TAMassociati's Crowdfunding for Italian Pavilion at 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale
TAMassociati, curators of the Italian Pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016, launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund five mobile architectural units designed by selected studios. The project, titled 'Taking care – Periferie in azione,' aims to raise €360,000 by November 30 to build and operate the units for two years in peripheral areas. The five teams are: AIB Associazione Italiana Biblioteche + Alterstudio (BiblioHUB, a library and social hub), EMERGENCY + Matilde Cassani (Articolo10, a mobile clinic), LEGAMBIENTE + ARCò (UMA, an environmental monitoring unit), LIBERA + Antonio Scarponi (Campo Libero, a contemplative space on mafia-liberated land), and UISP + Nowa (TO MOVEs, a transformable playground). Each unit addresses specific community needs: culture, health, environmental quality, legality, and sport. The campaign uses ethical finance via periferieinazione.it. The article notes that the units were not built for the Venice exhibition due to time constraints, but the crowdfunding aims to realize them.
Key facts
- TAMassociati curated the Italian Pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016.
- A crowdfunding campaign aims to raise €360,000 for five mobile architectural units.
- The project is called 'Taking care – Periferie in azione'.
- Five teams were selected: AIB+Alterstudio, EMERGENCY+Matilde Cassani, LEGAMBIENTE+ARCò, LIBERA+Antonio Scarponi, UISP+Nowa.
- BiblioHUB by Alterstudio is a library and social hub with a foldable wall ramp.
- Articolo10 by Matilde Cassani for EMERGENCY is a mobile clinic with a waiting area.
- UMA by ARCò for LEGAMBIENTE is an environmental monitoring unit with solar panels (300W).
- Campo Libero by Antonio Scarponi for LIBERA is a self-sufficient cabin with solar, biogas, and solar thermal systems.
- TO MOVEs by Nowa for UISP is a transformable playground with multiple configurations.
- Donations are accepted until November 30 via periferieinazione.it using ethical finance.
- The units were not built for the Venice exhibition due to time constraints.
- The article was written by Marialuisa Palumbo.
Entities
Artists
- TAMassociati
- Alterstudio
- Matilde Cassani
- ARCò
- Antonio Scarponi
- Conceptual Devices
- Nowa
- Marialuisa Palumbo
Institutions
- AIB Associazione Italiana Biblioteche
- EMERGENCY
- LEGAMBIENTE
- LIBERA Associazione nomi e numeri contro le mafie
- UISP Unione Italiana Sport Per tutti
- Padiglione Italia
- Biennale di Architettura di Venezia
- Artribune
- Ministero (Italian Ministry)
- McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology
- Università di Toronto
- Istituto Nazionale di Architettura
Locations
- Venezia
- Italy
- Venice