the characteristics of the natural fade, damaging the quality of the space we dwell. Attendance to lessons environment to transform it into a fine setting for elegant, sustai- 3 days per week (physically or virtually) nable and integrated architecture. The course aims at providing the More than ever today, landscape is a precious heritage that archi- students with skills that are immediately usable and at granting a tecture can and must enhance, while protecting it to pass it on to focus on the choice of materials, technologies, elements of sustai- future generations: architects shall not give up on working on land- Maximum number of students nability and care of different botanical items. Moreover, through scape, instead they should be able to design architectures that re- 25 in presence + 10 online their internships in well-renowned professional firms, the students spond to each landscape’s specific feature and generates wonder- will gain an efficient link to the labor market. ful and unique spaces. Language Italian The “Architecture for Landscape” course was created on these Professional qualifications premises: it aims at training designers who are able to meet the diverse needs of transforming territories, enforcing an attentive and Elements of innovation The students will gain and improve their skills regarding architectu- productive dialogue with the surrounding landscape to respond to ral design in prestigious landscape contexts, materials, design te- the needs of prestigious clients in outstanding contexts. Through a • It is the first course that gathers a ten-year experience in restora- chnologies and strategies for protection and enhancement of the thorough analysis of the natural world, light and geomorphological tion and enhancement of historical architectures and offers it as natural features of landscape. features of terrains, the designers will become more and more able an educational program; to reconnect human design to the natural environment and be in- • within a two-month course, the students are offered a presti- spired by landscape to design outstanding, sustainable and impres- gious range of future job opportunities; Admission sive architectures. • the course envisages and aligns different educational tools (les- The admission to the course is based on the evaluation of: sons, workshops, internships, company visits); • curriculum vitae, also in European format The course will be made up of 82 hours of lessons, a 32-hour wor- • the course offers new highly-specialistic competences like bota- • motivational letter (max. 200 words) kshop and multiple lectures by well-renowned professional archi- nics, lighting design and landscape design; • portfolio tects. At the end of the course, YACademy Placement office will • the workshop deals with a real design case and offers a great In order to ensure the best quality of teaching and the most effec- guarantee each student a proposal for an internship / collaboration opportunity to analyze and realize the outcome design. within the partner studios. tive absorption of the students in the labor market, the course will have a limited number of students (max. 35); it will be delivered in Italian and addressed to students and graduates who have obtained a master’s degree in Architectural Sciences or other equiva- lent titles. The commission, in line with the preliminary assessment, together with the outcome of a possible interview, may admit students with different qualifications.

16 The course | STRUCTURE

INTERIOR DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY | 6 HOURS SANCTUARIES WITHIN LANDSCAPE: RUTA DEL PEREGRINO Lessons Circular economy, ethic, sustainability at the design scale Simon Frommenwiler | HHF Architects 82 hours Pierluigi Masini | Quotidiano Nazionale NYC IN GREEN: THE HIGHLINE THEORIES AND HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE | 6 HOURS TOWARDS URBAN AFFORESTATION | 6 HOURS Matthew Johnson | Diller Scofidio + Renfro Historical and artistic itinerary of the evolution of the concept of Spaces and visions for a biological, social and cultural coexistence landscape Sara Gangemi e Maria Chiara Pastore | Stefano Boeri Architetti JUVET LANDSCAPE HOTEL: IMMERSED IN LANDSCAPE Manuel Orazi | Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio Torunn Golberg | Jensen & Skodvin CLIMATE POSITIVE LANDSCAPE | 6 HOURS CONCEPT DESIGN | 8 HOURS Protocols and methodologies for sustainable design WATER AND ARCHITECTURE: GRACE FARM The genesis of a design idea Lucio Brotto | ETIFOR Kazuyo Sejima | SANAA Massimo Alvisi | Alvisi Kirimoto COEXISTENCE OF SPECIES | 6 HOURS SHIROIYA HOTEL: MELTING ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE ART IN NATURE | 8 HOURS Comprehension and protection of biodiversity Sou Fujimoto | Sou Fujimoto Architects Contemporaneity in places Marco Galaverni | WWF Emanuele Montibeller | Arte Sella SHAPED BY THE SURROUNDINGS: THE WHALE TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR LANDSCAPE Lars Johan Almgren | Dorte Mandrup PLANTS | 6 HOURS Products solutions and materials to enhance landscape Features and behaviour of the plants and how to choose the right ones Partner companies Antonio Perazzi | Studio Antonio Perazzi Workshop 32 hours THE GARDEN SITE | 6 HOURS Management and realization of green areas Lectures DESIGN OF OBSERVATION POINTS AND WWF RESEARCH Federico Ratta | Frassinago - Gardens and Landscapes CENTER UNDERWATER LANDSCAPE: UNDER Francesca Singer | SANAA EXTREME ARCHITECTURE | 6 HOURS Peter Zöch | Snøhetta The mountains’ teaching, remote places and impossible building sites ENGINEERING AND LANDSCAPE: FOZ TUA DAM Placement Roberto Dini | Politecnico di Torino Eduardo Souto De Moura At the end of the course, YACademy’s Placement office will guaran- BUILDING WITH TIMBER | 6 HOURS SEMI-OUTDOOR SQUARE tee every student an internship or collaboration proposal in one of Techniques and possibilities in building with timber Junya Ishigami | Junya Ishigami + associates our partner studios relevant to the course topic, among which: Mauro Frate | Mauro Frate Architetti LANDSCAPE SANCTUARIES: THE EARTH STATIONS Snøhetta - Diller Scofidio + Renfro - Espen THE GENERATION OF LANDSCAPE | 6 HOURS Nicholas Bewick | AMDL CIRCLE Creating places Surnevik - LAND - AMDL CIRCLE - MCAr- Andrea Balestrini | LAND ICE AND FORESTS: VISION FROM THE NORTH chitects Dagur Eggertsson | Rintala Eggertsson SUSTAINABLE DESIGN | 6 HOURS includes workshop Principles of sustainability and bio-architecture includes visit Edoardo Milesi | Edoardo Milesi & Archos 17 The course | CALENDAR

Applications opening 3rd May 2021

Applications deadline 9th July 2021

Publication of the provisional ranking 19th July 2021

Enrollment fee payment deadline 23rd July 2021

Publication of the official ranking 2nd August 2021

Lessons start 6th September 2021

Lessons end 8th October 2021

Workshop start 11th October 2021

Workshop end 12th November 2021

18 Program

Tree House Module, project by Shanil Riyaz, Maria Eapen Program | LESSONS

6 hours 8 hours 8 hours Theories and Concept design Art in nature history of landscape

Historical and artistic itinerary of the The genesis of a design idea Contemporaneity in places evolution of the concept of landscape

