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22 November 2003 - 18 January 2004
Open: Thurdays, Fridays and Saturdays 5-8 pm
Sundays 2-8 pm or by appointment
Closed on december
25 - 26 and january 1.
The Giraudi & Wettstein architectural practice was opened in Lugano in 1995
by the architects Sandra Giraudi (1962) and Felix Wettstein (1962). It has
made a name for itself in recent years with two important projects: the
Basle railway station extension (1996-2003), executed in collaboration with
Antonio Cruiz and Antonio Ortiz, and the Computer Laboratories of the Università
della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano (1998-2002).
The borgovico 33 exhibition presents eight projects by Giraudi & Wettstein
in a minimal exhibition design, specially conceived for the location.
A table in the centre
of the main Church space greets visitors and invites them to sit on the
stools placed along it, each bearing the name of a project. The table is
covered with a large canvas, on which the eight projects are printed, and
has some models arranged in the centre of the table. Eight spotlights point
one at each project, illuminating the half-darkened environment. Resembling
a laid table and surrounded by stools, it conjures up the architect's worktop
but also moments of encounter and conviviality: the table as a place of
discussion, the dinner table...
The presentation of the project is completed with a projection on a loop.
borgovico 33 is publishing a catalogue in co-edition
with Gabriele Capelli Editor describing the exhibition and the work of Giraudi
& Wettstein, with texts by the architects Alberto Caruso and Antonio Ortiz.
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