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André Corboz, Santa Monica as seen from personal desk during Getty Center residency, 1993. Fondo A. Corboz, Biblioteca dell’Accademia di architettura, USI.

Territory as Palimpsest: The legacy of André Corboz at Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio

November 4, 2022–February 5, 2023 The Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio of the Università della Svizzera italiana presents the exhibition Territory as Palimpsest: The legacy of André Corboz, promoted by the Academy of Architecture—USI, with the Institute for the History and Theory of Art and Architecture—ISA, the support of the Academy of Architecture Library and of the Borromini Chair, from November…

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Bauhaus Dessau Foundation/Yvonne Tenschert. UI mockup animation on the basis of a design by Offshore Studio 2022.

Schools of Departure: digital atlas developed by the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation

Launch event: November 16, 10am The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation has been working on a digital atlas called Schools of Departure that compiles research on the global linkages between Bauhaus pedagogy and reform initiatives in art and design education during the 20th century. Schools of Departure suggests a dynamic constellation of instructional strategies rather than presuming the…

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Emma Wolf-Haugh, Domestic Optimism. Photo: Louis Haugh, 2021.

De Appel presents Emma Wolf-Haugh: Domestic Optimism

October 13–December 11, 2022 Domestic Optimism by Emma Wolf-Haugh discusses architecture from the 20th century. With regard to the shifting standards within the social, cultural, and economic evolution(s) of post-colonial western society, it specifically addresses its historical narrative and ongoing influence. Wolf-Haugh is intrigued by the moral issues that accompanied such change, particularly those arising…

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