Manuel Orazi The course aims at offering students a se- Massimo Alvisi The aim of the course will be to consolidate Emanuele The course will retrace the events and ACCADEMIA DI ries of technical and cultural references ALVISI KIRIMOTO and structure the compositional methodo- Montibeller methodologies tested in Arte Sella, one of ARCHITETTURA DI useful for the development of their creativi- logy specific to each student. Through the ARTE SELLA the most well-known and most prestigious MENDRISIO ty. Through the analysis of realized projects, Massimo Alvisi was born course, students will have the opportunity to art parks in the world. Through the story of in Barletta in 1967 and gra- He was born in 1959. In students will get an overview of the main deepen their own way of synthesis of the va- the installations housed in the park, and the He graduated in Archi- duated with Honors at the 1986, Emanuele Montibeller tecture from IUAV in 2001 and most famous architectures that have University of Florence in 1994 rious requests that contribute to the project, founded Arte Sella. This is a in-depth study of the artists who worked and obtained a PhD in Hi- defined a virtuous and fascinating relation- with a n international disser- in order to design an original architectural project aimed at creating a there, the students will acquire a methodolo- tation in collaboration with place of encounter, dialogue story of Architecture and Ci- ship with the environment in which they proposal that responds to the set program. gy of approach to the natural element both ties in Venice in 2007. Since the École d’Architecture de between artists and ideas 2002, he has been working were inserted. Completion of the course La Villette. During university, Enhancement of history, respect of budgets, sharing. Such project highli- as a source of inspiration and as a scenario as a writer for Quodlibet will be completed by the testimonies of the he receives a Scholarship to functions, fulfillment of regulatory bindin- ghts the importance of the that is able of stimulating, influencing and study in Darmstadt, Germany, Valsugana valley in the inter- (a publishing company in many special lecturers and a more extensive gs, response to technical and performance finally welcoming the architectural interven- the province of Macerata), where he studies environmen- national dialogue between where he works particularly reflection on the meanings of landscape, in- tal sustainability with Thomas needs, definition of the user experience and creativity and natural world. tion. The module will highlight the elements on the publication and dif- tended both as a natural reference (with real Herzog. He was a Design prevision of related perceptions: only by He is artistic director and of continuity between landscape and human Architect for Renzo Piano curator of cultural projects fusion of architectural titles, and distinguishable physical elements) and responding to each one of these requests, intervention, and will allow designers to ac- mainly for “Abitare” and Building Workshop from 1995 for the association Arte Sel- “Habitat”. He taught History as a cultural horizon (interpreted by archi- to 2002 until the completion will it be possible for the project proposal to la both in Italy and abroad. quire sensitivity in the interaction between of Architecture and Theories tects, intellectuals and creatives). of the Auditorium Parco della include complex and meaningful architectu- He helped creating the route what is natural and what is artificial. The Musica in Rome. In 2002, ArteNatura, which is a forest of Architectural Research res that do not exhaust their identity in the experience will be completed by a moment at UNICAm (Ascoli Piceno), together with Junko Kirimoto, itinerary studded by works Universities of Bologna he founds studio Alvisi Kirimo- generic and arbitrary expression of the ar- of art made by masters of of creative workshop oriented to reading the and Ferrara. He has held to in Rome. He works mainly chitect’s aesthetic orientation. the Art in nature. Some of landscape for the setting of an artistic in- in architectural design in the them are Nils-Udo, Chris seminars and conferences, stallation concept at the park. If the weather among others, also at the urban and social field. He Drury, Patrick Dougherty, Architectural Association of was a technical counsellor for includes workshop Michelangelo Pistoletto. conditions allow it, the students will have London. He works regularly Casa Italia and he tutors G124 the opportunity to visit to Arte Sella. for the magazines “Domus”, project of architect Renzo Pia- “Log”, “Icon Design” and “Il no aimed at repairing suburbs. Foglio”. Among his most Since 2018, he lectures within includes workshop recent publications, together the course in “Architecture with Yona Friedman, he wro- for Heritage” at YACademy in te The Dilution of Architectu- Bologna and he taught Urban re (Park Books, 2015). History at the Faculty of Bu- ilding Engineering and Archi- tecture of the University of Tor Vergata, Rome (2014-2016). He held seminaries, workshop and lecture internationally, among which “working in the Urban Periphery” at the Royal Academy of Arts in London 20 (2018). Program | LESSONS

6 hours 6 hours 6 hours Plants The garden site Extreme architecture

Features and behaviour of the plants and Management and realization of green areas The mountains’ teaching, remote places how to choose the right ones and impossible building sites

Antonio Perazzi On very different scales, the landscape to- Federico Ratta The course is designed as an evolutionary Roberto Dini In the contemporary world, an important STUDIO ANTONIO pic has gained a key role in architectural FRASSINAGO - interpretation of a medium-high level site POLITECNICO DI change of perspective makes the mountains PERAZZI and urban design and has become an in- GARDENS AND for a landscape project concerning a private TORINO an extraordinary field of exploration from a spiration, a tool, a decoration. Knowing the LANDSCAPES property. Through the presentation of some scientific, mountaineering and cultural point Antonio Perazzi studies He is an architect, a plants in their ecological features allows case studies, the course aims at providing of view, increasing the human attendance at the Polytechnic of Milan Federico Ratta graduates researcher and a teacher and at London Kew Royal the designers to complete their project in in Agriculture and in Land- the cultural, critical and methodological to- of Architectural and Urban of remote places at high altitudes and ma- Botanic Gardens. In 1998, its smaller details. The project is complete scape architecture in Genoa ols for managing and organizing all the in- Composition at Polytechnic king it necessary to create shelters such as he opens his own studio of Turin. His work at the when it is able to relate to the territory, with and in Turin. He is design terventions that turn the project phase in a refuges and bivouacs. These structures are and carries out projects manager for Frassinago, a Mountain Architecture Insti- and advisory activities for a biological continuity or contrast. For land- Bologna -based firm which real building site. From the planning process tute focuses on architecture the result of an extraordinary “design enga- some of the most important scape designers, botanics are a tool and an applied the Design & Build to the daily management of all the actors and alpine landscape in the gement”, an interesting test bench for is- architectural studios and modern and contemporary inspiration: an approach to connect different approach to thel Garden and involved in the realization of a garden, the sues such as the rationalization of the living societies of Engineering. He Landscape Design field for age. He is the editor of «Ar- has carried out both private environments for them to dialogue both with the first time in Italy. With a course will describe the process of project chAlp» and the author of ar- space, the use of new materials and con- and public projects in Italy the artificial and natural world. During the specialization in high-level realization up until the phase of the blosso- ticles and essays published struction techniques, energy efficiency, the and abroad, and has wor- in books and Italian and course, decoration, useful and adaptable parks and private gardens, ming and further planning of the garden. sustainability of the interventions and the ked in France, Russia, India, Frassinago has realized international magazines. Austria, Canada, Usa, China, plants will be analyzed in connection to ma- several projects in Italy, Among his books: “Rifugi relationship with the landscape. The installa- Kuwait and Morocco. He terials and surfaces. Switzerland, France and in includes visit to Frassinago e bivacchi. Gli imperdibili tion of an architecture at high altitudes ne- was professor at the Polyte- delle Alpi” (2018, con Luca the Persian Gulf. Federico cessarily implies the resolution of complex chnic of Milan and has held collaborates in the drafting Gibello e Stefano Girodo), lectures and workshops in of articles for several archi- “Architetture del secondo construction and logistical problems, impo- many Italian and foreign tectural publications, inclu- Novecento in Valle d’Aosta” sed by the total immersion in a glacial and universities. He works with (2018), “Rifugiarsi tra le vet- ding Paysage, Elle Decor mineral world, climatically and morphologi- national and international and Gardenia. te. Capanne e bivacchi della newspapers, he published Valle d’Aosta dai pionieri cally extreme, materializing the most vivid “Contro il Giardino” with Pia dell’alpinismo a oggi” (2016, manifestation of the concept of “limit”. It is Pera for Ponte alle Grazie con Luca Gibello e Stefano and “Foraverde” for Maestri Girodo), “Alpi Architettura. precisely the need to respond to the severe di Giardino, with a preface Patrimonio, progetto, svilup- boundary conditions and at the same time by Gilles Clément. For ten po locale” (2016), “Architet- to make the best use of the scarce resour- years now, he has published tura alpina contemporanea” the monthly column “Busti- (2012). Since 2012, he has ces offered by the place, that triggers the ne di Paesaggio” on Garde- been a founding partner and possibility of tacking constraints and critical nia. vice-president of the asso- issues in as many opportunities and design ciation Cantieri d’Alta Quo- ta. He loves alpinism and ideas, formulating knowledge, technologies, skialpinism, he enjoys being innovative construction solutions and virtuo- in the mountains in every us cultural models, transferable even to ordi- season of the year. nary contexts. 21 Program | LESSONS

