Architecture and Vision (AV) Is an AV’S Projects Have Received International International and Multidisciplinary Team Recognition

AirTree TalisEnterprise Arturo Vittori & Andreas Vogler Vittori & Andreas Arturo © 2011 Vittori © 2011 AR CHITECTURE AN D VI SIO N ARCwww.architectureandvision.comHwww.architectureandvision.comITECTURE AND VISION COMPANY PROFILE RECOGNITION Architecture and Vision (AV) is an AV’s projects have received international international and multidisciplinary team recognition. In 2006, a prototype of the working in architecture and design, extreme environment tent, ‘DesertSeal’ engaged in the development of innovative (2004), became part of the permanent solutions and technology transfer between collection of the MoMA in New York, after diverse fields for aerospace and terrestrial being featured in SAFE: Design Takes on applications. Founded in 2003 by architects Risk (2005), curated by Paola Antonelli. Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler, it is based In the same year, Chicago’s Museum of in Bomarzo (Viterbo, Italy) and Munich Science and Industry (MSI) selected Vittori (Germany). The company name not only and Vogler as ‘Modern Day Leonardos’ reflects the initials of the founders, but also for its ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, their conviction that architecture needs Genius’ exhibition. In 2007, a model of a vision of the future to become a long the inflatable habitat ‘MoonBaseTwo’, lasting cultural contribution of its time. developed to allow long-term exploration The vision of AV is to improve the quality of on the Moon, was acquired for the collection life through a wise use of technologies and of the MSI, while ‘MarsCruiserOne’, the available resources to create a harmonious design for a pressurized laboratory rover for integration of humans, technology and human Mars exploration, was shown at the nature. By drawing inspiration from nature Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, as part of as a source of knowledge and beauty along the exhibition ‘Airs de Paris’ (2007). with scientific progress, AV’s research and development efforts aim to translate this vision into architecture and the built PUBLICATIONS © 2012 Rigon © 2012 environment. Mobility, sustainability, the use of local resources and human factors AV’s projects are regularly published are the primary focus of each of AV’s in international magazines like: 10+1, projects, which unfold their own aesthetics. Architect, Auto&Design, Casamica, Detail, Recent collaborations include projects Domus, Indian Architect & Builder, l’Arca, with ESA (European Space Agency), Mark, Rolling Stone Magazine, Science et Asiana Airlines (Korea), and the Swiss Vie, Surface, XXI, and websites such as the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs European Space Agency Portal, flashespace, Andreas Vogler Arturo Vittori EDA (Switzerland), The School of the Art TuVie and designerblog. AV has been featured in TV programs in Director Director Institute in Chicago, Thales-Alenia (Italy) and the public administrations of the Italian Germany, Italy, Switzerland and China as cities of Viterbo and Messina. well as in Discovery Channel. (Basel, 1964) Swiss architect and (Viterbo, 1971) Italian architect and Projects have been published in numerous co-founder of the research and design co-founder of the research and design books about architecture and design. studio Architecture and Vision (AV). He studio Architecture and Vision (AV). After EXHIBITIONS The AV monograph, ‘From Pyramids to graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute graduating from the University of Florence, Spacecraft’, published first in 2009, is already of Technology in Zurich. He collaborated he collaborated with Santiago Calatrava, Various AV projects have been displayed in at its third edition, with the foreword by Paola with Richard Horden in London and at the Jean Nouvel and Francis Design on a variety exhibitions and events worldwide at venues Antonelli and nobel prize winning physicist Technical University of Munich. In addition of architectural projects and with Future including the Museum of Modern Art, George Smooth and Dr. Paola Antolini. to his own practice in Munich, he was guest Systems and Anish Kapoor on the subway MoMA, New York; Museum of Science and professor at The Royal Academy of Fine station in Naples. Vittori worked on aircraft, Industry, Chicago; Centre Georges Pompidou, Arts in Copenhagen, conducting research yacht and ship design in Toulouse, France Paris; Cité de l’espace, Toulouse; Great Lakes in prefabricated buildings. He has written and London, including designs for the Science Center and many others. numerous papers on space architecture and interior for the first Airbus A380. The travelling exhibition ‘Architecture technology transfer. Vittori teaches Industrial Design and and Vision: From Pyramids to Spacecraft’ Vogler has taught Industrial Design and Architecture at universities in Italy, has been shown since its inauguration in Architecture at universities in Germany, Switzerland and the United States. He Chicago in 2009 in various cities worldwide Italy, Switzerland and Hong Kong. He is is a member of the Order of Architects such as San Francisco, Seoul, Minneapolis, a member of the Bavarian Chamber of of Viterbo Province, and the American Tokyo, Cleveland, Beijing, Shanghai, Munich, Architects, Deutscher Werkbund, and the Institute of Aeronautics and Hamburg and Cincinnati. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Astronautics (AIAA). AR CHITECTURE AN D VI SIO N [email protected] ARCHITECTUREwww.architectureandvision.com AND VISION FioredelCielo © 2009 Galeotti www.architectureandvision.com Rome Munich.

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