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del Campo Manninger architecture & design at IASS 2010, Shanghai.

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IASS 10 Shanghai Austrian Pavillion

SPAN will present the paper Topological Surfaces as Modes of Formation in Nature at the IASS, International Association of Shells and Spatial Structures, in Shanghai. This year’s symposium Spatial Structures – Temporary and Permanent provides an opportunity for architects, structural engineers, builders and researchers to … Read More →

SPAN lecture at ACADIA 2008.

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ACADIA 2008: SILICON + SKIN Matias del Campo will hold a lecture on the submitted paper Speculations on Tissue Engineering and Architecture at the  ACADIA conference. ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture) was established in in the early 80ies. It fosters the research … Read More →

Floral Obsession 08 at ESARQ, Barcelona.

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Floral Obsession 08 ESARQ A. Erioli A. Vacca 01

The last two weeks SPAN has been conducting a workshop at the Genetic Architecture Master course of the ESARQ in Barcelona. The main Issue of the workshop was the exploration of the opportunities present in the manifold conditions of floral entities. The explored issue included … Read More →

SPAN at Shenzen Hong Kong Biennale.

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Shenzen Hong Kong Biennale Marui

SPAN has been invited to join this year’s Shenzhen Hong Kong Architecture Biennale. SPAN will be presenting the Marui Project, which deals with botanical growth models as mean to design urban textures. The urban program covers mainly the entertainment sector, cinemas, gaming arcades, hotels, restaurants … Read More →

SPAN at Exitus exhibition, K/Haus, Vienna.

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Exitus exhibition Künstlerhaus K Haus Vienna

SPAN cordially invites you to the opening venue of the exhibition Exitus, everyday death at the k/haus Vienna, Austria on Friday, October 19 starting at 7pm. Death, traditionally a subject of the arts, is covered in this extensive exhibition in numerous artists positions, juxtaposed with … Read More →

SPAN lecture at Vienna Design Week.

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IMNO Gallery Self Organisation

Gerin Trautenberger, principal of Microgiants invited SPAN to give a talk on beauty, surface articulation and patterns and to join a panel discussion at the Vienna Design Week. The panelists included Dag Holmgren, Elisabeth Menasse-Wiesbauer (Zoom-Kindermuseum), Sybille Straubinger, James Skone and Matias del Campo. The … Read More →

Marui project in Beijing, China.

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Shenzen Hong Kong Biennale Marui

For this urban design study SPAN explored two main sensibilities: Gradients and organic growth models. The site was covered with a radial gradient, whose swellings and compressions are informed by the conditions of the site: the position within the urban texture, main access, illumination, distances … Read More →