June 9, 2026, 3:00 – 7:00 pm, Triennale Milano, viale Emilio Alemagna 6, Milan
The event features an afternoon symposium organized on the occasion of the exhibition Andrea Branzi by Toyo Ito. Continuous Present (on view until October 4, 2026), presented in collaboration with the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.
The symposium aims to explore the extensive teaching career of the artist, designer, and architect, beginning with his university experiences in Florence and continuing through the founding of Global Tools, the experimental lifelong learning school, his leadership of the Industrial Design programme during the formative years of Domus Academy – the first postgraduate school of design – his collaboration with Politecnico di Milano, and finally the establishment of the Scuola di Piazza Bausan.
Through reflections by friends, collaborators, former students, and colleagues, the event offers an overview of the themes and research that characterized Branzi’s educational activities, focusing on his investigations into the deeper meaning of design and the human condition, developed through courses, workshops, and doctoral programmes.
The seminar opens with a lecture by architect Iñaki Ábalos on the influence of Andrea Branzi’s and Toyo Ito’s thinking on contemporary design practice, at the intersection of disciplines.
Speakers:
- Iñaki Ábalos, architect and professor at ETSAM Madrid and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD);
- Stefano Boeri, architect and urban planner;
- Tamar Ben David, designer;
- Francesca Balena Arista, architect, lecturer, and curator;
- Alessandro Biamonti, Associate Professor, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano;
- Barbara Camocini, Associate Professor, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano;
- Elisa Cattaneo, designer and researcher;
- Federica Cevasco, designer;
- Paolo Deganello, architect;
- Stephan Jung, architect, lecturer and curator, Milan–Weimar;
- Giovanni Levanti, architect;
- Giovanni Lauda, architect and designer;
- Elvis Meneghel, strategic and retail designer, Designplatform Studio;
- Giacomo Miola, gastronome and designer of gastronomic experiences;
- Francesco Morace, sociologist and President of Future Concept Lab;
- Marilia Pederbelli, Assistant Curator, Triennale Milano;
- Franco Raggi, architect;
- Patrizia Ranzo, designer and former Full Professor at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”;
- Antonio Scarponi, architect and designer, Conceptual Devices;
- Francesca Telli, performer and designer;
- Mario Trimarchi, architect and designer;
- Michele Zini, architect, ZPZ Partners;
- Dante Donegani, architect and designer.
Moderator: Nina Bassoli, Curator for Architecture, Urban Regeneration and Cities at Triennale Milano.
Credits: event organized in collaboration with the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.
Free entry, registration is required on Triennale's website.
Programme attached.