6 hours 6 hours 6 hours Building with The generation Sustainable timber of landscape design

Techniques and possibilities in building with timber Creating places Principles of sustainability and bio- architecture

Mauro Frate Among the main building materials, timber Andrea Balestrini The expectations, weaknesses and po- Edoardo Milesi Designing in prestigious landscape contex- MAURO FRATE is used both as a cover and a structure of LAND tentials of the society materialize in the EDOARDO MILESI & ts obviously requires a particular attention ARCHITETTI those architectures that are deeply con- landscape that was generated by it. Today, ARCHOS to the sustainability and biocompatibility Andrea Balestrini studied nected to landscape. Following the specific architecture and landscape pandemic has highlighted man’s constant issues. Therefore, the course will treat the Mauro Frate graduated He studies at IUAV and features of the workshop topic, the course planning at Polytechnic of and growing desire to interact in social life main techniques and strategies to design with top marks in Archi- graduates at Polytechnic Milan and at the University tecture at IUAV in 1989, offers the students an advanced technical and to have a more accessible relation with of Milan with Franca Helg low-impact environmental and energetic of Stuttgart, and he attend where he later taught and knowledge of the performative and structu- nature, as a fundamental prerogative to im- in 1979. He is an expert in architectures (from how to choose non-pol- different courses in arbori- environmental-landscape researched sustainable ral features of different materials, of the prove the quality of life. The landscape de- luting materials to sustainable design). architectures and urban culture, European planning protection and has obtained projects. He participated main processing techniques, use and design and sustainable consul- signer’s role is to mediate between the built numerous specializations, Through an analysis of the main technical in numerous university of timber buildings. Thanks to this course, ting. During his studies he environment and cultivated nature, with an among which Religious solutions on the market, the students will Architecture and The Art of research activities and his the students will learn how to design archi- focused on the topic of eye on sustainability which considers its ho- also reflect on the use of the natural featu- works have been presented landscape design, green Gardens. In 1989, he founds in international exhibitions tectures which can integrate the maximum infrastructures, and water listic components: environment, society and Archos studio which wor- res of landscape or architectural artifacts to like the Biennale of Veni- wellness for people with the issues of ener- sensitive urban design in economy. This course aims to provide an ks on different scales and obtain low-energetic-impact architectures settings but is characterized ce. He has designed and gy saving and respect of the environment, European cities but also overview of the dynamics of landscape tran- that are at the cutting edge performance-wi- realized public, industrial metropolis such as Seoul, by a coherent method and and commercial buildings, which timber design allows to achieve and Cairo and Lima, where he sformation, from the post-industrial phase by a continuous research se. public spaces, redesigned optimize. worked with the Municipal to the current historical moment of environ- on environmental, social agricultural, industrial and Office for Green Areas and and building elements of mental transition, by analysing international Architecture. Besides his historical areas. In 1996, he Parks (SERPAR) in colla- trends and policies (such as Green Deal, the work activity, he participa- founded Studio Architer; in boration with the research tes actively in the cultural 2009, he founds MFa_Mau- project LiWa and local New European Bauhaus, and the Nature-ba- debate on contemporary ro Frate architetto. His de- universities and NGOs. After sed solutions strategy), but also landscape sign, didactic and research architecture and is intere- his professional experiences development best practices drawn from the sted in the dissemination activities are all reported in at the University of Stuttgart specialized publications and LAND’s (Italy, Germany, Switzerland) expe- of knowledge. In 2008, he (Department of landscape founds and starts directing in Italian and international design and ecology; De- rience. specialized magazines. the magazine “ARTAPP”. In partment of Urbanistic) and 2012, he founds the Cultural landscape studies, from Association Scuola Perma- 2014 he works at LAND nente dell’Abitare. Italia, where he deals with territorial plans, governance strategy, masterplan, Euro- pean projects. From 2019 is the head of the LAND Research Lab ®, a research unit applied to the service of LAND Group society. 22 Program | LESSONS

6 hours 6 hours 6 hours Interior design and Towards urban Climate Positive sustainability afforestation Landscape

Circular economy, ethic, sustainability at Spaces and visions for a biological, social Protocols and methodologies for the design scale and cultural coexistence sustainable design

Pierluigi Masini Sustainability is a prerequisite for those who Sara Gangemi e Today, 54,5% of the world population lives in Lucio Brotto To build is not a sustainable action, if the QUOTIDIANO design, and a goal to achieve by 2030 for Maria Chiara Pastore cities, where 80% of the world wealth is cre- ETIFOR modern technologies allow to realize more NAZIONALE companies. The world of design is called to STEFANO BOERI ated and 75% of the world CO2 emissions performing properties, most of the CO2 He is forester specialized an epochal challenge, even more after the ARCHITETTI are generated. On these premises, it is clear emitted in the life of the building insists on A professional journalist in Sustainable and Respon- Covid-19 emergency: creativity at the servi- to see that, over the next decades, huma- sible Investments. Lucio the construction phases. In global context, since 1991, he graduated Sara studied at Polytech- with honours in Literature ce of the individual and the community, in nity will shape its future and that of other Brotti is active in develo- where there is a growing construction de- nic of Milan (M.Arch.2005) ping, auditing consulting, and History of Art, at the fast times and with the ongoing global com- and in 2014 she obtained species, in the city. Nevertheless, cities are mand, and a commitment shared by the Sapienza University of providing technical advice, petition. The course will extend the concep- her Doctorate in Environ- very complex place that are now subject to fundraising, and training main government agenda oriented to reduce Rome. He holds two ma- mental and Landscape ster’s degrees in marketing ts of eco-compatibility from the architectural an environmental crisis and an unstoppable for both timber and ecosy- emissions and protect natural resources, the Planning at La Sapienza Uni- stem services projects. He and communication and container to its interior, defining sustainabi- versity of Rome. From 2017 demographic growth; urbanization often designer ability to take into consideration digital marketing. He writes accumulated experiences lity as the key of the design choices, both as she joined Stefano Boeri threatens and destroy natural resources; in Italy, Costa Rica, Hondu- environmental criteria and real tools making about design for Quotidiano Architects, as senior land- Nazionale (il Giorno, Resto an evolution of the parameters of value and here, different visions of the world, material ras, Haiti, Colombia, Peru, an impact assessment of his own choices, scape architect. She deals Brazil, Argentina, DR Congo, del Carlino, La Nazione), the search for new materials and production with landscape masterplan, and immaterial conditions are in conflict. becomes essential. The course will provide after being deputy director Uganda, Angola, Kenya, processes. The course will focus on the pro- complex processes of urban Therefore, it is not enough to care about Morocco, Tunisia, Cambodia to participants several specialized conten- of Il Resto del Carlino. He and public space transfor- collaborates with the web- cesses that are necessary to grant a sustai- principles, values and needs of our species and Vietnam. Typically, he ts, such as MARC method – to buildings mation. is involved with sustainable sites The Voice of New York nable design, providing students with tools only: instead, we have to reasset ourselves realization that catch more CO2 than they and Vai Elettrico. He was planning and management for the evaluation of what is proposed by the Maria Chiara directs the in the bigger perspective of our planet’s fu- of forests according to emit, e FSC protocols. Moreover, during the a visiting professor at the Department of Research at University of Urbino; he is market, and to favor different business mo- ture. What can architecture and design do voluntary certification stan- course students will review the most recent Stefano Boeri Architects; dards such as the FSC and also a member of the Ma- dels that focus on profit for the territory and she is a professor at Polyte- to include nature as a funding element, not practise on the experiential side (green care, nagement Committee of the carbon standards. the environment before any other interest. chnic of Milan. Her current just ornamental? How can these disciplines forest bathing, food forest, etc.), and some marketing, communication job includes the research for and new media courses of the development of Foresta- dialogue with natural processes? Which are design examples of Italian and foreign im- Alma Graduate School in mi 2030, a project of urban the spatial conditions for inclusion of biolo- plementations, including also in develop- Bologna, a member of the forestation that promotes gical, social or cultural differences? Should ment countries. scientific committee of The the construction of a Metro- Design Prize in Milan. He is politan Park and encourages we consider new urban ethics that are not part of the scientific com- policy of urban silviculture anthropocentric? mittee of VID, Venice Inno- in the Metropolitan City of vation Design. He teaches Milan; the construction of design history at Raffles the “Water Vision” for the Milano, fashion and design masterplan of Tirana (Alba- institute. He wrote the book nia) 2030. on Gabriella Crespi (Odoya, 2018). 23 Program | LESSONS

