Anna Heringer on Sustainable Architecture at Teatro Farnese in Parma
German architect Anna Heringer will deliver a lecture on October 8, 2022, at 8:30 PM at Teatro Farnese in Parma's Pilotta complex, as part of the 16th edition of "Il Rumore del Lutto" cultural project. The event, curated by Francesco Di Gregorio and Eleonora Caggiati, is organized by the Order of Architects PPC of Parma and AMA – Accademia Mendrisio Alumni, under the patronage of the Federation of Orders of Architects PPC of Emilia-Romagna. The theme is "Curami" (Heal Me). Heringer, an honorary professor of the UNESCO Chair of Earthen Architecture, advocates for architecture using local materials, techniques, and labor. Her notable project is the METI School in Rudrapur, Bangladesh (2005), which won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2007. She teaches at Harvard, ETH Zurich, TU Munich, Stuttgart, and Linz. Heringer's philosophy is "form follows love" as a sustainable approach. Her all-female team works a four-day week. The lecture will be available on YouTube from October 9. The festival runs until November 2.
Key facts
- Anna Heringer delivers a lecture on sustainable architecture at Teatro Farnese, Parma, on October 8, 2022, at 8:30 PM.
- The event is part of the 16th edition of 'Il Rumore del Lutto' cultural project, founded in 2007 by Maria Angela Gelati and Marco Pipitone.
- The lecture is curated by Francesco Di Gregorio and Eleonora Caggiati.
- Organizers include the Order of Architects PPC of Parma and AMA – Accademia Mendrisio Alumni.
- The festival theme is 'Curami' (Heal Me) and runs until November 2.
- Heringer is an honorary professor of the UNESCO Chair of Earthen Architecture and has taught at Harvard, ETH Zurich, TU Munich, Stuttgart, and Linz.
- Her METI School in Rudrapur, Bangladesh (2005) won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2007.
- Heringer advocates for architecture using local materials, labor, and techniques, with a philosophy of 'form follows love'.
- Her team is all-female from Germany, Italy, and Belgium, working a four-day week.
- The lecture will be available on YouTube from October 9.
Entities
Artists
- Anna Heringer
Institutions
- Il Rumore del Lutto
- Teatro Farnese
- Pilotta
- Order of Architects PPC of Parma
- AMA – Accademia Mendrisio Alumni
- Federation of Orders of Architects PPC of Emilia-Romagna
- UNESCO Chair of Earthen Architecture, Building Cultures, and Sustainable Development
- Harvard University
- ETH Zurich
- TU Munich
- University of Stuttgart
- University of Linz
- METI School
- Aga Khan Award for Architecture
- Artribune
- YouTube
Locations
- Parma
- Italy
- Teatro Farnese
- Pilotta
- Rudrapur
- Bangladesh
- Laufen
- Germany
- Salzburg
- Austria