LOT-EK is a design studio based in New York and Naples. Founded in 1993 by Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, it has been involved in residential, commercial and institutional projects in the US and abroad, as well as projects for major cultural institutions and museums, including MoMA, the Whitney Museum, the Guggenheim and the MAXXI.LOT-EK’s founding partners, Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, have a Masters Degree in Architecture and Urban Design from the Università di Napoli, Italy (1989), and have completed post-graduate studies at Columbia University, New York (1990-1991). Besides heading their professional practice, they also teach at Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in New York. They also lecture at major universities and cultural institutions throughout the US and abroad. In December 2011, Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano were recognized as USA Booth Fellows of Architecture & Design by United States Artists (USA). LOT-EK has achieved high visibility in the architecture/design/art world for its sustainable and innovative approach to construction, materials and space through the upcycling of existing industrial objects and systems not originally intended for architecture. LOT-EK is also recognized for the use of technology as an integral part of architecture, for addressing issues of mobility and transformability in architecture and for blurring the boundaries between art, architecture and entertainment. Its projects are published in national and international publications, magazines and books, including The New York Times, The London Times, Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Domus, A+U, Mark Magazine, Wired, Dwell, Metropolis, Vogue, and others.

ADA TOLLA/GIUSEPPE LIGNANO

Conference supported by Fondazione Cariplo - Progetto REA Rete di eccellenza per la internazionalizzazione della formazione nel campo dell’Architettura

Università degli Studi di Brescia Morphological and Typological Characters of Architecture and Workshop

Massimiliano Botti, Barbara Angi, Mario Mento, Paola Pezzoni, Alberto Soci

5TH JUNE 2014 - 9.30Introduction

Giovanni PlizzariMarina Montuori

SALA CONSILIAREUniversità degli Studi di Brescia

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LOT-EK

LOT-EK O+O (OBJECTS+OPERATIONS)

Università degli Studi di BresciaBachelor and Master degree courses of Architectural Engineering

Politecnico di Milano - Polo di PiacenzaBachelor of Science in Architecture

Università degli Studi di PaviaMaster Degree Course of Building Engineering and Architecture

Partnership by (in collaborazione con)

Organisation and Coordination: Barbara Angiinfo: barbara.angi@unibs.it

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