6 hours Coexistence of Technologies and species materials for landscape

Comprehension and protection of Products solutions and materials to enhance biodiversity landscapepaesaggio

Marco Galaverni Even before being an aesthetically connoted PARTNER The course focuses on what are the ne- WWF perceptive unit, the landscape is a habitat of COMPANIES cessary aspects to integrate contemporary coexistence of a great diversity of species. intervention on landscape, through a con- PhD in Biodiversity and Evolution at Bologna Uni- To preserve ecosystem not only means to scious use of materials. Thanks to the sup- versity, for over twelve years protect the visual qualities and the aspect of port of the leading companies in the sector, he has been studying the the place, but also protect the species that this course will offer an aesthetic, technical wolf in Italy and in the world and has on his credit do- live there and that contribute themselves, and performance description of some ma- zens of scientific articles with their different interaction, to the physi- terials, together with an in-depth study of for international magazines. cal and environmental quality of the place. methodologies for choosing them according He had already started his collaboration with ISPRA The course aim to transmit the importance to performance, budget, and characteristics (Higher Institute for Envi- of the ecosystem protection and its benefits of the specific architectural context. A se- ronmental Protection and on human species. Thanks to various insi- ries of visits to the companies will provide Research), where he is the current Program and Italy ghts related to the workshop site, the course contact with the different applications of WWF Oasis Director. He has will also review tools, methodologies and materials and understanding the nature of always been passionate of actions carried out by WWF in the last deca- the various building products also in relation dissemination and a regular guest for different television des with aim of safeguard and re-establish to their production phases. The module will show, such as Geo. important ecosystem on the national terri- be completed with the settling the bases for tory. the workshop project.

24 Program | LECTURES

Peter Zöch Eduardo Souto De Junya Ishigami Snøhetta Moura Junya Ishigami + associates Underwater landscape: Under Engineering and landscape: Foz Tua Dam Semi-outdoor square

Peter Zöch joined Eduardo Souto de Moura Junya Ishigami founded Snøhetta Studio Innsbruck was born on the 25th of the firm junya.ishigami+as- in 2018, where he overse- July, 1952, in Oporto, Portu- sociates in 2004 in Tokyo; as communications and gal. He studied architecture the firm gained international business development. at the School of Fine Arts in recognition following the He studied Landscape Oporto, receiving his degree completion of the Kanagawa Architecture in Vienna and in 1980. In 1974 he colla- Institute of Technology’s KAIT Manchester, as well as borated in the architectural Workshop in 2007, which Communication Manage- practice of Noé Dinis. From was awarded the Architectu- ment at Danube University 1975 to 1979 he collabo- ral Institute of Japan Prize Krems. From 2000 to 2015 rated in the architectural in 2009. Similar success he was an editor of Topos – practice of Álvaro Siza. followed with exhibitions at The International Review of From 1981 to 1991, he was Venice Architecture Bienna- Landscape Architecture and assistant professor in his les, the latter of which being Urban Design, and Garten alma mater, and later began awarded the Golden Lion for + Landschaft, the German to serve as professor in the Best Project of the 12th Bien- landscape architecture ma- Faculty of Architecture in nale in 2010. The office has gazine. From 2015 to 2018 the University of Oporto. continued to enjoy growing he was Director Communi- Own office since 1980. He foreign attention for the wide cations of the internationally has been visiting professor range of design possibilities renowned lighting design at the architectural schools we explore, from numerous office Bartenbach. Peter of Paris-Belleville, Harvard, exhibitions and installation has also been working as a Dublin, ETH Zurich, Lausan- projects, such as ‘Ballon’ university lecturer and as a ne and Mantova. He has and ‘Table’, to large scale freelance author and curator participated in numerous construction commissions: in the fields of landscape ar- seminars and given many current projects include a uni- chitecture, architecture and lectures both in Portugal versity multi-purpose plaza urban design. Peter served and abroad. His work has and a garden café in Japan, as a member of the Nomi- appeared in various publi- the redevelopment of the nations Committee as well cations and exhibitions. In Russian Polytechnic Museum as a member of the Jury for 2011 he received the Pri- in Moscow, and the Park the IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jel- tzker Prize and in 2013 the Groot Vijversburg Project licoe Award in Landscape Wolf Prize. in the Netherlands. Regard- Architecture. less of scale, each project is approached from a limitless and open-ended creative perspective to deliver a unique and inspiring outcome. 25 Program | LECTURES

Nicholas Bewick Dagur Eggertsson Simon Frommenwiler aMDL CIRCLE Rintala Eggertsson HHF Architects

Landscape sanctuaries: the earth Ice and forests: vision from the North Sanctuaries within landscape: Ruta del stations Peregrino

Nicholas Bewick was Dagur Eggertsson is to- Simon was born in 1972 born in Newcastle Upon gether with Sami Rintala the in London. In 1994–2000 Tyne, Great Britain and founder of Rintala Egger- he studies at ETH Zurich undertook his architectural tsson Architects, a Norway and until 2003 he coopera- studies at Canterbury Scho- based architecture firm, tes with Bearth & Deplazes ol of Architecture and is a which bases its activities on and Skidmore Owings & member of the RIBA. Fol- public art, architecture and Merrill. Member of the BSA lowing his practical training urban planning. Since the since 2010, he has been and initial professional expe- establishment in 2007, Rin- Guest Professor at the Joint riences at Michael Hopkins tala Eggertsson Architects Master of Architecture in Architects in London he have developed projects Fribourg, Associate Profes- moved to Milan in 1985 to around the world and their sor at ENSA Strasbourg and undertake a Master in Desi- work has been exhibited at Lecturer of Architecture at gn at the Domus Academy. the Venice Biennale, Maxxi Massachusetts Institute of After completing the course Museum in Rome and the Technology in 2014. He is he started his long term col- Victoria & Albert Museum currently a leading archi- laboration and partnership in London among others. tect at HHF Architects and with Michele De Lucchi. The The company has received co-founder since 2003. success of projects for Deu- prestigious awards over the tsche Bank and Deustche years such as The Global Bahn led to the foundation award for Sustainable Archi- of Studio and Partners whi- tecture, Architizer + Award ch he helped lead. Nicho- and the Travel & Leisure las re-entered Michele De Award. Their projects and Lucchi Studio (Now called texts have been published AMDL Circle) in 2010 where in renowned architecture he has been responsible for magazines around the glo- projects such as the UniCre- be. Dagur Eggertsson has dit Pavilion in Milan. Today taught architecture in Euro- he is the studio art director pe and North America. He is leading research and con- currently a Gensler Visiting cepts for the development Professor at Cornell Univer- of ltalian and international sity in New York. architectural projects.

