Enzo Frateili, Architecture and Comfort

The Architectural Language of the Systems

Keywords: Architettura, Comfort, Enzo Frateili, Systems, Architectural Language

Abstract

This review aims to re-read the text Architettura e comfort. Il linguaggio architettonico degli impianti (Architecture and comfort. The architectural language of the systems) by Enzo Frateili and Andrea Cocito (1991) in the light of the changes that have taken place since its publication to date, regarding the theme of system integration in architecture. In particular, the review aims to clarify the design and cultural context within which the text was drafted, relating it to the extensive critical-scientific production produced by Enzo Frateili. The first paragraphs of the review briefly describe the point of view and developments of the author's theoretical approach with respect to the theme of architecture and systems. In the following paragraphs, the essay comments in detail the original text, explaining its contents and methods of narration. In the conclusion, the qualities and farsightedness of Enzo Frateili's gaze, still relevant, are identified.

Author Biography

Lucia Frescaroli, Politecnico di Milano

She is an interiors architect and researcher of Architecture and Design History. She earned the MA degree at the Politecnico di Milano in 2011. In the past years, she collaborated with 6a Architects (London – 2009), Co.Arch. Studio and Fondazione Prada (Milan – 2012), by getting an important practical experience. Between 2010 and 2012 she followed some workshops on parametric design, by publishing the results in some articles in the Italian magazine Architetti (Maggioli Editore). From 2014, she collaborates with Giampiero Bosoni, for the Interiors Design Studio at the Design School of the Politecnico di Milano. Recently (April 2017) she earned a PhD in Interior Architecture and Exhibition Design at the Politecnico di Milano. For the PhD course, she was a visiting researcher at Kingston University in London (2016) and she conducted studies in Sweden, at IKEA Museum and Archives (2016). Over the past two years, she participated in several seminars in Italy, England, France and Greece, by publishing some academic contributions. Since 2017 she is a member of the Italian Historian Design Association.

Published
2017-11-10
Issue
Vol 5 No 9 (2017): Rethinking Enzo Frateili. Memory and Actuality of an Intellectual of the Twentieth Century
Section
Reviews

Copyright (c) 2017 Lucia Frescaroli

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