Copy + Paste Architecture and Transnational Urbanism

Due to faster economies and more interconnected societies, architectural design practice has been accelerating dramatically. The circulation and transfer of existing architectural solutions and designs have been enabled by communication and design technologies and propelled by the urge for more cost-efficient design processes.

In their new book – Copy Paste: The Badass Architectural Copy Guide – Winy Maas and Felix Madrazo discuss the issue and suggest design and practical solutions. The recent research project Transnational Architecture and Urbanism conducted at Politecnico di Milano analyses the urban effects of the mobility of designers and the transfer of projects.

In this seminar, a selected panel of architectural scholars and practitioners will critically discuss emerging issues and approaches to architectural design and urbanism in a globalized world.

Speakers: Felix Madrazo, The Why Factory – TU Delft and Inter.National.Design
                   Davide Ponzini, Politecnico di Milano 

Discussants: Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, OMA
                        Laurent Salomon, Atelier d’Architecture Rotbart/Salomon, Visiting Professor at                                                                Politecnico di Milano

                        Bostjan Vuga, SADAR+VUGA, Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Milano

Chair: Alessandro Rocca, Politecnico di Milano

Organization and information: davide.ponzini@polimi.it