Saturday February 26 was held at Palazzo Estense in Varese, the presentation of the catalog the final exhibition of the Project "Award 2010" initiative which, for a whole year, he sponsored the city of Varese and involved directly citizenship. The conference, which was attended by a large audience, was an important opportunity to reflect on some themes that have emerged thanks to this project and key elements shared by the speakers during the evening. One of the main themes that emerged was the courage, the courage to actually try to address only one of the topics covered in recent months, as stated Councillor Cattaneo Architect Mario Botta, the courage to think of new investment and new forms of financing and the courage to rethink the identity of the city, added the professor of the University of Pavia
Luigi Zanzi. On the importance of 'identity is also considered the architect Botta that, during his speech, stressed the importance the city as "fundamental good for humanity and the most advanced form of human aggregation, with a specific identity, an identity that passes through the sense of belonging." For Varese, in particular, Botta has stressed the need to create a new image, perhaps of campus, solving the above problems large as that of traffic or the stations. These issues, said the Arc. Botta "are surely due to historical events, but require specific interventions." This initiative, according to Dr. Gabriele Cappellato, curator of the exhibition catalog, will just be a stimulus to propose new measures. The President of the Order of Architects Varese Laura Gianetti reiterated the importance of this initiative, describing it as a "unique opportunity, which has shown how architecture can still surprise you that unique resource" and how the projects for diploma courses have offered a clue that the Order of Architects Varese is not intended to be underestimated. The hope that this experience is not left by what appeared sentiment shared by all the speakers: President of the Order Engineers Roberta Beson, despite the criticism of past administrations and the current one, said she was confident about the
statements made shortly before the Councillor Cattaneo and Prof. Luigi Zanzi, Professor, University of Pavia, he expressed his hope towards a revival of the city, a renaissance that, according to the professor, will be rediscovering the link between village and castle and the direct involvement of the citizens during the design process. "A social and cultural revival " Finally, with the hope that the Mayor of Varese Attilio Fontana concluded the conference, warmly thanking the Academy of Architecture Mendrisio "wants to have restored to the city of Varese, go back to reflect on itself. "
To see more videos of the evening, go to You Tube Channel Order:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Ordinevarese?feature=mhum
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