Stone: Origins and Future in Architecture
On June 12 and 13, 2025, IUAV University of Venice will host "Stone is…," an international forum entirely dedicated to natural stone. Organized by PNA, this event aims to thoroughly explore the material's enduring value and sustainability, featuring insights from internationally renowned speakers.
Marc Leschelier's projects are acts of resistance to the modern and rational conception of architecture. With his brick and concrete environments, the Paris-based architect, born in 1984, rediscovers a primitive and almost ignorant dimension of construction. Until 29 February 2020, his latest work can be found in the spaces of the Vienna gallery Architektur Im Magazin.
"Cold Cream" is the construction of a brutal and unfinished scenario, which Leschelier built without the aid of any machine. The produced works are constructed from the stratification of solid materials held together by abundant cement drippings. The French architect worked on three different devices: scale model, performance and 1:1 prototype. What holds all the works together is the constructive gesture, which is direct and without modification.
Technology meets aesthetics, with Cordivari
With their rhythmically textured external surfaces, the Run and Seven Lines fan coils become natural elements in the landscape of contemporary interiors.