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           Structures        
 
        
          
    
        
           Architectural studies, Mario Gagliardi 2002-2004.        
 
       
    
       
           Dreaming of Skyscrapers        
 
        
          
    
        
           Mario Gagliardi 2006.        
 
       
    
       
           Blacker Box        
 
        
          
    
        
           Blacker Box is a design expression for an Intelligent Speaker. (C) Mario Gagliardi Design 2017        
 
       
    
       
           Alessandro Mendini 1931-2019        
 
        
          
    
        
           For Alchimia, design is a cyle: everything that will have to happen has already happened, and the im...        
 
       
    
       
           Terror Architecture -18th Century Prisons        
 
        
          
    
        
           In the late 1770s, there was a particular interest in the development of not only scientific and rhe...        
 
       
    
       
           Kunio Makaewa        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kunio Maekawa was a master of Japanese modernist architecture. He learned under Le Corbusier and was...        
 
       
    
       
           Digital Biology        
 
        
          
    
        
           Interior studies for public indoor spaces merging digital and biological environments. Wall modules ...        
 
       
    
       
           Podchain        
 
        
          
    
        
           Podchain is an integrated design concept for on-demand autonomous transport. To optimize kinetic ene...        
 
       
    
       
           Fashion, Food, Transport        
 
        
          
    
        
           FUTURE CITY premiered at Vienna Art Week 2018 on November 20, 2018, at MAK Museum of Applied Arts in...        
 
       
    
       
           Architecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           Designed by Ted Wells. Architecture. Corten steel and glass.        
 
       
    
       
           Carlo Scarpa        
 
        
          
    
        
           jardin des sculptures. C Scarpa        
 
       
    
       
           The loft bar        
 
        
          
    
        
           Concept project of loft bar.        
 
       
    
       
           Low cost urban transport        
 
        
          
    
        
           Combining contemporary technology with a focus on low cost and reliability, this neighborhood transp...        
 
       
    
       
           AI assistant        
 
        
          
    
        
           With the advance of digitalisation, items which once had a central position in households have disap...        
 
       
    
       
           Hybrid urban scooter        
 
        
          
    
        
           A low-cost hybrid urban scooter for developing countries running either on electric battery or on bi...        
 
       
    
       
           Omnidirectional Speaker        
 
        
          
    
        
           Sculptural ominidirectional speakers, projecting sound recorded from an omnidirectional microphone i...        
 
       
    
       
           An organic structure for bikes        
 
        
          
    
        
           A sports bike for urban and mountain environments. The aluminium frame provides for increased stabil...        
 
       
    
       
           Stories of You        
 
        
          
    
        
           REVOIR is an interactive mirror, activated by emotion detection to create stories through visual lan...        
 
       
    
       
           Cooking with myth        
 
        
          
    
        
           IOTAO is a series of IoT - enabled domestic cooking devices for the Chinese market which reinterpret...        
 
       
    
       
           Emotional drones        
 
        
          
    
        
           タマ tama : ball, sphere; also jewel, spirit, soul
タマタマ tamatama : by chance
Balloon drone...        
 
       
    
       
           Mechanical Suprematist        
 
        
          
    
        
           Experience interesting architectural compositions being created as you look around. This generator w...        
 
       
    
       
           Immersive sketch        
 
        
          
    
        
           Travel through an animated architectural sketch (move mouse to look around): http://mariogagliardi.c...        
 
       
    
       
           Unfolding sound spaces        
 
        
          
    
        
           Conventional audio speakers require the listener to sit in a certain spot to get the best audio expe...        
 
       
    
       
           Shape-shifting robotic structures        
 
        
          
    
        
           Simulations for a research on shape-shifting robotic structures. Shape memory alloy sticks are linke...        
 
       
    
       
           Emotibots        
 
        
          
    
        
           Emotibots are shape-shifting social home robots interacting with humans. Robots will in the future i...        
 
       
    
       
           Painted by Time        
 
        
          
    
        
           Inricate patterns created by lichens, made over time around the tiny cracks of ceramic tiles. (C) Ma...        
 
       
    
       
           Cellular Automata: A design language for industrial silk        
 
        
          
    
        
           Handmade Mudmee silk is part of the cultural heritage of Thailand and Laos with a tradition reaching...        
 
