The "36 projects of villas by Italian architects" presented at the architecture competition of the 4th International Triennial Exhibition of Monza (1930) show an extremely wide-ranging professional panorama, and represent a fascinating insight that contributes to our understanding of the changes in the architectural scene of those years that would later develop into Italian rationalism. The digital redrawing of the 36 planned buildings has been the cause for important reflection on the question of form: some proposals express personal ideas developed by the architects; others are linked – either in line or breaking with conventional practices – to broader factors relating to the theories of contemporary architectural and artistic tendencies. The realization of 3D digital models of these never built architectural structures is an important contribution to our knowledge both of the graphic material produced by the architects for that competition, and the perception of morphological aspects. If virtual space facilitates and increases our perceptive knowledge of architecture, allowing a different way of understanding space, the physical model produced by a 3D printer enables a facilitated reading of the architectural morphology. A comparison between the models of the different villas immediately reveals the diverse styles of architecture and the various interpretations of architectural space in relation to the same theme (the modern villa).
The productive role of model from virtual to a physical entity - the communication of 36 projects of neverconstructed villas
INCERTI, Manuela;
2013
Abstract
The "36 projects of villas by Italian architects" presented at the architecture competition of the 4th International Triennial Exhibition of Monza (1930) show an extremely wide-ranging professional panorama, and represent a fascinating insight that contributes to our understanding of the changes in the architectural scene of those years that would later develop into Italian rationalism. The digital redrawing of the 36 planned buildings has been the cause for important reflection on the question of form: some proposals express personal ideas developed by the architects; others are linked – either in line or breaking with conventional practices – to broader factors relating to the theories of contemporary architectural and artistic tendencies. The realization of 3D digital models of these never built architectural structures is an important contribution to our knowledge both of the graphic material produced by the architects for that competition, and the perception of morphological aspects. If virtual space facilitates and increases our perceptive knowledge of architecture, allowing a different way of understanding space, the physical model produced by a 3D printer enables a facilitated reading of the architectural morphology. A comparison between the models of the different villas immediately reveals the diverse styles of architecture and the various interpretations of architectural space in relation to the same theme (the modern villa).I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
