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designboom interview: massimiliano fuksas


zenith music hall, strasbourg, france, completed 2008

while visiting the venice biennale earlier in september, designboom met with italian architect
massimiliano fuksas. our interview with fuksas is now online. the architect was born in rome in 1944
and has been practising architecture with his wife doriana mandrelli since 1985. fuksas architects
exhibited 3 portable dwelling containers at this year’s venice biennale, which you see more of here.

db: please describe an evolution in your work, from your first projects to the present day.
mf: unfortunately there is no evolution. I use a different language each time, but the concept is always
the same. the first stage of a dialectical conflict is when two opposing sides are pitted against each
other. if I have concrete here, I will use textile elsewhere... let me put it this way, I don't only use
A and I don't only use B. maybe A on the outside and B inside.

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massimiliano fuksas


bao'an international airport, shenzen, china, 2007 - (competition winner)


'congress centre italia', rome, italy, 2008


new trade fair, milan, italy, 2005
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massimiliano fuksas (18 articles)

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the beautifully manicured lawns of paris's most prestigious racecourse have been re-conceptualized as a blooming garden while maintaining its traditional white grandstand appeal.

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fuksas architects: impronta for catalano
design | 09.24.11

the new sink and shower pieces feature organic lines with thin surfaces of sand, modulated by waves making reference to water and its forms.

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