Category / Architecture & Design

Matteo Belfiore was invited to contribute to the research project "LONGEVICITY: Social Inclusion for the Elderly through Walkability", designing the experimental setup "heart path". Social inclusion of elderly pedestrians in urban contexts by enhancing healthy mobility means to increase the level of walkability, where the perception of safe walking and safe road crossing is crucial.…

Matteo Belfiore was invited as a speaker at the seminar “Sustainability in Design: future architects embrace eco-design", co-organized by Elle Decoration with the American brand Kohler (market's leader in plumbing, bathroom furniture and tiles) and RitaVo. The conference was hosted at the Hong Bang International University in HMC. Four speakers presented their approach and experiences…

Matteo Belfiore co-organized the workshop “Creative Emergencies” at the University of Tokyo, Kengo Kuma Lab.   2018 - WORKSHOP - Creative Emergencies

Matteo Belfiore co-organized the lecture of Patrizia Moroso at the University of Tokyo.   Patrizia Moroso/Moroso’s relationship with Japanese designers, Tokujin Yoshioka, Kita, Nendo as well as other non-japanese designer’s inspiration from Japan and her personal love she has with the country from a culture & design point of view. Patrizia Moroso is the art…

Matteo Belfiore was invited as a speaker at the workshop TOWARDS NEW INTERPLAYS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY, BEYOND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES at RCAST Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology The University of Tokyo.     LINKS http://www.csai.disco.unimib.it/CSAI/JAPAN/rcast-workshop-2018/ https://sites.google.com/unimib.it/longevicity/news

Matteo Belfiore co-organized the lecture of Marcos Novak at the University of Tokyo and introduced the American architect.   Lecture: Oh, Ambient Demons: Architecture, Antiquity, and the Avant Garde: The Ubiquitous IndigenousSpeaker: Marcos Novak, Director, TransLAB, Media Arts and Technology Program, University of California, Santa BarbaraNovember 19, 2016 (Saturday)18:30-20:00 Professor Marcos Novak is the founding…

Matteo Belfiore co-organized the lecture of Kengo Kuma at the ICCJ Italian Chamber of Commerce Japan and introduced the Japanese architect.     RETHINKING TOKYO TOWARDS 2020: An encounter with Kengo Kuma  Architecture has to do with planning and designing a space and within it an ambience that reflects several aspects: technical, functional but also…

Matteo Belfiore co-organized the lecture “Power of Place” at the University of Naples "Federico II" and introduced the Japanese architect.     LINKS: https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2013/05/21/lectio-magistralis-di-kengo-kuma-qui-ce.html?ref=search https://www.unina.it/-/1347593-dall-idea-alla-costruzione-lectio-magistralis-di-kengo-kuma https://youmedia.fanpage.it/video/ab/UZrGieSwum_vQqwy