Architecture and Vision explained

Architecture and Vision (AV) is an international multidisciplinary design agency that was formed in 2003 by Arturo Vittori^[1] in partnership with Andreas Volger.^[2] AV works in architecture, design, and art.

The practice is mainly based around technology transfer between disciplines such as aerospace, art, and architecture.

History

Architecture and Vision was established in 2003 and is directed by architect Arturo Vittori, based in Bomarzo Viterbo, Italy, and Andreas Vogler, based in Munich, Germany.

Projects

• 2014: WarkaWater 2.0, USEK, Beirut, Lebanon
• 2013: OR of the Future, UIC, Chicago, United States
• 2012: WarkaWater, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
• 2011: LaFenice, Messina, Sicily, Italy
• 2011: AtlasCoelestisZeroG, International Space Station
• 2011: Corsair International, Paris, France
• 2009: AtlasCoelestis, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, Illinois
• 2009: MercuryHouseOne, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
• 2009: FioredelCielo, Macchina di Santa Rosa, Viterbo, Italy
• 2007: BirdHouse, Bird House Foundation, Osaka, Japan
• 2006: DesertSeal, permanent collection, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York City

Awards and recognition

In 2006, the "DesertSeal" (2004), an extreme environment tent prototype, gained recognition when it became a part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was featured in the exhibition "SAFE: Design Takes on Risk" (2005), curated by Paola Antonelli.^[3] The same year, Vittori and Vogler were honored as "Modern-day Leonardos" by the Museum of Science and Industry during its Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius exhibition.

In 2007, the Museum of Science and Industry acquired a model of the inflatable habitat "MoonBaseTwo" (2007), designed to facilitate long-term exploration on the Moon. Additionally, the "MarsCruiserOne" (2007), a pressurized laboratory rover for Mars exploration, was showcased at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris as part of the Airs de Paris exhibition.^[4]

Further reading

• Paola Antonelli (ed.), Safe: Design Takes on Risk, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2005, p. 64.
• Valérie Guillaume, "architecture + vision. Mars Cruiser One 2002-2006", in Airs de Paris, Diffusion Union-Distribution, Paris 2007, pp. 338–339.
• Namita Goel, The Beauty of the Extreme, Indian Architect & Builder, March 2006, pp. 82–83.
• Arturo Vittori, Architecture and Vision, in L'Arca, October 2004, 196, pp. 26–38.
• Un veicolo per Marte. Mars Cruiser One, in L'Arca, April 2007, 224, p. 91.
• Ruth Slavid, Micro: Very Small Buildings, Laurence King Publishing, London, pp. 102–106,
• Wüstenzelt Desert Seal / Desert Seal Tent, in Detail, 2008, 6, pp. 612–614

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Architecture and Vision College of Design . 2024-01-14 . design.umn.edu.
2. Web site: Architecture and Vision College of Design . 2024-01-14 . design.umn.edu.
3. Web site: Andreas Vogler, Arturo Vittori, Architecture and Vision. Desert Seal (Prototype). 2004 MoMA . 2023-05-10 . The Museum of Modern Art . en.
4. Web site: Centre Pompidou .