Is there such a thing as contemporary Italian architecture? Alberto Alessi, architect and critic, responds to this question with an exhibition that runs until July 10 at the ETH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich.

“Italy now? Country Positions in Architecture,” is the title of the exhibition and the result of a survey sponsored by Cornell University, Ithaca (New York). Offering a geographic and narrative journey that compares the work of architects, photographers and critics, the project is closely linked to the cultural, social and political context and features work by Cherubino Gambardella, Cino Zucchi and Nicola Di Battista as well as the younger IaN+, n!studio, 5+1AA and Cliostraat. E. S.

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