The ‘F’ Word: Formalism
The Scarlet Letter of Architecture
Abstract
The F Word symposium presents leading voices from design education, theory, and practice assembled in Florence to discuss the concept of Formalism, its definition, history, tactics, and application in architecture today. The F Word will explore the controversial air that continues to surround this highly debated term and try to reclaim the timeless virtues of operating within a Formalist ethos. The F Word will address our understanding of the relationship between Form + Content as it relates to both latent and manifest structural resonances within a work. The F Word will distinguish inherent elements of Formalism - including the linguistic-based collusion between Syntax + Sign - from common misconceptions and illicit misappropriations. The intention: to rediscover within a formally multi-valent architecture the potential for an advanced notion of visual literacy and an authentic concept of Formalism for the Future.
Organized by Richard Rosa, with assistance by Luca Ponsi
10:00 am, Friday, February 19, 2016
Teatro Tasso@ the Convent of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy
Via Villani 15
50124 Firenze, Italia
Admission and seating by reservation only
Contact: rrosa@syr.edu or lponsi@syr.edu
Presenters
- Richard Rosa, Moderator
Director, Florence Architecture Program - Luis Diaz
Senior Lecturer, Architecture Program, University of Brighton, Brighton - Andrea Zanderigo
baukuh, San Rocco, EPFL, Milano - Judith Wolin
Professor Emeritus, Rhode Island School of Design - Val Warke
Cornell University - Luca Ponsi
Syracuse University, Studio Ponsi, Firenze - Jeffrey Hildner
Architect, The Architect Painter Press, Sacramento - Paul Lewis
Princeton University, LTL Architects, NY