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
«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
«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
Links
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Archizoom
Contact
- Cyril Veillon