2017 Festa dell'Architetto Awards: Cino Zucchi Wins Special Mention, Elisabetta Gabrielli Named Young Talent
The 2017 Festa dell'Architetto took place in Rome, where five awards were presented, including the Architetto dell'Anno and Giovane Talente dell'Architettura Italiana. The event included a panel discussion on architectural law featuring Nicola Emery, Vittorino Andreoli, Giovanni Maria Flick, and Paolo Baratta. Organized by the Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti and MAXXI, these awards recognize the civil and cultural impact of architects. Cino Zucchi earned a special mention for his design of the Lavazza headquarters in Turin. The Young Talent award went to Elisabetta Gabrielli for the Askim Pier in Gothenburg, which also received an honorable mention. Additional honorable mentions were awarded to C+S, Markus Scherer, and Caravatti Architetti, with the jury led by Andreas Kipar.
Key facts
- Five awards were given at the 2017 Festa dell'Architetto in Rome.
- Cino Zucchi received a special mention for the Lavazza headquarters in Turin.
- Elisabetta Gabrielli won the Young Talent award for the Askim Pier in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- The event included a discussion on a law for architecture with Nicola Emery, Vittorino Andreoli, Giovanni Maria Flick, and Paolo Baratta.
- The awards are organized by the Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori and MAXXI.
- Caravatti Architetti won the Architetto dell'Anno for a rehabilitation center in Katì, Mali.
- Markus Scherer received an honorable mention for restoring Forte di Fortezza in Bolzano.
- C+S won an honorable mention for the Aequilibrium installation at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale.
Entities
Artists
- Cino Zucchi
- Elisabetta Gabrielli
- Carlo Cappai
- Maria Alessandra Segantini
- Markus Scherer
- Emilio Caravatti
- Matteo Caravatti
- Chiara Gugliotta
- Elena Verri
- Jigiya So'
- Andreas Kipar
- Nicola Emery
- Vittorino Andreoli
- Giovanni Maria Flick
- Paolo Baratta
- Alejandro Aravena
- Franz von Scholl
Institutions
- Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori
- MAXXI
- Cino Zucchi Architetti
- Manofactory
- Caravatti Architetti
- C+S
- Markus Scherer Architekt
- Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano
- Comune di Goteborg
- Lavazza
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Turin
- Gothenburg
- Sweden
- Katì
- Mali
- Monza
- Bolzano
- Merano
- Venice
- Askim Bay