Léa-Catherine Szacka - Opening lecture of the exhibition Crossed Histories at Archizoom EPFL скачать в хорошем качестве

Léa-Catherine Szacka - Opening lecture of the exhibition Crossed Histories at Archizoom EPFL

"Pioneers of the XXth Century: Gae Aulenti, Ada Louise Huxtable, Phyllis Lambert" Lecture by Léa-Catherine Scacka Archizoom EPFL - School Lecture Series - 23 September 2025 Critic Ada Louise Huxtable and architects Gae Aulenti and Phyllis Lambert were influential figures in architecture and design of the postwar period. Pioneers in a male-dominated field and key actors in the transition from modernism to postmodernism, they diversified the architect’s tools to conquer the public spaces they designed. Opening the exhibition Crossed Histories at Archizoom, this lecture traces the protagonists’ practices through three themes that connect their parallel trajectories. Introductions: Cyril Veillon, Director of Archizoom and ACM EPFL 00:12 Pier Vittorio Aureli, Director of the Institute of Architecture EPFL 07:56 Virginie Lévesque, Counsellor for Public Affairs and Culture of the Canadian embassy in Bern 18:08 Lecture: Léa-Catherine Szacka, Curator of the exhibition Crossed Histories: 21:54 This lecture is part of the School Lecture Series: COMMUNITY VOL.1 Community is an ambivalent concept. It involves both gathering through shared customs and exclusion. Some claim that inclusive communities do not exist. Recent history shows people more often unite through exclusion than inclusion. However, communities are not sealed. Philosopher Roberto Esposito explains that community 'is not a property or territory to defend but a void, a debt, and a gift to others, reminding us of our otherness. This lecture series explores the topic of community through architecture. How does architecture explore, define, or enable communities? Can architects collaborate directly with communities, bypassing institutional entities? How can design convey a collective experience? Seven emerging and established architectural figures respond to these questions through their work, which spans film, exhibitions, and communitarian buildings.