Expressing Materials & Components / [presented by] Angelo Mangiarotti.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Mangiarotti, Angelo, 1921-2012, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design.

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (30 minutes)): sound, color

Other Title:

Expressig materials and components

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1983.

Summary:

The Italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti trained at Milan Polytechnic and was in partnership with Bruno Morassutti for five years before setting up his own practice in 1960 in Milan. He has been a visiting professor at universities in Australia, Switzerland and the USA as well as in his own country. He is the author of many articles and the subject of two monographs. Mangiarotti's architectural language expresses the characteristics of materials and components, and his construction methodology is founded on a search for a new and properly motivated relationship between man and environment. In his talk, he begins by describing small objects he has designed, showing how the nature of the materials determines both form and construction. The same is true at a larger scale. Of his structures he says that none are the same, yet in a sense none are different, because his conceptual approach is constant. Only the form or image varies, which in turn affects the way components are designed or assembled. And it is this which gives a Mangiarotti building its satisfyingly enduring quality. A short statement in Italian by Mangiarotti is found at the end of the talk.

Contents:

Angelo Mangiarotti

Tables & Details Of Their Joints

Bronze Vases

Prefabricated Column & Beams

Prefabricated Factory At Lissone, Milan, 1964

Left: Detail Of Parthenon, Athens. Right: Detail Of Concrete Column & Slabs For Factory In Alzate Brianza, Como, 1969

Mud Building In Anatolia

Corner Of Industrial Building, Cinisello Balsamo, 1968

Left: Doge's Palace, Venice. Right: Offices In Majano Del Friuli, Udine, 1978

Social Services Building At Majano Del Friuli, Udine, 1978. Details Of Steel Structure

Left: Pierro Della Francesca's "Flagellation". Right: Model Of Structure For Factory At Alzate Brianza, Como, 1969

Housing & Social Services For Factory At Marcianise, Caserta, 1962. Model Shows Structure

Left: Children In Bali. Right: Section Of PVC Joint Between Wall Panels

Gold Links For Necklet

Glass Links For Light Fittings

Greek Doric Temple

Detail Of Corner Of Factory At Lissone, Milan, 1964

Concrete Structure For Factory At Alzate Brianza, Como, 1969

Exhibition Building, Padua, 1975

Pavilion For Sea Festival, Genoa, 1963.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 23, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.