Brazilian Architect Carla Juaçaba to take part in Cersaie 2018
Now in its tenth edition, the “building dwelling thinking” cultural programme will once again host a wide range of events, including conferences given by internationally acclaimed architects and designers in the Architecture Gallery.
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1976, Carla Juaçaba started up her own practice in 2000. In 2013 she won the inaugural international ArcVision Women and Architecture prize. Her practice is currently involved in public and private projects for housing and cultural programmes. She has a special interest in the poetry and expressive potential of tectonics and explores the concept of place in terms of cultural continuity and phenomenological perception. She has collaborated with architect Gisela Magalhaesper on a project on Brazilian indigenous arts and historical museums and with architect Mario Fraga on the Casa Atelier project and with filmmaker Bia Lessa for the acclaimed Pavilion Humanidade 2012 during Rio+20.
Together with another nine international architects including Norman Foster and Eduardo Souto de Moura, Carla Juaçaba recently took part in Vatican Chapels, the pavilion curated by Francesco Dal Co on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in the Venetian lagoon on behalf of the Pontifical Council for Culture. Organised during the first participation of the Holy See in the Venice Architecture Biennale, it consisted of 10 different chapels each designed by a different architect and inspired by the Skogskapellet, the Woodland Chapel built by Gunnar Asplund in Stockholm Cemetery in 1920.
Also in Venice, her work can also be admired at this year’s Architecture Biennale curated by Grafton Architects, where her totemic concrete sculptures called Ballast create pleasant places for relaxation while at the same time underscoring the weight and mass of the material itself.
Related News
Saturday, April 20, 2024
The organisers of Cersaie have worked hard to explore the possibility of holding an international level trade fair, but they have had to recognise that the general conditions determined by the Covid-19 emergency make it impossible to...read more
Cersaie 2020 is being moved to new dates and will adopt a safer, more engaging and more international exhibition format. The show will be held in the Bologna Exhibition Centre from 9 to 13 November and will maintain...read more
Getting to Cersaie 2019 will be easier than ever thanks to special rates on high-speed train journeys to Bologna between 23 and 27 September...read more
For its fifth edition, the Bologna Design Week is teaming up once again with Cersaie, the international exhibition promoted by Confindustria Ceramica, to celebrate the week of ceramic tile and...read more
During the five days of Cersaie 2019, the Italian and international tiling world will converge on Tiling Town, located in Hall 31A close to the Piazza Costituzione entrance to the...read more
Chilean architect Felipe Assadi is the first guest to have been invited to speak at Cersaie 2019 as part of the “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme. He will take part in...read more
Web Design
Saturday, April 20, 2024