In February 2014 a project by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld won the architecture competition for the site around the Eislaufverein (ice-skating association) in Vienna and became the subject of an animated discussion.
The World of Isay Weinfeld
The AZW presents an exhibition on the work of the Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, ranging from furniture and design objects to private and public architecture.
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- 17 December 2014
- Wien
Following the announcement of the competition results the Architekturzentrum Wien presents the prize-winner to the public with an exhibition of his selected work.
The exhibition “A to Z. The World of Isay Weinfeld” illustrates the philosophy of this renowned architect in a most impressive manner. The wide range covered by his work results from his insatiable curiosity, from a constant urge to try out something new and from his conviction that willingness to expand one’s horizons is decisive in creating good architecture. In the Az W a cross-section through the work of Isay Weinfeld will be presented: ranging from furniture and design objects (including the lounge chair Poltrona Isay and the bar Carrinho Bar Toto) designs for the interiors of various shops and restaurants (including Forneria San Paolo and Livraria da Vila) to single-family houses (among them Casa Yucatan and Casa Piracicaba), as well as projects from the areas of residential and office buildings (including Edifício 360°, 2009 and the Edifício Oka, 2012 – both received the MIPIM AR Future Projects Award) and to the design of public open space (Praça da Amauri).
Weinfeld’s exhibition design selectively points out certain details – like an ascending staircase or a building entrance, without showing the respective project in its entirety. This form of presentation is augmented by atmospheric short films made by Weinfeld about his various projects. An Instagram installation and the film Fogo e Paixão (“Fire and Passion”, BR, 1988, 90 min), which Isay Weinfeld made together with Marcio Kogan, offers an insight into his film and photographic work.
As a film-maker Isay Weinfeld attaches particular importance in all his projects to the narrative element and to orchestration. In the exhibition conceived for the Architekturzentrum Wien he takes the visitors with him on a journey through the universe of his creativity – from the door handle to the office building, from the stage set to the interior of a McDonald’s, from the Instagram installation to the fruit bowl, from the cradle to the coffin – from A to Z.
18 December 2014 – 23 February 2015
A to Z. The World of Isay Weinfeld
Project coordination Az W: Karoline Mayer, Katharina Ritter
Project coordination Isay Weinfeld: Mariana Nakiri
Exhibition design: Isay Weinfeld
Supported by Wertinvest
Architekturzentrum Wien
Alte Halle, Museumsplatz 1, in the MQ, Vienna