Stone belongs to the matrix of materials that have followed Humanity’s development since the dawn of time. RESISTANCE presents projects created by 10 international architects/studios: Álvaro Siza, Amanda Levete, Bijoy Jain, Souto de Moura, ELEMENTAL, Carrilho da Graça, Mia Hägg, Paulo David, Studio MK27 and Vladimir Djurovic, curated by Guta Moura Guedes, president of the ‘experimentadesign’ research platform. One of the main properties of the portuguese stones selected is their specific high level of mechanical resistance; on the other hand, there is also the idea that expanding architecture’s territories of action through creativity, and adopting new perspectives from different fields, can be a way of resisting the banality and decrease in quality that has become evident in so many fronts of contemporary architecture.
The opening includes a debate with Amanda Levete, João Luís Carrilho da Graça, Mia Hägg and Vladimir Djurovic, moderated by Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum, followed by a cocktail. If you would like to attend, please send your confirmation to public.relations(at)experimenta.pt by 8 June 2017.
