Text by Michele De Lucchi, Donatella Caprioglio, Alberto Cavalli, Claudia Giudici, Ugo Morelli, Telmo Pievani, Giuseppe Varchetta, Maria Alejandro Venerandi.
A former Memphis designer’s visionary new architecture
This book looks at the Earth Stations of the legendary Italian designer and architect Michele De Lucchi (born 1951) and his multidisciplinary studio AMDL Circle. The Earth Stations are a new typology of building conceived to foster productive human relationships—living monuments created to celebrate the importance of humanity, where people can experience meaningful collective existence. The book puts this new building typology in dialogue with experts from a variety of disciplines, who reflect on the ways that spaces are designed. “What can we as architects do for the world to come?” asks De Lucchi here. “If we do not get used to thinking with a sustainability mindset, building the greenest house in the world will not make the slightest difference, because inside we will be continuing to behave like irresponsible consumers. Consequently, we must intervene with a new way of thinking, through the qualities of the space we can foster that mutually beneficial behavior that enables people to get along well together.”
FORMAT: Hbk, 8.25 x 10.5 in. / 256 pgs / 73 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $70 ISBN: 9788836649174 PUBLISHER: Silvana Editoriale AVAILABLE: 6/7/2022 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Published by Silvana Editoriale. Text by Michele De Lucchi, Donatella Caprioglio, Alberto Cavalli, Claudia Giudici, Ugo Morelli, Telmo Pievani, Giuseppe Varchetta, Maria Alejandro Venerandi.
A former Memphis designer’s visionary new architecture
This book looks at the Earth Stations of the legendary Italian designer and architect Michele De Lucchi (born 1951) and his multidisciplinary studio AMDL Circle. The Earth Stations are a new typology of building conceived to foster productive human relationships—living monuments created to celebrate the importance of humanity, where people can experience meaningful collective existence. The book puts this new building typology in dialogue with experts from a variety of disciplines, who reflect on the ways that spaces are designed.
“What can we as architects do for the world to come?” asks De Lucchi here. “If we do not get used to thinking with a sustainability mindset, building the greenest house in the world will not make the slightest difference, because inside we will be continuing to behave like irresponsible consumers. Consequently, we must intervene with a new way of thinking, through the qualities of the space we can foster that mutually beneficial behavior that enables people to get along well together.”