       
    
       
           penccil: This was 2017        
 
        
          
    
        
           The penccil year in review is a project selection for 2017, this year curated by Mario Gagliardi. Se...        
 
       
    
       
           Mugs        
 
        
          
    
        
           Intentionally on the very edge of usability, this project takes ubiquitous objects - in this case co...        
 
       
    
       
           serpentine 2017        
 
        
          
    
        
           exhibition, schauspiel köln, cologne. steelobjects, ceramic reliefs.        
 
       
    
       
           BS1        
 
        
          
    
        
           temporary accessible sculpture.        
 
       
    
       
           Functional Pasta        
 
        
          
    
        
           Pasta based on the geometry of a Möbius strip, a geometric surface with the distinction of having o...        
 
       
    
       
           An evolutionary algorithm for bike design        
 
        
          
    
        
           A learning algorithm randomly creates simplified body designs for bikes. As they race along the test...        
 
       
    
       
           BKM/Barozzi/Veiga        
 
        
          
    
        
           The extension of the Villa Planta, which will accommodate the Bündner Kunstmuseum, is an exercise o...        
 
       
    
       
           Fallingwater        
 
        
          
    
        
           Modernist Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright        
 
       
    
       
           Green Architecture…. Is it blessing or curse!!        
 
        
          
    
        
           GREEN ARCHITECTURE….IT IS GOOD FOR THE NATURAL WORLD OR MAYBE IT WILL BE A MESS OF THE TREES AND P...        
 
       
    
       
           Library        
 
        
          
    
        
           A library in the center of Moscow, study project.        
 
       
    
       
           Brand        
 
        
          
    
        
           Brand and product development project for a series of Korean premium specialty food products. (C) Ma...        
 
       
    
       
           Intuitive Feedback for Human-Machine Interfaces        
 
        
          
    
        
           Tangible human-machine interfaces such as remote controls are based on a linear logic with designate...        
 
       
    
       
           Structured Reflection        
 
        
          
    
        
           These 3D-printed vases feature finely faceted surface structures which create intriguing light refle...        
 
       
    
       
           Intelligent Personal Assistants        
 
        
          
    
        
           If artificial intelligence would be personalized, what face could these personal assistants have? Th...        
 
       
    
       
           Mapping movement to music        
 
        
          
    
        
           This concept for a portable digital sound control device predicted a wrap-around display and intuiti...        
 
       
    
       
           Lattice        
 
        
          
    
        
           Architectural structures. Mario Gagliardi 2006        
 
       
    
       
           Kenzo Tange        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kenzo Tange was born September 4, 1913 in Osaka, Japan. After graduating from the University of Toky...        
 
       
    
       
           Organic Public        
 
        
          
    
        
           Contemporary cities are in need of public spaces which work better for their citizens. This proposal...        
 
       
    
       
           The algorithm of fashion        
 
        
          
    
        
           Each of these scarf patterns is unique. The production workflow involves an algorithm which creates ...        
 
       
    
       
           Design for Disaster        
 
        
          
    
        
           "A disaster zone where everything is lost offers the perfect opportunity for us to take a fresh look...        
 
       
    
       
           Shared Space        
 
        
          
    
        
           To develop better urban strategies and futures for communities in desert climates, Mario Gagliardi w...        
 
       
    
       
           The art of improvising art        
 
        
          
    
        
           The recently abandoned administrative headquarters of Austrian Post, an imposing turn of the century...        
 
       
    
       
           Food Architecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           Food dal cucchiaio al mondo: Works of artists and architects who deal with the global political, soc...        
 
       
    
       
           Sky Walk        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Dolní Morava tower Sky Walk by Zdenek Franek  is a conceptual building, and it offers visitors ...        
 
       
    
       
           Strip        
 
        
          
    
        
           Give following instructions: Cut a strip off a piece of paper and give it one twist. Glue the ends t...        
 
       
    
       
           Management 7        
 
        
          
    
        
           7 thoughts on management: Paradox, Management, Hierarchy, Bureaucracy, Trust, Vision, Motivation. (C...        
 
       
    
       
           Pillars        
 
        
          
    
        
           Consisting of connected bricks whose relative position can be altered by changing underlying paramet...        
 
       
    
       
           Grids        
 
        
          
    
        
           Twelve essential business analysis grids for design management.        
 
