Off the Cuff: Filtering the Sky and Capturing the Space

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro [architects.]

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Computer filePublication details: urbanNext, January 08, 2019.Description: 187 wordsISSN:

2575-5374

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Summary: The courtyard of the Palazzo Litta historically has mediated between public streets and private lives; this fusion of collectivity and individuality animates the elegant space, rendering it a vital setting for design discourse. For DAMN’s Salone del Mobile events, Diller Scofidio + Renfro engaged Palazzo Litta’s courtyard with the most basic architectural element—the roof—to filter the sky and capture the space.

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Active Public Spaces (281) ,
Scale (17) ,
Project (1170) ,
New materials (47) ,
Milan (19) ,
Italy (50) ,
Installation (70) ,
Designing Matter (115) ,
Design (283) ,
Courtyard (97)

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Computer Files	urbanNext-Actar		Available

Designing Matter, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Energy and sustainability, Middle Density, Project

Active Public Spaces, Canopy, Courtyard, Design, Designing Matter, Installation, Italy, Milan, New materials, Project, Scale, Space

Photography: Iwan Baan – photography

The courtyard of the Palazzo Litta historically has mediated between public streets and private lives; this fusion of collectivity and individuality animates the elegant space, rendering it a vital setting for design discourse. For DAMN’s Salone del Mobile events, Diller Scofidio + Renfro engaged Palazzo Litta’s courtyard with the most basic architectural element—the roof—to filter the sky and capture the space.

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