Begin Again. Fail Better / ARCHIZOOM
Event details
| Date | 05.11.2024 › 02.12.2024 |
| Speaker | L’exposition est réalisée par les architectes Manuel Montenegro (PT), Helen Thomas (GB) et Marco Bakker (CH/NL), la fondation Drawing Matter (GB) et les archives de trois hautes écoles d’architecture suisses, l’ETH Zurich, l’EPFL Lausanne et l’USI-Accademia di architettura Mendrisio. |
| Location | |
| Category | Exhibitions |
| Event Language | French, English |
BEGIN AGAIN. FAIL BETTER
Preliminary drawings in architecture (and art)
Exhibition from 5 November to 2 December 2024
Opening Monday 4 November 6 p.m.
Archizoom, Bâtiment SG, EPFL
Open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm
Extended opening until 9pm on Tuesday 12 November, Monday 25 November and Tuesday 26 November
«Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No Matter.
Try again. Fail again. Fail better.»
Samuel Beckett
Hand-drawing still occupies a central place in architecture. It acts as a reservoir of ideas, a source of inspiration or a playful way to discover images, acting as a distiller of thoughts, and opening the path to self-exploration.
This exhibition highlights the early drawings and sketches that give birth to an idea, whether they relate to a real project or are simply free exploration, aesthetic study, or utopian dream.
Taking its title from a famous quote by Samuel Beckett, the exhibition shows drawing as part of the design process: architects try, fail, try again, fail again, until they begin to move in the direction that will eventually become a building — or not.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
Opening! Monday 4 November 6 p.m.
Introduction by Marco Bakker and Manuel Montenegro
Short addresses On Beginnings by Sophie Delhay, Pier Vittorio Aureli, Jo Taillieu, Catherine Gay, Nicola Braghieri, Charlotte Truwant
Guided tour Tuesday 12 November 5 p.m.
On registration, in English
Guided tour Tuesday 19 November 6.30 p.m.
On registration, in French
Preliminary drawings in architecture (and art)
Exhibition from 5 November to 2 December 2024
Opening Monday 4 November 6 p.m.
Archizoom, Bâtiment SG, EPFL
Open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm
Extended opening until 9pm on Tuesday 12 November, Monday 25 November and Tuesday 26 November
«Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No Matter.
Try again. Fail again. Fail better.»
Samuel Beckett
Hand-drawing still occupies a central place in architecture. It acts as a reservoir of ideas, a source of inspiration or a playful way to discover images, acting as a distiller of thoughts, and opening the path to self-exploration.
This exhibition highlights the early drawings and sketches that give birth to an idea, whether they relate to a real project or are simply free exploration, aesthetic study, or utopian dream.
Taking its title from a famous quote by Samuel Beckett, the exhibition shows drawing as part of the design process: architects try, fail, try again, fail again, until they begin to move in the direction that will eventually become a building — or not.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
Opening! Monday 4 November 6 p.m.
Introduction by Marco Bakker and Manuel Montenegro
Short addresses On Beginnings by Sophie Delhay, Pier Vittorio Aureli, Jo Taillieu, Catherine Gay, Nicola Braghieri, Charlotte Truwant
Guided tour Tuesday 12 November 5 p.m.
On registration, in English
Guided tour Tuesday 19 November 6.30 p.m.
On registration, in French
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Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Archizoom
Contact
- Cyril Veillon