(Filippo Bamberghi/CASACOR)
This Wednesday, April 27th, starting at 5pm, the seminar “
City, Architecture and Nature ” will take place with the presence of French architects
Jean Nouvel ,
Rudy Ricciotti and designer
Philippe Starck – three great names in world architecture and design who work to build a better future for cities.
(Filippo Bamberghi/CASACOR)
Hosted by
Rosewood São Paulo , the event is expected to receive 700 listeners and will be held in French, with audio guides. The seminar will be broadcast live on
Rosewood São Paulo's Instagram and on
Cidade Matarazzo's YouTube channel . The mediation will be by architect Franco -Brazilian
Catherine Otondo .
(Filippo Bamberghi/CASACOR)
The guests, who are in Brazil for the launch of
Torre Mata Atlântica , the first building designed by Nouvel in Brazil – a large
vertical forest on Avenida Paulista, which supports around
250 trees approximately
15 meters high – will reflect on
four themes : The memory of cities, Nature and natural resources in the design of cities, The legacy of the Matarazzo City project, and The social role of architecture and design.
Winner of the most honorable international award in architecture, the
Pritzker Prize ,
Jean Nouvel is recognized for his
creative diversity and
urbanist sensitivity . His plurality can be seen in emblematic projects around the world, such as the Arab Culture Center in Paris; the Dentsu building, in Tokyo; and the Agbar Tower in Barcelona. In São Paulo, his legacy will be the
Torre Mata Atlântica .
About Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck is a tireless and rebellious citizen of the world. His personal mission is to advocate for the subversive vision of a fairer planet, creating spaces and objects with the purpose of
being “good” before being beautiful . Internationally acclaimed, Starck is responsible for the direction artistic and interior design of the
Rosewood São Paulo hotel, faithfully following the
100% Made in Brazil concept.
About Rudy Ricciotti
Rudy Ricciotti is a French engineer and architect of Algerian origin. He has received several awards and decorations in Europe and the United States for his
interventions in cultural buildings , such as the MuCEM in Marseille and the Islamic Arts Pavilion at the Louvre in Paris. In the
City Matarazzo , he designed the facade of the office building – named
Ayahuasca due to its design inspired by vines.
