On Thursday 6th July I will be speaking at the City’Scape International Symposium held at The Palazzo della Triennale in Milan.
Together with the Head Project Manager arch. Loredana Brambilla, the authors of the architectural project arch. Emanuele Genuizzi and arch. Vincenzo Strambio De Castillia and archaeologist Emanuele Bartolini, I will illustrate the transformation of one of the most iconic places in Milan from a busy street to a green boulevard.
The purpose of my speech is to itemize the contribution of landscape design to improve the quality of city life and the city resilience to climate change, while selecting materials and botanical species respectful of the historical and urban context of Milan.
Participation in the event – organized by Paysage, promoted by the National Council of Architects P.P.C. and sponsored by the Order of Architects P.P.C. of Milan – grants course credits (CFP).

The post The new Piazza Castello, Milan appeared first on VALERIO COZZI.

ECOtechGREEN is the International Forum organized by Paysage during the 2020 edition of Flormart, the Internationa Horticultural Show and promoted by the National Council of Architects.

The post The landscape architect’s delorean appeared first on VALERIO COZZI.

Feel UpTown is a new residential complex by Euromilano in the north west area of Milan. The core of the area is a roof garden of three thousand square meters. A park designed to offer a green outdoor to share in addition to the underground level reserved to the residents. The project I developed with Studio Labics and SIO Engineering balances vegetation and architecture through careful soil modelling.

The post Green breakfast at Feel Uptown appeared first on VALERIO COZZI.

To draw the cover, I thought about the mutual bond between designer and landscape. There are no B-series scenarios. Indeed, the most problematic situations are often the most inspiring. In my experience even hard conditions such as erosion and drought can drive the design process and lead the project site to a rebirth.

It is not enough to change the world. That happens anyway, and generally beyond our control. What matters is to interpret this change, specifically in order to lead it. So that this world does not change further outside of ourselves, ultimately becoming a world-without-us.

Günther Anders, Die Antiquiertheit des Menschen (1956)

The post It is not enough to change the world. That happens anyway appeared first on VALERIO COZZI.

I am honored and happy for the opportunity to contribute to the works on the theme “Landscapes as a collective memory”.

The title of my speech is ‘Vulnerability as an asset. Landscape design moving people forward’. Accompanied by the work of Gilberto Oneto (1946 – 2015), I will reflect on the true task of the landscape architect: responding to the essential hunger for meaning of the human being, always in search of spatial and temporal references and of new landscapes to live and share.

The post 7th Landscape Architecture Congress, Antalya, Turkey appeared first on VALERIO COZZI.