Mateo Arquitectura

Physical and cultural landscapes in the Bergell valley (June 2011)

The Bergell, a narrow and deep valley in the Swiss Alps, is the homeland of the Giacometti family. In this context, the chair of Professor Dr. Josep Lluís Mateo has proposed the students to design a Giacometti Museum in Stampa, where the Giacometti’s atelier is located. The collection of interviews, essays and projects included in the issue 3 analyses the semester results and the physical and cultural conditions of the valley. Both the material and the immaterial context, the strong topographic conditions and the Giacometti presence, have had a major influence on the students’ projects that talk in an interesting way about memory and place.

The narrative and physical facts are analyzed by Josep Lluís Mateo on this video.

More information and interviews here.