       
    
       
           Microscopes of utopia        
 
        
          
    
        
           This are some of landscapes spaces of nowhere with spaces inside        
 
       
    
       
           Brazil Modernism        
 
        
          
    
        
           20th century architecture in Brazil, including work by Lina Bo Bardi, Lúcio Costa, Affonso Reidy, O...        
 
       
    
       
           Carlo Scarpa: Sketch and Work        
 
        
          
    
        
           There is hardly another architect of the 20th century in whose work the progression from sketch to c...        
 
       
    
       
           Peter Zumthor: Thinking Architecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           A selection of remarkable work by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.        
 
       
    
       
           The Bauhaus Revolution        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Bauhaus was the most influential design school of the 20th century. 
See more in the new magazin...        
 
       
    
       
           In Orbit        
 
        
          
    
        
           "When I look at these complex layers of translucent lines and spheres, I am reminded of models of th...        
 
       
    
       
           Tom Ngo        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Common sense and conventional practice prohibits the evolution of architecture. Through reproducing...        
 
       
    
       
           Future Architecture        
 
        
          
    
        
           Future Architecture Platform is a European program which promotes talents in architecture.  Future A...        
 
       
    
       
           Superstudio, Superproduction, Superconsumption        
 
        
          
    
        
           Superarchitecture is the architecture of superproduction, of superconsumption, of superinduction to ...        
 
       
    
       
           Heartbeat, Heartseat        
 
        
          
    
        
           Heartbeat consists of a massive heart glowing to the rhythm of a strong, deep and low frequency hear...        
 
       
    
       
           Swarm fabrication: Kokkugia / Roland Snooks        
 
        
          
    
        
           We have a fascination with the impact of new technologies on architecture and construction. We are f...        
 
       
    
       
           Spatial Clusters        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Refined nature consists of evolved technology such as robotics, artificial intelligence, cybernetic...        
 
       
    
       
           Une Cité Industrielle by Tony Garnier        
 
        
          
    
        
           Tony Garnier designed the plans of an ideal city during his stay at the Villa Médicis from 1899 to ...        
 
       
    
       
           The Glass House        
 
        
          
    
        
           "This house was Philip Johnson's autobiography—all of his interests were visible, and all of his a...        
 
       
    
       
           Julius Shulman: Visual Drama        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Julius had an eye for visual drama. With modernist buildings, he loved capturing the strong lines s...        
 
       
also:
 Earth Works        
 
        
  
 Multi-collage research, between objects, land art and drawing.        
      
        
       
 
 Night Stories        
 
        
  
 (C) Mario Gagliardi 2014        
      
        
       
 
 Field of Notion        
 
        
  
 Field of Notion delves into the dichotomies of light and shadows, life and death, creating a series ...        
      
        
       
 
 New Designs        
 
        
  
 Mario Gagliardi New Designs 2024        
      
        
       
 
 Alpina        
 
        
  
 Chair "Alpina" designed by Mario Gagliardi for Mario and Casa.        
      
        
       
 
 Pianeti        
 
        
  
 Rug set "Pianeti", designed by Mario Gagliardi for Mario and Casa. Handcrafted in 100% New Zealand M...        
      
        
       
 
 Flow        
 
        
  
 Dining Table "Flow" designed by Mario Gagliardi for Mario and Casa.        
      
        
       
 
 Gran Turismo        
 
        
  
 Lounge chair Gran Turismo, Design Mario Gagliardi for Mario and Casa.        
      
        
       
 
 Twenty Twentyone        
 
        
  
 Impressions from Vienna in the latter half of 2021. Images by Mario Gagliardi.        
      
        
       
 
 Parallel Universe        
 
        
  
 Sometimes, you can catch one of these scenes when things seem less real, as if another version of re...        
      
        
       
 
 String Theory: Architecture of Connections        
 
        
  
 This  speculative project starts with the idea that space is not defined by volume, but by connectio...        
      
        
       
 
 Printed textures        
 
        
  
 3D printing has become a viable production method enabling the rapid production of small and medium-...        
      
        
       
 
 The painted house        
 
        
  
 These experimental structures have been created by combining design processes of architecture and gr...        
      
        
       
 
 Candy Morandi        
 
        
  
 Giorgio Morandi's ceramic vessels have been the inspiration for this project. Morandi´s objects are...        
      
