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Architecture Forgiven by Nature (2017)

Architecture Forgiven by Nature (2017)

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People

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
  • Gianni Pettena (artist)

Title

Architecture Forgiven by Nature (2017)

Dates of creation

2006-2017

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 16 drawings
  • 4 photographs
  • 3 digital files (176 MB)

Scope and Content

The project series documents "Architecture Forgiven by Nature", an installation design by Pettena in 2017. The installation consists of an old water tower at the top of a hill in Brufa, covered with a metal grill. The intention is for plants to grow from the grill and hide the tower behind vegetation. The installation also included a staircase hidden behind the metal grill to give access to the top of the tower, so it could be used as a belvedere. "An additional function therefore joins the usual one, as nature helps to integrate a banal architecture into the landscape while also changing it into a place of consciousness and better understanding of both the environment and the art world." [1] The project is also known as "Torre di Brufa".

The project series contains a drawing, printouts of digital renderings, plans of the structure surrounding the water tower, and video of Pettena showing the model of the tower.

Source:

[1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/nat-tower-in-brufa-2017/ (last accessed 28 January 2020)

Reference Number

AP207.S1.2017.PR02

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Italy

Language of material

English, Italian

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.2017.PR02.001
    • Title: Drawings of the installation, Architecture Forgiven by Nature
    • Dates of creation: circa 2017
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (artist)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 drawing

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 68.5 x 48.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-004-008

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.2017.PR02.002
    • Title: Drawings of the installation and plans of the structure, Architecture Forgiven by Nature
    • Dates of creation: circa 2017
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 2

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
    • Gianni Pettena (architect)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 15 drawings
    • 4 photographs

    Dimensions:

    sheet (smallest): 23 x 20.5 cm sheet (largest): 30 x 21.5 cm

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

    Folder Number:

    207-007-040

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: AP207.S1.2017.PR02.003
    • Title: Videos of Pettena with a model, Architecture Forgiven by Nature
    • Dates of creation: 2006
    • Form: born digital
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)

    Description:

    Most common file formats: Audio/Video Interleaved Format

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 3 digital files (176 MB)

    Conditions governing access:

    • Digital material can only be accessed on-site. Please contact Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca for more information. Access by appointment only.

    Credit line:

    Gianni Pettena fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Gianni Pettena/
    Gift of Gianni Pettena

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