Scandurra Studio Podcast Explores Water as Architectural Paradigm

The new episode of 'Cantiere Scandurra', a podcast by Scandurra Studio in collaboration with Collater.al, examines water not as a decorative element but as a tool for spatial design. Alessandro Scandurra argues that water's fluidity and adaptability offer lessons for architecture, emphasizing observation and adaptation over rigidity. The episode draws on literary references from Joseph Conrad, Herman Melville, and Ernest Hemingway to frame water as a cultural metaphor. Ecologically, water is presented as a complex, interconnected system where local changes have broad impacts. Scandurra Studio applies this philosophy in a house on Lake Iseo that adapts to the lake's variations. At a territorial scale, the studio's research on the Neris River and the Baltic Sea context serves as a testing ground for an 'Ecometropolis' model, integrating natural flows into urban structure through parks, ecomuseums, and multispecies spaces. The podcast redefines the architect's role from commander to intermediary between natural, cultural, and urban systems, advocating for fluidity as a design criterion in an unpredictable world.