Architecture and Vision
Encyclopedia
Architecture and Vision (AV) is an international and multidisciplinary team working in architecture
and design
, engaged in the development of innovative solutions and technology transfer
between diverse fields for aerospace
and terrestrial applications. Founded in 2003 by architects Arturo Vittori
and Andreas Vogler
, it is based in Bomarzo
(Viterbo
, Italy
) and Munich
(Germany
). The name Architecture and Vision (AV) reflects the initials of the founders.
and the Internet
for combining various disciplines to complete projects ranging from terrestrial to space architecture, from surface and marine transport to aeronautics, from urban design and furniture design to personal electronics design, and multimedia art installations. AV coordinates teams of professionals and specialized consultants to achieve significant projects.
AV works for airlines, space agencies, governmental institutions, universities, research institutions, and foundations as well as commercial companies and private clients. Recent collaborations include projects with ESA (European Space Agency), Asiana Airlines
(Korea
), Aero Sekur (Italy
), the BirdHouse Foundation (Japan
), GVM Carrara (Italy
), and EDA, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Switzerland
).
, New York, after being featured in SAFE: Design Takes on Risk (2005), curated by Paola Antonelli. In the same year, Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry
selected Vittori and Vogler as "Modern-day Leonardos" for its Leonardo da Vinci
: Man, Inventor, Genius exhibition. In 2007, a model of the inflatable habitat "MoonBaseTwo" (2007), developed to allow long-term exploration on the Moon, was acquired for the collection of the Museum of Science and Industry, while "MarsCruiserOne" (2007), the design for a pressurized laboratory rover for the exploration of Mars, was shown at the Centre Georges Pompidou
, Paris, as part of the exhibition Airs de Paris (2007).
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, engaged in the development of innovative solutions and technology transfer
Technology transfer
Technology Transfer, also called Transfer of Technology and Technology Commercialisation, is the process of skill transferring, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments or universities and other institutions to ensure that...
between diverse fields for aerospace
Aerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
and terrestrial applications. Founded in 2003 by architects Arturo Vittori
Arturo Vittori
Arturo Vittori , is an Italian Architect and Designer.-Biography:Arturo Vittori is co-founder of the architecture and design team Architecture and Vision...
and Andreas Vogler
Andreas Vogler
Andreas Vogler , is a Swiss architect and designer.- Biography :Andreas Vogler is co-founder of the architecture and design team Architecture and Vision. After several semesters of studies in Art History and Literature Vogler worked as an interior designer with Alinea AG in Basel...
, it is based in Bomarzo
Bomarzo
Bomarzo is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo , in the lower valley of the Tiber. It is located 14.5 km ENE of Viterbo and 68 km NNW of Rome.-History:...
(Viterbo
Viterbo
See also Viterbo, Texas and Viterbo UniversityViterbo is an ancient city and comune in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It is approximately 80 driving / 80 walking kilometers north of GRA on the Via Cassia, and it is surrounded by the Monti Cimini and...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
). The name Architecture and Vision (AV) reflects the initials of the founders.
Description
Vittori and Vogler use a human-centered approach, utilizing the advantage of modern Information TechnologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
for combining various disciplines to complete projects ranging from terrestrial to space architecture, from surface and marine transport to aeronautics, from urban design and furniture design to personal electronics design, and multimedia art installations. AV coordinates teams of professionals and specialized consultants to achieve significant projects.
AV works for airlines, space agencies, governmental institutions, universities, research institutions, and foundations as well as commercial companies and private clients. Recent collaborations include projects with ESA (European Space Agency), Asiana Airlines
Asiana Airlines
Asiana Airlines Inc. is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air. Asiana has its headquarters in Asiana Town in Osoe-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul...
(Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
), Aero Sekur (Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
), the BirdHouse Foundation (Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
), GVM Carrara (Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
), and EDA, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
).
Awards and recognition
AV projects have received international recognition. In 2006, a prototype of the extreme environment tent, "DesertSeal" (2004), became part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern ArtMuseum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, New York, after being featured in SAFE: Design Takes on Risk (2005), curated by Paola Antonelli. In the same year, Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
The Museum of Science and Industry is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to Lake Michigan. It is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
selected Vittori and Vogler as "Modern-day Leonardos" for its Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
: Man, Inventor, Genius exhibition. In 2007, a model of the inflatable habitat "MoonBaseTwo" (2007), developed to allow long-term exploration on the Moon, was acquired for the collection of the Museum of Science and Industry, while "MarsCruiserOne" (2007), the design for a pressurized laboratory rover for the exploration of Mars, was shown at the Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais...
, Paris, as part of the exhibition Airs de Paris (2007).
External links
- Architecture and Vision
- DLD Digital Life Design
- Gravity Free multidiciplinary design conference
- ESA, Space concepts improve life in the desert
- BirdHouse Foundation
- Safe: Design Takes on Risk, Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Modern-day Leonardos, Leonardo: Man, Inventor, Genius, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago