Yacht Architecture Program. Naval architecture seminars
YAP Space – MAXXI Piazza
curated by Domitilla Dardi
The relationship between architecture and yachting has historical roots: from Le Corbusier to Renzo Piano many architects have seen in yacht design an aspect of habitation rich in opportunity for reflection.
MAXXI plays host the Yacht Architecture Program, three seminars with some of the leading international figures in the field who will be discussing their work in terms of land, water and wind.
Tuesday 9 July, 20.00
Opera viva
with Ivana Porfiri
In the second seminar Ivana Porfiri, designer of celebrated yachts such as Guilty for the collector Dakis Joannu, defined as a floating contemporary art gallery, explores the relationship between yachting, art and high design.
The designer began her professional career in 1988 in Milan, working with the Gregotti Associati studio, mainly dealing with the design of large cruise ships. In 1998 she founded, together with Pierluigi Cerri and Alessandro Colombo, Cerri & Associati, leaving the studio in 2002 to set up Porfiri Studio in Milan.
Final seminar
Tuesday 10 September | New Themes in interior Yacht Design with Massimo Paperini
The event is part of YAP MAXXI 2013 – Summer Program
Yacht Architecture Program. Naval architecture seminars
YAP Space – MAXXI Piazza
curated by Domitilla Dardi
The relationship between architecture and yachting has historical roots: from Le Corbusier to Renzo Piano many architects have seen in yacht design an aspect of habitation rich in opportunity for reflection.
MAXXI plays host the Yacht Architecture Program, three seminars with some of the leading international figures in the field who will be discussing their work in terms of land, water and wind.
Tuesday 9 July, 20.00
Opera viva
with Ivana Porfiri
In the second seminar Ivana Porfiri, designer of celebrated yachts such as Guilty for the collector Dakis Joannu, defined as a floating contemporary art gallery, explores the relationship between yachting, art and high design.
The designer began her professional career in 1988 in Milan, working with the Gregotti Associati studio, mainly dealing with the design of large cruise ships. In 1998 she founded, together with Pierluigi Cerri and Alessandro Colombo, Cerri & Associati, leaving the studio in 2002 to set up Porfiri Studio in Milan.
Final seminar
Tuesday 10 September | New Themes in interior Yacht Design with Massimo Paperini
The event is part of YAP MAXXI 2013 – Summer Program