26 Program | LECTURES

Matthew Johnson Torunn Golberg Kazuyo Sejima Diller Scofidio + Renfro Jensen & Skodvin SANAA

NYC in green: the highline Juvet Landscape Hotel: immersed in Water and architecture: Grace Farm landscape

Matthew Johnson started Torunn was born in Kazuyo Sejima (b. 1956, his collaboration at Diller Norway in 1966. She gra- Ibaraki, Japan) studied Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) duated from the Oslo architecture at the Japan in 1999. He has been the School of Architecture and Women’s University. In 1987 Project Architect of the Design in 1992 and joined she opened her own studio High Line since it’s con- Jensen & Skodvin Architects Kazuyo Sejima & Associa- ception in 2004. Matthew in 1995 after a period of tes, and then in 1995, to- has extensive experience private practice and em- gether with Ryue Nishizawa, in design and realization of ployment at various offices she founded SANAA. SANA- multi-media art, performing since 1992. In 2011, she A’s main works include the arts, and exhibition design. became a partner at Jensen 21st Century Museum of He has historically led the & Skodvin. In her practice, Contemporary Art in Kana- independent art projects she works with the projects zawa, the Rolex Learning at DS+R, including Off the from the development of an Center (Ecole Polytechnique Cuff, an installation for idea to finished building in Federale de Lausanne), and Damn Magazine during the various projects like private the Louvre-Lens. In 2010 2017 fuorisalone in Milan; housing, public buildings, Kazuyo Sejima was appoin- Musings on a Glass Box, an landscape and local de- ted director of the Venice immersive installation at the velopment. Since 2010, Biennale. In the same year, Fondation Cartier in Paris for some periods, she has Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue and the public space media been at the Oslo School of Nishizawa of SANAA were “infoscapes” of the Lincoln Architecture and design as the recipients of the Pritzker Center for Performing Arts a tutor and as a part-time Architecture Prize. She is Redevelopment Project. associate professor. currently a professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Yokohama Graduate School of Architecture (Y-G- SA), and teaching at Japan Women’s University and Osaka University of Arts as a visiting professor.

27 Program | LECTURES

Sou Fujimoto Lars Johan Almgren Sou Fujimoto Architects Dorte Mandrup

Shiroiya Hotel: melting architecture and Shaped by the surroundings: The Whale nature

Sou Fujimoto was born Lars Johan Almgren com- in Hokkaido in 1971. He pleted his architectural de- graduated from the Depart- gree at the Royal Academy ment of Architecture, Fa- of Fine Arts in Copenhagen culty Engineering at Tokyo in 2013. After studying University and established architectural interventions Sou Fujimoto Architects in in sensitive historic sites in 2000. In 2018, he won two Rome, he went on to create International Competitions award winning competition for the Village Vertical in designs for Erik Giudice Ar- site of Rosny-sous-Bois and chitecture in Paris and Kjel- for the HSG Learning Cen- lander Sjöberg Architecture ter in Saint Gallen. In 2017, in Stockholm. In 2016 he he was the winner of two joined Danish architecture International Competitions, Studio Dorte Mandrup. With for the Nice Meridia and the his abstract and artistic Floating Gardens in Brussel. mindset, he plays a key role In 2016, he has won the 1st in the competition phase of prize for “Pershing”, one of a project – bringing form the sites in the French com- and concept to life. Lars has petition called ‘Réinventer an unmistakable flair for ae- Paris’, following the victo- sthetics, experimental curio- ries in Invited International sity, and a deep contextual Competition for the New understanding, exemplified Learning Center at Paris in a wide range of high-profi- - Saclay’s Ecole Polytech- le projects, spanning across nique and the International scale and borders. Lars as Competition for the Second poured his distinctive talent Folly of Montpellier in 2014. into the development of In 2013 he became the projects like The Whale, the youngest architect to design Exile Museum in Berlin, and the Serpentine Gallery Pavi- the conceptualization of the lion in London. His notable exhibition Conditions at the works include; “Serpenti- Architecture Biennale 2018. ne Gallery Pavilion 2013” (2013), “ House NA” (2011), “Musashino Art University Museum & Library” (2010), “Final Wooden House” (2008) and many more. 28 Program | WORKSHOP

32 hours Design of observation points and WWF research center

Francesca Singer The workshop will represent the occasion SANAA of practical synthesis to test all the notions available through the other teaching modu- Francesca Singer gradua- les, ensuring strategic answers with respect ted at Politecnico di Milano in 2005, and studied at the to a real architectural design. The course will Yale School of Architecture be carried out in collaboration with the WWF (March II 2010). She wor- Italy for the design of different observation ked in New York for Selldorf Architects and for RAMSA. points and a research center in the natural Since 2011 she has been reserve of Valle Averto. As a natural compen- working for SANAA / Ka- dium of extraordinary charm, Valle Averto is zuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishi- zawa, Tokyo. For SANAA, located in one of the most unique historical she has followed several and natural contexts in the world: the lagoon international projects throu- of Venice. It is the perfect synthesis between ghout all phases, from Competition to the end of human-induced activity and natural element Construction, including the and among the WWF oasis, is particularly project for Bocconi Univer- suited for the formation of biodiversity of sity Urban Campus in Milan. Since 2016, she is Teaching humid zones, allowing a great observation on Assistant of Sejima’s Archi- the wildlife, but in proximity of infrastructures tecture Studio at Politecnico that can offer an efficient research network. di Milano. Through the workshop students will have the opportunity to measure up with a unique and uncontaminated landscape, and to collaborate with on of the most prestigious and internationally important ecologist association. For a more proper interiorization of the place, students will have the chance to stay and attend the class for three days at Valle Averto.

29 Program | WORKSHOP

Valle Averto

Unique protected area of the Veneto’s lagoon, Valle Averto represents a natural context of extraordinary charm and interest. From its watchtowers, in fact, not only it is possible to see hawks, herons, and elegant flamingos, but – during the days with clear sky - it is also possible to see the Campanile of San Marco Cathedral and the domes of San Giorgio Church, in Venice. Natural compendium full of charm and suggestion, Valle Averto is the result of century of human-induced activity, that is persistent and stratified in a harmo- nious contrast of embankments and canals, resulting from a complex work of hydraulic engineering aimed at regulating the salinity of the lagoon, and therefore, at monitoring the movements of fish species. Valle Averto is the quintessence of lagoon landscape, with several shades of colour that change from lush to rusty according to the light of the seasons. Here, among rushes, water lilies and sal- twort, native turtles share their home with badgers, foxes, and pink flamingos, in a vibrant mosaic of life and species, that rightfully con- stitute a naturalistic area of international importance.

