Architecture and Vision: From Pyramids to Spacecraft

Architecture and Vision: From Pyramids to Spacecraft June 21 - July 3, 2010 Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo Opening ceremony on June 21, 2010, 17:00-17:30 17:30-18:00 Presentation by A. Vittori and A. Vogler 18:00-19:30 Reception «From Pyramids to Spacecraft» is a travelling exhibition displaying selected projects by the design studio Architecture and Vision, founded by Italian architect Arturo Vittori and Swiss architect Andreas Vogler. Vittori and Vogler have been working together since 2003 and received a number of important international recognitions. In 2006, their prototype for a tent, DesertSeal (2004), became part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Vittori and Vogler were named Modern-day Leonardos in the same year by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago for the exposition «Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius». They share a keen interest in technology and the endless beauty of the world. They have both been working in the aerospace field and this challenges the way they think about life on Earth. They share the belief that respect of nature and the intelligent use and development of its resources can have a deep impact on the quality of our lives. Projects shown in the exhibition include MoonBaseTwo, an inflatable space station for conducting experiments on the Moon, First and Business Class for Asiana Airlines, La Macchina di Santa Rosa di Viterbo and the MercuryHouseOne, which was presented at the Biennale in Venice in 2009 as well as many other inspiring projects ranging from product design to architecture. Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler will be present and give a talk at the opening. The exhibition is made possible through a collaboration of the Embassy of Switzerland and the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo. Opening Hours: 11:00 – 18:00 Location: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo, Exhibition Hall 1F Address: 2-1-30 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074 (Exit 2, Kudanshita Station, Tozai, Hanzomon and Toei Shinjuku Lines) CONTACT: Embassy of Switzerland in Japan Tel: 03-5449-8400 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.eda.admin.ch/tokyo Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo Tel: 03-3264-6011 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.iictokyo.esteri.it CO-ORGANIZERS: Embassy of Switzerland in Japan, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo SUPPORTED BY: ETH Zurich, State Secretariat for Education and Research SER (Federal Department of Home Affairs, Switzerland), Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia PATRONAGE: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency For press material please contact: Architecture and Vision ([email protected])