Field Trip – Spring 2014
Last week students began with a field trip south to visit and study Pompeii and Paestum with Professors Romolo Martemucci and Jamie Cooper. This week began with a train ride north to Florence, where Jamie Cooper led walking lectures – exploring and analyzing the historic core of the city.
Eventarium – Urban Design Studio
For the second semester, Pantheon Institute students have the extraordinary opportunity to work with OLIN Studio partners as part of their semester in Rome. Susan Weiler worked with students this week as they develop their designs for a complex project in their Spring Urban Design Studio. The project was conceived by Pantheon Institute professors Allan Ceen and David Sabatello. The site is the historic Villa Borghese in central Rome and involves a rich and complex set of design problems from urban design, landscape design and architectural history perspectives. As groups are now working through the conceptual design phase of the project, we are seeing some fantastic proposals for their interventions. Mid-term reviews are around the corner and we look forward to seeing project development.
Professor, James Wines conducts a drawing workshop with Pantheon Institute students. After a chilly visit to Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza where students worked on drawing exercises with Professors Jamie Cooper and Romolo Martemucci, they headed back to Via della Gatta studios for a lecture and drawing demonstration by legendary architect, James Wines.
Prix de Rome 2014
Peter Eisenman to receive the 2014 Prix de Rome for career achievement The Prix de Rome award is presented by Accademia Adrianea di Architettura e Archeologia and is presented to distinguished professionals in the field of architecture in recognition of their contributions in the area of designing within the context of archaeology. The award ceremony will be held 10 March 2014 at Casa dell’ Architettura, Rome. Ceremony and events begin at 16:3o hrs and will feature Mr. Eisenman’s Lectio Magistralis. The lecture will focus on Mr. Eisenman’s theoretical work – with particular reference to the concept of archaeology and its understanding as a design technique based on stratigraphic layering.
In a packed venue at Casa dell’ Architettura, James Wines presented “Green Ligtht – Re-thinking Public Space in the 21st Century”. Mr. Wines, recipient of the prestigious Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Career Achievement, presented his lecture before an audience of international design professionals and Pantheon Institute students. The presentation focused on the significance of designing effective and meaningful public space.
