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SUMMARY:Studio Ossidiana—Giovanni Bellotti and Alessandra Covini
LOCATION:Building W41 (MET Warehouse)
DESCRIPTION:Studio Ossidiana—Giovanni Bellotti and Alessandra Covini Part
  of the MIT Fall 2026 Architecture Lecture Series. Presented with the Arch
 itecture and Urbanism Group Studio Ossidiana is a design practice based in
  the Netherlands\, working across scales to create spaces\, objects\, exhi
 bitions\, and installations at the intersection of architecture\, design\,
  art\, and landscape. The studio’s projects include experimental playgro
 unds for children and adults\, floating gardens inhabited by birds\, outdo
 or kitchens\, land art pavilions on water\, to be explored and cultivated 
 by humans and other species. Led by Alessandra Covini and Giovanni Bellott
 i\, with Klaas van der Molen joining the studio in 2025\, Studio Ossidiana
  collaborates with international institutions including the Centre Pompido
 u and the National Museum in Oslo. The studio’s work has been presented 
 at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2021–2023)\, Milan Triennale (2022)
 \, Shenzhen Architecture Biennale (2022)\, Istanbul Design Biennial (2021)
 \, Chicago Architecture Biennial (2021)\, and Bruges Triennial (2024). Alo
 ngside their design practice\, Giovanni and Alessandra teach at internatio
 nal universities\, including HEAD Genève (Haute école d’art et de desi
 gn)\, where they lead a course exploring the relationship between plants a
 nd interiors. Studio Ossidiana’s work has received numerous awards and d
 istinctions\, including the Prix de Rome (2018)\, the Netherlands’ oldes
 t award for designers under 35\; the Italian Architecture Under 35 Award (
 2023)\; and nominations for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Arch
 itecture / Mies van der Rohe Award (2024\, 2026). This lecture will be hel
 d in person in the Sidara Auditorium (W41- 1216) and streamed online on Yo
 uTube. Lectures are free and open to the public. Registration is required.
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