© Massimiliano Mandarini
The use of innovative materials for hybrid spaces, consisting of both natural and artificial elements, will be one of the architectural trends of the future.
ART WITHIN SURFACES
A Return to Natural Colours, Materials, and Shapes: The New Pillars of Sustainable Architecture From an interview with Massimiliano Mandarini Marchingenio and Green Smart Living
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After sculpture, painting, and photography, architecture becomes the protagonist of our Art Within Surfaces series through this interview with architect and biophilic designer Massimiliano Mandarini.
A
rchitecture has always been considered an art form, developed
smart cities, sustainable architecture, and environmental
around the concepts of beauty and harmony. However, it has
technologies.
an added value compared with other works of art: the need to
“A work of art can take on different aspects through its beauty: it can
and the knowledge of how to educate people about the use of indoor
be an expression of the artist’s condition or of the historical period in
or outdoor spaces.
which it was created. It rarely has an educational function with which
This is what we learn from this interview with Massimiliano Mandarini,
it can steer people’s behaviour – which, on the other hand, is the
an architect, biophilic designer, sustainability expert consultant,
prerogative of architecture. I am not referring to the mere activity of
lecturer, and green building coach, who has been working for several
building, but to a broader project in which beauty, harmony, and the
years on research, resilient innovation, strategic consultancy, and
correct use of space are perfectly balanced: that is the added value of
integrated planning in the fields of design, creativity, sustainability,
this particular art form.”
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N. 70 - JULY/AUGUST 2021 - international PAINT&COATING magazine
