Enchanting Architecture: The Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm by Gio Ponti

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Maria Sica Luciano Romano

Enchanting Architecture

The Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm by Gio Ponti

Maria Sica, Luciano Romano, Giovanni Bellucci , Domitilla Dardi

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Italian

Five Continents Editions
28 September 2021

Individual architects & architectural firms; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial

"This book celebrates, by way of a dual narrative, the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm, designed and furnished by Gio Ponti to a commission from Carlo Maurilio Lerici. The essays aim to examine the events linked to the commission of the project itself, and to the planning and realisation of the building together with its interior design. The volume contains a selection of images taken from the Institute's historical archive, as well as a new photographic reportage on the architectural and design elements featured in this building.

It is well-known that Ponti took a great interest in Sweden (suffice it to think of all the space that was devoted to Swedish design in the pages of the magazine Domus from the early 1950s), yet it is fascinating to learn more and find answers regarding the dynamics that lay behind the making of this structure. Indeed, Gio Ponti managed to surpass the Swedish architect Ture Wennerholm's original idea, to breathe life into a project where the spaces, albeit organised according to function, succeed one another in a harmonious play of broken lines and different hues. Assisting him in the task were Pier Luigi Nervi and Ferruccio Rossetti.

Gio Ponti gave life to a ""classical modern"" project in which art and architecture merge, proof that he had overcome the limits that were set by the trends characterising that day and age. In so doing, he laid the groundwork for a new course in the cultural relations between Italy and Sweden.

Text in English and Italian.

AUTHORS: Antonello Alici is associate professor in the History of Architecture Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona. Giovanni Bellucci is adjunct Professor of the History of Architecture, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona Domitilla Dardi is design historian and design curator at MAXXI, Rome. Fulvio Irace is full Professor in the History of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano. Adriana Rispoli is an art critic and curator. Fredrick Whitling is a writer and Historian.

70 colour illustrations"

Photographs by: Luciano Romano
Text by: Giovanni Bellucci, Domitilla Dardi, Fulvio Irace
Edited by: Maria Sica
Imprint: Five Continents Editions
Country of Publication: Italy
Dimensions: Height: 310mm, Width: 240mm,
ISBN: 9788874399604
ISBN 10: 887439960X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Antonello Alici is associate professor in the History of Architecture Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona. Giovanni Bellucci is adjunct Professor of the History of Architecture, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona Domitilla Dardi is design historian and design curator at MAXXI, Rome. Fulvio Irace is full Professor in the History of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano. Adriana Rispoli is an art critic and curator. Fredrick Whitling is a writer and Historian. Maria Sica has been the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm since 2018. Salvatore Licitra is curator at Archivi Gio Ponti.