30 Program | VISITS

Oasi di Valle Averto The course will open with three days visit to Valle Averto. Together with the WWF responsible and some of the professors, students will have the opportunity to deep and experience the Oasis of Val- le Averto, in order to understand its peculiarities and to gain a full awareness of the workshop site.

Frassinago Frassinago Studio founded in 2006, Bologna, with its green indoor and outdoor spaces represents a real dictionary of garden design. Aesthetic quality, and design coherence take their form in natural spaces intensively liveable during the full year. The Studio combines the most different skills- from botanic to design, from agronomy to architecture and it moves through the strong principles that contribute to the value of the project and to the experimental evolution of methodology.

Arte Sella Among the main art parks in Europe, Arte Sella is the stratification of the intervention of some of the most illustrious art and architecture exponents. Through a visit to the park, students will have the opportunity to understand the relation between contemporary though and natural element, in order to regenerate their own approach and the method of relation with the landscape.

* the timing and methods of the visits will be confirmed according to the regulatory evolution regarding the containment of the contagion from Covid-19 31 Placement

Tree House Module, project by Juan Pablo Lopez Isabella Placement | OVERVIEW

Internships and collaborations: the career orientation service

For each student, the classes and the the worhshop will be followed by a period of collaboration or internship with different partners of YACademy. This stage aims at improving the students’ skills and will offer them the rare opportunity to work and interact with some of the most important firms in the world. By enriching their experience through internships and collaborations, students will have the opportunity to build a solid network of relationships which will be useful to accelerate and imrpove their professional development. Here follows a list of some of the professional firms, partners of YACademy, that are more relevant in relation to this course’s topic.

33 Placement | ALUMNI

Paride, Giulia and Michele De Lucchi

YACademy allows me to discover different designers and humanitar- ian architecture points of view that helped me define what I want to do. Paride Zambelli

I think the academy is a valid space to give useful tools to fill the gaps of university education. A place to meet people that share your thoughts. Giulia Lodetti

Paride Zambelli and Giulia Lodetti attended the course Architecture for Humanity, 2020 edition. Through the course they have been selected by Michele De Lucchi for the participation in INoltre, the project of Unipol Group for the rehabilitation of Milan suburbs. BUM, the project of Giulia, Paride and David Villegas is currently in phase of realization and will lead, in summer 2021, to the inauguration of a new urban market at Milan City Hall 9.

more info on: www.yacademy.it/alumni

34 Placement | ALUMNI

Carmelo, Alessia, Tiziana and David Chipper- field Architects

I was impressed by the academy’s openness to dialogue and the versa- tility of the course based on the specific needs of individual students. Tiziana Tasca

YACademy allowd me to realize a dream: to work at David Chipper- field Architects has always represented my main aspiration. Carmelo Legato

During the course we had the opportunity to face and to personally collaborate with those architects at whome we usually look in awe and admiration and that we study on books and magazines. Alessia Ianiri

Carmelo Legato, Alessia Ianiri and Tiziana Tasca attended the course Architecture for Exhibition, 2020 edition. For the workshop they developed an exhibition project in collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini. At the end of the course, they have been selected for a collaboration with David Chipperfield Architect Milan.

more info on: www.yacademy.it/alumni

35 Placement | PARTNER FIRMS

Rome Albino, Bergamo Val di Sella, Trento Milan

Alvisi Kirimoto is an international studio which wor- Edoardo Milesi & Archos studio’s works range in extre- Arte Sella: the contemporary mountain. A place where The philosophy adopted by Michele De Lucchi’s studio, ks with architecture, urban planning and design. It was mely different fields, counting on many realized projects: in more than thirty years the mountain and contempo- aMDL, seeks to maintain a steady interaction betwe- founded by Massimo Alvisi and junko Kirimoto in 2002: the preservative restoration of national monuments, re- rary art meet. Art and Nature merge in a continuous dia- en architectural thinking, industrial design and global it is renowned for its tailored approach to design, for the covery plans and urban transformation, from productive logue, where Artists from all over the world are invited to communication. This transverse approach is backed by “sensitive” use of technology and control of the space settlements to advanced tertiary, from private residences encounter the Sella Valley to carry out artworks that are Michele De Lucchi’s personal research and international thanks to the manipulation of “paper sheets” - The Hands to to tourism and cultural hospitality, from shool buildin- nourished by the unique History and nature of the place. experience acquired through more than forty years’ work. Work. The dialogue with nature and its interest in social gs to places of worship or public entertainment. Thanks topics have made their projects unique in the interna- to public competitions and private realizations, the studio tional architectural scenario. Alvisi Kirimoto has won gains an international reputation. numerous international competitions and awards and the studio’s projects have been widely spread by many international publications.

alvisikirimoto.it archos.it artesella.it amdl.it

junya.ishigami+associates

Bologna Tokyo New York Tokyo

Mario Cucinella Architects is an architectural firm with junya.ishigami+associates is an international archi- Founded in 1981, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) is Sou Fujimoto was born in Hokkaido in 1971. He gra- offices in Bologna and New York and an international tecture firm based in Tokyo, Japan. Established by Junya a design studio whose practice spans the fields of ar- duated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty team of ninety professionals including architects, engine- Ishigami in 2004, the firm gained international recogniti- chitecture, urban design, installation art, multi-media Engineering at Tokyo University and established Sou ers, graphic designers, model makers, and researchers. on following the completion of the Kanagawa Institute of performance, digital media, and print. With a focus on Fujimoto Architects in 2000. In 2017, he was the winner The firm was established in Paris in 1992 and opened its Technology’s KAIT Workshop in 2007, which was awar- cultural and civic projects, DS+R’s work addresses the of two International Competitions, for the Nice Meridia offices in Bologna in 1999. MC A has extensive experien- ded the Architectural Institute of Japan Prize in 2009. changing role of institutions and the future of cities. The and the Floating Gardens in Brussel. In 2016, he has won ce in architectural design that combines environmental Similar success followed with exhibitions at Venice studio is based in New York and is comprised of over the 1st prize for “Pershing”, one of the sites in the French and energy efficiency strategies and relies on an R&D Architecture Biennales, the latter of which being awarded 100 architects, designers, artists and researchers, led by competition called ‘Réinventer Paris’, following the vic- department that carries out research on sustainability the Golden Lion for Best Project of the 12th Biennale in four partners—Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, Charles tories in Invited International Competition for the New with an holistic approach. MC A is synonymous with top 2010. Renfro and Benjamin Gilmartin. Learning Center at Paris - Saclay’s Ecole Polytechnique quality and professionalism in every step of the process, and the International Competition for the Second Folly of adopting a coordinated and multidisciplinary approach. Montpellier in 2014.