        
       
 
 Casa Sperimentale        
 
        
  
 One of the most visionary built experiments of 20th century architecture was created through the per...        
      
        
       
 
 Last and First Men        
 
        
  
 The first and last movie by iconic Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969 - 2018). With his mu...        
      
        
       
 
 el cairel II        
 
        
  
 turistic housing complex buit in reinforced concret        
      
        
       
 
 No.5 Warehouse Museum of Fossil        
 
        
  
 A space in the headquarter of a stone manufacturer in China. With its monochromatic walls, oddly sla...        
      
        
       
 
 Pulp architecture        
 
        
  
 The need to stand out in a hyper-commercialized market results in remarkable examples of contemporar...        
      
        
       
 
 Dovecote-Granary        
 
        
  
 Tiago Do Vale took on the admirable task of restoring two maize granaries as examples for disappeari...        
      
        
       
 
 Core Agora        
 
        
  
 These shop pavillions in an area of a hotel complex in Greece, designed by Not a Number Architects, ...        
      
        
       
 
 Sonata        
 
        
  
 Sonata, a multi-housing project in Merida, Mexico, was designed by Mexican practice Arkham. Partly e...        
      
        
       
 
 K11 Musea        
 
        
  
 Westworld meets Surrealism in the interior design of K11 Musea, a new shopping mall in Hong Kong, a ...        
      
        
       
 
 Lotus Zen House        
 
        
  
 The Lotus Zen House hotel is located in Mount Jiuhua, an important Buddhist site in China. Hong Kong...        
      
        
       
 
 Laurel Hills Residence        
 
        
  
 A beautiful example of a contemporary Californian residence, designed by Assembledge architects. The...        
      
        
       
 
 House 33        
 
        
  
 House No 33 by Uemori Masaaki and Uemori Kokutou: A fantastic example on how contemporary architectu...        
      
        
       
 
 Architectural sculptures        
 
        
  
 Architectural sculptures by K. Kegelmann as part of "Future City" curated by Mario Gagliardi at the ...        
      
        
       
 
 Chromaglass        
 
        
  
 Chromaglass is a cocktail glass displaying its ingredients through colors. An inner insulating conta...        
      
        
       
 
 The gilded castle        
 
        
  
 Besides castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria,  Peles is the most remarkable turn-of-the-century castle i...        
      
        
       
 
 The Heavy Palace        
 
        
  
 The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest was built in the nineteen-eighties after a design by Anca ...        
      
        
       
 
 Reactive Space        
 
        
  
 Inspired by Plato´s allegory of the cave, this is an architectural study for spaces reacting to its...        
      
        
       
 
 Omnidirectional microphone        
 
        
  
 Design for an omnidirectional microphone, recording sound from all spatial directions. Recorded soun...        
      
        
       
 
 Speaker        
 
        
  
 A sculptural speaker rendered with GLSL signed distance functions.
(C) Mario Gagliardi 2018        
      
        
       
 
 Paris        
 
        
  
 Paris 2019. (C) Mario Gagliardi        
      
        
       
 
 Calatrava : Sculptures        
 
        
  
 Sculptures by architect Santiago Calatrava.        
      
        
       
 
 Streampal        
 
        
  
 Streampal is a lifestream robot for Youtubers, Instagrammers and others who want to record passages ...        
      
        
       
 
 PIXelated Cube        
 
        
  
 experiment idea materialmatters architecture        
      
        
       
 
 CAMOUFLAGE ARCHITECTURE        
 
        
  
 My thesis gallery  about camouflage and architecture        
      
        
       
 
 Street Life        
 
        
  
 Photographic impressions in the streets of Tokyo and Kyoto. (C) Mario Gagliardi        
      
        
       
 
 Essential Water        
 
        
  
 In many regions of the planet, water is increasingly becoming rare. Our understanding of water, refl...        
      
        
       
 
 The Venice Pavillon        
 
        
  
 The Venice Pavillon interprets the history of Venice as a point of contact between West and East. Sh...        
      
        
       
 
 Collaborative City Planning        
 
        
  
 The result of the Zero Carbon project: a collaborative scale model of the prototype site, close to t...        
      
        
       
 
      
      
    
      
      
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