Percorsi in ceramica 36
From one side, the edition is about the past becoming the present, as we take a closer look at the renovation and transformation project currently underway at Casa Baldi in Rome. One of the most significant works of Italian architecture since the Second World War, the unique residential building by Paolo Portoghesi will become home to the third Creative Centre, a network devised by Casalgrande Padana to help promote creativity and a culture of architecture and design. Mindful of the building’s significance, Casalgrande Padana decided to entrust the restoration and conversion project to Paolo Portoghesi himself, who explains the plans to the readers of Percorsi in an exclusive interview. On the other hand, however, the edition looks to the future, with a number of articles dedicated to Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s project to create Columbia University’s new Manhattanville campus in the heart of New York. The new campus complex, which serves as a fine example of the potential of urban redevelopment, features several different buildings centred around green spaces and services open to the wider city. Parts of the project – which will be completed in 2021 – are already in operation, such as the Lenfest Center for the Arts and the Jerome L. Greene Science Center, a stunning space both in terms of interior design and functionality. Several thousands of square metres of porcelain stoneware tiles by Casalgrande Padana were used to finish the space. The focus on the future continues with a preview of the information needed to participate in the upcoming edition of the Grand Prix International Architecture Contest 2016/2018. The contest is open to designers who – between 2013 and 2018 – have used Casalgrande Padana ceramic materials in their work. The edition also unveiled the new Kontinua line of porcelain stoneware tiles combining large dimensions with minimal thicknesses. The collection has already generated extremely positive feedback during a preview event for specialist operators. Last but not least, there is also innovation afoot for Percorsi in Ceramica itself. After 35 editions, and just shy of 18 years since the publication of the first edition, the magazine is to update its appearance and – more importantly – format, with the magazine jumping up to the elegant 28x31 size, which is already used for all of Casalgrande Padana’s editorial productions for the industry, not least their acclaimed Creative Book. The additional space will create a bigger platform for the content, images and designs, with the objective being to provide better information and more comprehensive updates on what is happing in the world of ceramics, architecture and interior design: the great universe within which Casalgrande Padana sits.
From one side, the edition is about the past becoming the present, as we take a closer look at the renovation and transformation project currently underway at Casa Baldi in Rome. One of the most significant works of Italian architecture since the Second World War, the unique residential building by Paolo Portoghesi will become home to the third Creative Centre, a network devised by Casalgrande Padana to help promote creativity and a culture of architecture and design. Mindful of the building’s significance, Casalgrande Padana decided to entrust the restoration and conversion project to Paolo Portoghesi himself, who explains the plans to the readers of Percorsi in an exclusive interview. On the other hand, however, the edition looks to the future, with a number of articles dedicated to Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s project to create Columbia University’s new Manhattanville campus in the heart of New York. The new campus complex, which serves as a fine example of the potential of urban redevelopment, features several different buildings centred around green spaces and services open to the wider city. Parts of the project – which will be completed in 2021 – are already in operation, such as the Lenfest Center for the Arts and the Jerome L. Greene Science Center, a stunning space both in terms of interior design and functionality. Several thousands of square metres of porcelain stoneware tiles by Casalgrande Padana were used to finish the space. The focus on the future continues with a preview of the information needed to participate in the upcoming edition of the Grand Prix International Architecture Contest 2016/2018. The contest is open to designers who – between 2013 and 2018 – have used Casalgrande Padana ceramic materials in their work. The edition also unveiled the new Kontinua line of porcelain stoneware tiles combining large dimensions with minimal thicknesses. The collection has already generated extremely positive feedback during a preview event for specialist operators. Last but not least, there is also innovation afoot for Percorsi in Ceramica itself. After 35 editions, and just shy of 18 years since the publication of the first edition, the magazine is to update its appearance and – more importantly – format, with the magazine jumping up to the elegant 28x31 size, which is already used for all of Casalgrande Padana’s editorial productions for the industry, not least their acclaimed Creative Book. The additional space will create a bigger platform for the content, images and designs, with the objective being to provide better information and more comprehensive updates on what is happing in the world of ceramics, architecture and interior design: the great universe within which Casalgrande Padana sits.