mcarchitects.it jnyi.jp dsrny.com sou-fujimoto.net

36 Placement | PARTNER FIRMS

Bologna Bologna Basel Oslo

Mauro Frate graduated with top marks in Architecture Studio Frassinago - Gardens and Landscapes, founded HHF Architects was founded in 2003 by Tilo Herlach, Jensen & Skodvin Architects was established in 1995 at IUAV in 1989, where he later taught and researched in Bologna in 2006, designs gardens and landscapes set Simon Hartmann and Simon Frommenwiler. Since then, by Jan Olav Jensen and Børre Skodvin. The first project sustainable architectures and urban projects. He partici- apart by exclusive gestures, moulded to the movements HHF Architects have realized numerous projects in Swi- in the office in 1995 was the trial project along the -Na pated in numerous university research activities and his and desires of those within. Visual appeal and design tzerland, Germany, China, France, Mexico and the USA. tional Tourist Road on Sognefjellet and Strynefjell in the works have been presented in international exhibitions consistency take shape in natural spaces, for intense The scope of work ranges from urbanism and large-sca- Norwegian Mountains, a result of an invited competition. like the Biennale of Venice. He has designed and reali- living experiences all year round. Frassinago combines le construction to public pavilions and interior design. Starting with four architects in the autumn of 1995 the zed public, industrial and commercial buildings, public the most varied range of skills – from botany to design, From the beginning HHF was looking for collaborations staff has grown to ten architects in 2017. In 2011 Torunn spaces, redesigned agricultural, industrial and historical passing through agronomy and architecture – moving in with other architects and artists in order to widen their Golberg and Torstein Koch, who have worked with JSA areas. In 1996, he founded Studio Architer; in 2009, he line with a set of strong principles affording great value view on projects and enrich the quality of specific propo- since 1995 and 1996, became partners. founds MFa_Mauro Frate architetto. His design, didactic to its projects with an experimental and evolutionary sals. and research activities are all reported in specialized spirit, in Italy and abroad. publications and in Italian and international specialized magazines.

mfarchitects.it frassinago.com hhf.ch jsa.no

RINTALA EGGERTSSON ARCHITECTS

Milan Oslo Innsbruck Milan

Walking through a scenery, observing and listening to Rintala Eggertsson Architects is a Norway based stu- Snøhetta began as a collaborative architectural and STUDIO ANTONIO PERAZZI’s equipe is made up of the heart of a place and its community while stepping dio founded in 2007 by the Finnish architect Sami Rintala landscape workshop, and has remained true to its professionals in the fields of landscape architecture, eco- back somewhat, create an important understanding of and the Icelandic architect Dagur Eggertsson. Today the trans-disciplinary way of thinking since its inception. Our logy, botanics and art which work to guarantee a tailored how areas evolve and landscapes develop. In fact, every office consists of Norwegian architect and partner Vi- work strives to enhance our sense of place, identity and approch to each project, regardless of its scale. STUDIO landscape has its own soul and is a mirror of the society beke Jenssen in addition to Rintala and Eggertsson. The relationship to others and the physical spaces we inha- ANTONIO PERAZZI founds its works on a wide know- who formed it. office bases its activities on teaching, furniture design, bit, whether feral or human-made. Museums, markets, ledge of botanics and its application as an ecological LAND approach has its unique style, shaped with gene- public art projects, architecture and planning. Important reindeer observatories, landscapes and dollhouses get experiment. Botanics and design are combined in order rosity and longevity, targeted at the protagonists of the feature in Rintala Eggertsson’s practice are their 1:1 buil- the same care and attention to purpose. to offere high aesthetical standards in both public and story. This approach enables LAND to overcome and ding workshops with students and clients. private projects, which are modern and bound to last. unite complex and seemingly fragmented landscapes. Only by doing so, we can truly develop places.

landsrl.com ri-eg.com snohetta.com antonioperazzi.com

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Tree House Module, project by Lukas Frenzel , Sophia Antonia Lieberich Rules

I. General indications 8. the matching of the students to the professional bodies for the II. Prerequisites training period is under the total and complete discretion of YA- (both for physical and virtual Cademy’s scientific committee, which will keep the host firms’ availabilities into account; 1. Being fluent in Italian or English (pre-intermediate fluency, at attendance) least level B1); 9. the students can refuse the training period/collaboration opportunity they receive from YACademy’s Placement office; 2. being students or graduates from one of the following courses: 1. The courses will be taught in Italian (in case there are foreign stu- 10. the training period/collaboration will start within 3 months from the • Landscape Architecture dents, a simultaneous translation service from Italian into En- course’s end, which corresponds to the conclusion of the exam • Architecture and architectural engineering glish will be activated); session for online students as specified at p. 8.b, par. V; • Preservation of environmental and architectural heritage • Preservation and renovation of cultural heritage 2. the admission to the courses is limited (max. 35 students per cour- 11. at the end of the courses, participants will be given a certificate of • Design se: 25 in presence and 10 online) and the admission is based attendance; on a selection whose criteria are reported in section III; 12. to receive the certificate of attendance, it is fundamental to: The selection board can admit applicants who hold a diffe- 3. the courses will be held at YACademy’s headquarters in via Borgo- rent certificate after examining their CV, portfolio, motivatio- • have completed the workshop activity (certificated by the nuovo, 5, Bologna, Italy; nal letter and, possibly, interviewing them; workshop course professor) 4. YACademy reserves the right to modify the calendar and the pro- • have attended at least 75% of the classroom lessons 3. completing the application procedure as reported in par. IV; gram for a better operation of the courses. Possible modifica- tions will be previously communicated to the students; These conditions apply to students who will attend the cour- 4. paying the administration and enrollment fees. 5. the course is made up of two parts: se physically. For the online students, the relevant conditions are reported at par. V. • lessons • a 32-hour workshop 13. to have more information on the courses, it is possible to contact III. Admission the course tutor at [email protected]; 6. at the end of the course, YACademy’s Placement office will guarantee to each student an internship or collaboration proposal 14. it is necessary that the applicants who come from extra-EU coun- 1. The applications will be assessed by a selection board which will whose duration and conditions will depend on the hosting firm; tries and want to attend the course physically verify the terms assign a score from 60 to 100 to each applicant; and conditions for visa release prior to the publication of the 2. the selection board’s members are appointed by the executive bo- 7. in order for the student to activate a training period, as described at provisional ranking, so as to be able to start the courses accor- ard of YAC srl; p. 6, they must: ding to the set schedule. YACademy’s staff is available to relea- • have completed the workshop activity (certified by the work- se any document - within the area of its competence - that may 3. the selection board’s verdict is unquestionable; be necessary for visa applications and release. shop course professor) 4. each applicant’s final score will be composed by: • have attended at least 75% of the classroom lessons • CV (max 30 points) These conditions apply to students who will attend the cour- • motivational letter (max 20 points) se physically. For the online students, the relevant conditions • portfolio (max 50 points) are reported at par. V. 5. besides any other information that the applicant deems interesting,

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in order to be complete, the CV must also contain: 12. in case two or more applicants obtain the same score, priority will The uploaded files shall be in .jpg or .pdf format and of a ma- be given to the applicant who has received the highest score ximum size of 10MB; • the year of graduation and degree mark, for those who have for their portfolio, and in case of an additional ex aequo, the already graduated; non-graduated applicants should speci- priority will be given to the applicant who has made the admini- 6. the application will be evaluated by YACademy staff, once the ad- fy the presumed date of graduation and presumed degree stration fee payment earlier as specified at p. 5 of par. IV; ministration fee payment has been made and all the required mark. documents have been uploaded; • indication of the level of English proficiency according to the 13. the selection board may require a motivational interview for some CEFR standards. applicants; 7. at the end of the revision of the applications, on the day of publication of the provisional ranking, the applicants will be informed 14. the date of the motivational interview will be agreed upon with the 6. on the basis of the scores, a provisional ranking will be formed and of their status in their online private area: applicant and the interview will be carried out via video call; published in each applicant’s online private area. The best 35 • ADMITTED WITH SCHOLARSHIP applicants for each course will be admitted according to the 15. if an applicant does not show up for the interview, they will be auto- • ADMITTED (an additional field will be activated in order to scores described at point 4 in this section; matically excluded from the admission. upload the bank wire receipt for the enrollment fee) 7. a scholarship (full coverage of the enrollment fee) will be granted to • NOT ADMITTED the applicants ranking 1st to 5th; the first 5 ranking applicants – regardless of their chosen type of attendance, online or in IV. Enrollment The applicants shall be aware of the status of their applica- presence– are assigned the scholarships univocally: in case tion in order to act accordingly in case of admitted applican- one of them refuses the scholarship, this cannot be assigned ts’ retirement; to any other applicant; 1. Access www.yacademy.it; 8. in case of admission without a scholarship, the applicant must pay 8. the applicants ranking 6th to 35th (included) will be admitted to the 2. fill in all the required fields in the personal details form; the enrollment fee of course after the enrollment fee payment (3249€ for physical 3. at the end of the registration procedure, the applicant will receive attendance and 2198€ for virtual attendance); • 3294 € (2700 € + VAT) for those who will participate physi- an email (check the spam folder in case this email is not in the cally 9. the applicants ranking from 36th on will not be admitted to the inbox) with username, password, and a confirmation link: click • 2196 € (1800 € + VAT) for those who will participate virtually course, but may be admitted following the retirement of some on the link to confirm the registration;

of the admitted applicants. In this case, the course tutor will get 4. log in to the online private area with the activated username and with a single payment and upload the bank wire receipt on in contact with the applicants within 10 days from the publica- password and choose the course to which you want to apply; their online private area within five days from the publication tion of the provisional ranking; of the provisional ranking; 5. for the application, the following documents are required: 10. according to enrollments and retirements, after 14 days from the publication of the provisional ranking, the official ranking will be • a copy of a valid identity document 9. not paying the enrollment fee will exclude the applicant from the published in the online private area of each applicant; • motivational letter (max 200 words) course; • CV (also in Europass format) 11. all the admitted applicants, who have either received a scholar- 10. the enrollment fee (3294 € for physical attendance and 2196 € for • portfolio (free format) ship or not, will be contacted by the course tutor in the days virtual attendance) must be paid by bank wire to the following • administration fee payment of 73,20€ which can be sent following the publication of the provisional ranking to confirm IBAN (Solution Bank S.p.A.) IT45X0327302400000600103285 through PayPal or bank wire (following the instructions on their enrollment and the type of attendance of the course (phy- indicating the following reason for payment: “name and sur- the private account area); sical or online); name of the student; course title; enrollment” (e.g. for student

John Smith’s enrollment in the Architecture for Exhibition cour-

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se: “John Smith; Architecture for Exhibition; enrollment”). As 4. the interpretation service from Italian into English will be guarante- 13. the assessment interview will take place within 4 weeks after the for the upload of the receipt of payment, please, follow the in- ed to the students who participate in the course online; end of the classes (which corresponds to the conclusion of the structions on your online private area. workshop) on a date that will be communicated with at least a 5. the course enrollment fee for students who will be admitted without 7-day notice; a scholarship and participate in the online mode is reduced to € 1,800 +VAT; 14. if a student is unable to take part in this assessment interview, a second date will be set within 21 days after the first scheduled V. Virtual attendance The students who will take part in the course in the online mode: date; From 2020 YACademy offers the opportunity to participate in its courses with virtual attendance. The online participation in YACa- 6. will be able to attend all lessons, except for the parts of the lessons 15. if a student is not available on any of the two dates, they will not demy’s courses can take place in two different modes: which involve a visit or a workshop (as described in the chapter have the right to access the post-course Placement service “Program” of the course brochure); provided by YACademy. 1. live streaming; the lessons will be accessible through an online pla- 7. will be able to participate in the workshop activities without any tform, therefore it is necessary that the students have a com- limitations (by carrying out their project revision via video call puter with internet access; the students who take part in the with the workshop tutor) live streaming of the lessons will be given the opportunity to ask questions and interact with the teachers according to the 8. will have access to the post-course Placement service and will be lesson delivery mode and with moderation carried out by YACa- granted a collaboration/internship proposal with the partners demy staff; of the course, provided that: 2. deferred streaming: the lessons will be recorded and made avai- • they have completed the workshop activity (certificated by lable to students within 3 working days from their delivery so the workshop tutor) as to allow attendance to students who live in different time • they have passed a final assessment interview (certified by a zones that are not compatible with the Italian classroom time- commission made up of at least 3 professors appointed by table. The lessons will be uploaded on a specific web portal the whole teaching staff and whose final judgment is unque- with access reserved to YACademy students. Therefore, it is stionable); necessary that the students have a computer with internet access. The students who attend deferred-streamed lessons can With regard to the interview mentioned at point 8.b, it is specified send their questions to YACademy staff who will proceed to that: forward them to the teachers. 9. the interview will take place via video call; For the students who will participate in the course virtually, either in live-streaming or deferred-streaming mode, it is confirmed that: 10. the interview will take place in Italian or English, according to the student’s choice; 3. there are no different registration/evaluation procedures or different 11. the evaluation commission will be composed of at least 3 mem- rankings: all applicants who wish to participate in the course bers of the teaching staff; physically or virtually are considered equally in the selection and, once they are admitted to the course – either with a scho- 12. the assessment interview will focus on the contents of the lessons larship or without - they will decide how to join the course (i.e. section of the course; physically or virtually);

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10. maintaining the firms listed in the course brochure, a complete list VI. Notes of hosting firms will for the training periods will be given to the students at the beginning of the course; 11. The result of the educational program (hereafter named “project”), 1. This whole document constitutes an integral part of the Terms and including any (available) intellectual and/or industrial property Conditions of the service; rights on the project, it is held definitively by YAC srl, which the- 2. the applicants agree to the Terms and Conditions when they regi- refore acquires the exclusive right to economic exploitation, as ster; well as reproduction, in any way or form, including the rights to use, execute, adapt, modify, publish on any media channel, 3. administration fees and enrollment fees are not refundable; exhibit, reproduce and distribute the project - also for marketing 4. if an applicant retires from the course after paying the enrollment and advertising purposes -, carry out editorial reviews, create fee, the enrollment fee will not be refunded; derivative works based on it, and license the project - or some of its parts - to third parties, in any form, mode or technology 5. the administration fees and enrollment fees can be paid by a third including the “right of panorama” without any limitation of time party, provided that the reason for payment correctly refers to or place. the applicant as indicated at point 10 of section IV. 6. YACademy declines all liability for missing communications depen- ding on incorrect information given by the applicant or missing/late communication of address change (compared to the one indicated during the online registration), and for mistakes attributable to third parties, chance or force majeure; 7. in case an applicant declares false or untrue statements regarding details necessary to the course enrollment, in addition to the sanctions envisaged by Article 76 of the Italian Presidential Decree 445/2000, the applicant’s paid fees will not be refunded. False or untrue statements declared by the applicant may bring to an action for damages carried out by those affected; 8. applicants will be held accountable for the personal data they provide and the promoter does not assume any responsibility for wrong data provided. The promoter, according to privacy policies, has the right to verify the applicants’ data by requesting a copy of an identity document regarding the data of the registration; 9. the access to the courses and to the training periods can be su- spended for disciplinary reasons or force majeure;

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Headquarters Contacts

YACademy Antonella Grifa Via Borgonuovo, 5 - 40125 Bologna Tel: 051 3510739 www.yacademy.it e-mail: [email protected] facebook: yacademy2018 ig: yacademy_bologna