Une éducation au réel. L'Atelier Cantàfora à l'EPFL / ARCHIZOOM
Event details
| Date | 17.03.2026 |
| Hour | 18:30 |
| Speaker | Arduino Cantàfora, Luca Ortelli, Nicola Braghieri |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | French, English |
UNE ÉDUCATION AU RÉEL
L'ATELIER CANTÀFORA
18.03-05.06.2026
Opening! Tuesday 17 March 6.30pm
Discussion between Arduino Cantàfora and Luca Ortelli, moderated by Nicola Braghieri
An Education in the Real is an exhibition devoted to the pedagogical legacy of Arduino Cantafora, Milanese painter and writer and Professor of Architectural Drawing at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. It presents hundreds of painted wooden panels produced by students between 1992 and 1996, depicting urban façades in Geneva and Lausanne at 1:5 scale, alongside rigorous exercises such as steam locomotives, enlarged beetles and anatomically precise skeletons. The exhibition affirms Cantàfora’s belief in analogue representation as foundational architectural knowledge and is introduced by a public discussion between Cantàfora and Luca Ortelli.
Arduino Cantàfora is a painter and writer, born in Milan and trained as an architect. He has developed a major pictorial work focused on architecture and the city. A professor at EPFL from 1989 to 2011, he headed the Chair of Visual Expression, leaving a lasting mark on the teaching of art history and architectural drawing at the school.
Luca Ortelli is an architect. A professor at EPFL from 1996 to 2011, he taught architectural design and theory, headed the Architecture Section and Institute, developed a critical and editorial activity, and conducted an independent professional practice, affirming an intellectual and disciplinary conception of architecture.
L'ATELIER CANTÀFORA
18.03-05.06.2026
Opening! Tuesday 17 March 6.30pm
Discussion between Arduino Cantàfora and Luca Ortelli, moderated by Nicola Braghieri
An Education in the Real is an exhibition devoted to the pedagogical legacy of Arduino Cantafora, Milanese painter and writer and Professor of Architectural Drawing at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. It presents hundreds of painted wooden panels produced by students between 1992 and 1996, depicting urban façades in Geneva and Lausanne at 1:5 scale, alongside rigorous exercises such as steam locomotives, enlarged beetles and anatomically precise skeletons. The exhibition affirms Cantàfora’s belief in analogue representation as foundational architectural knowledge and is introduced by a public discussion between Cantàfora and Luca Ortelli.
Arduino Cantàfora is a painter and writer, born in Milan and trained as an architect. He has developed a major pictorial work focused on architecture and the city. A professor at EPFL from 1989 to 2011, he headed the Chair of Visual Expression, leaving a lasting mark on the teaching of art history and architectural drawing at the school.
Luca Ortelli is an architect. A professor at EPFL from 1996 to 2011, he taught architectural design and theory, headed the Architecture Section and Institute, developed a critical and editorial activity, and conducted an independent professional practice, affirming an intellectual and disciplinary conception of architecture.
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Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Archizoom
Contact
- Solène Hoffmann