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Vico Morcote, 30 September 2013 |press release winogrond and schweingruber zulauf landscape architects positions in wildwood 1 out of space After having welcomed during the summer children for the architecture and landscape laboratories and hosted workshops with students from the Chinese Culture University in Taipei, from Columbia University in New York and the Politecnico di Milano, i2a istituto internazionale di architettura of Vico Morcote 3 will inaugurate on Friday 4 October 2013 at 7pm a new installation, fruit of the collaboration between two Zurich-based offices: that of the American landscape architect Robin Winogrond and Schweingruber Zulauf. The evening will be introduced by the architect Paolo Fumagalli. An intervention by professor of dendrochronology Fritz Schweingruber will follow. This will be the 3rd appointment of the positions out of space series: as a forum of architecture, i2a broadens indeed the scope to related and complementary disciplines, receiving not only architects and artists (whose installations are set in the institute’s gallery), but also landscape architects who reflect on territorial and environmental topics by taking possession of the garden; an event turned towards a wide audience, including children. The installation - entitled In Wildwood 1 - plays with the concept of the passing of time, of the ephemeral character of nature, of its transformations throughout the seasons, of its winter rest followed by its spring awakening, to offer to the public a new look on landscape. In the garden of i2a’s institute, a scene of a forest will be recreated, a sort of large scale collage of fragments of nature, among which young poplars, trunks of 12’000 year old trees recently discovered in Zurich - an image of true timelessness -, papier-mâché trunks and projects by Winogrond and Schweingruber Zulauf, in their interpretation of garden and space. After the event - with interventions by Robin Winogrond, Lukas Schweingruber and Dominik Bückers - those who wish can meet our guests during a standing dinner (CHF 35.- per person all included, reservations until Tuesday 2 October by calling 0041 91 996 13 87 or via e-mail at [email protected]). In case of rain, the evening will take place inside i2a’s head quarters. The installation will be open to the public daily in i2a’s garden (Monday-Sunday 10am-8pm, free admittance) until the finissage, to be held Friday 23 May 2014. With the support of the Repubblica e Cantone Ticino - Fondo Swisslos, of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in Birmensdorf and of Lüscher Gartenbau (Zurich). istituto internazionale di architettura portich da sura 18 . 6921 vico morcote . t 0041 91 996 13 87 . f 0041 91 996 24 21 . [email protected] www.i2a.ch |press release winogrond landschaftsarchitekten Robin Winogrond’s approach reflects her training in landscape architecture, urban design and art. Robin Winogrond Landschaftsarchitekten operate in Switzerland, Germany and Spain; over the years, their work has received a number of prizes and has been regularly published. Their finished projects include the square for Regensdorf Town Hall (Zurich), the central square of the Katzenbach Housing Estate (Zurich) and the Cantonal School in Wil (St. Gallen). Those underway include the Natural Museum of History in St. Gallen. schweingruber zulauf landschaftsarchitekten Winner of numerous prizes, among which in 2011 the Hase in Gold (landscape architecture category), rewarded by the Swiss Radio and Television broadcasting company and the prestigious Hochparterre magazine for the Lettenviadukt foot and bicycle path in Zurich, Schweingruber Zulauf design projects in Switzerland and abroad. Their main interests include squares, parks, cemeteries as well as housing projects, industrial spaces, office buildings, masterplans with urban or landscaped contexts and temporary designs. positions out of space Yearly edition that, along the lines of positions in space, consists in a series of events for which landscape architects and planners are invited to create an installation in i2a’s garden. They, in turn, invite one or more figures relevant to their creative process. The goal is to trigger the public debate on topics related to environment and landscape. i2a: architecture forum i2a istituto internazionale di architettura is the only architecture forum in Switzerland, south of the Alps, dedicated to the study of topics related to territory, environment and contemporary reality that promotes conferences, exhibitions, installations, performances and didactic activities, also devised for children. The intention is to increase the awareness of architecture’s role as an instrument for reading and understanding contemporary phenomena, in a climate of openness and dialog. i2a’s vocation is to widen the scope to other related and complementary disciplines that examine the relationship between man and space. It is also an artists’ residency and institution that hosts workshops and laboratories. information Amanda Prada head of communication, public relations, development i2a istituto internazionale di architettura Portich da Sura 18, 6921 Vico Morcote, Switzerland t 0041 91 996 13 87, [email protected] location Vico Morcote is 11 km from Lugano and 23 km from Chiasso. From Melide (Melide/Bissone motorway exit) follow the signs to Morcote, then for Vico Morcote/ Carona. Once in Vico Morcote, follow the signs to the restaurant La Sorgente, on the ground floor of i2a, at Portich da Sura 18. parking Visitors can use the large covered parking near the Santi Fedele e Simone Church, at the entrance of Vico Morcote, a 2-minute walk from i2a. Parking passes kindly provided by the city of Vico Morcote are also available. istituto internazionale di architettura portich da sura 18 . 6921 vico morcote . t 0041 91 996 13 87 . f 0041 91 996 24 21 . [email protected] www.i2a.ch.