MATERIA IN MOVIMENTO_MOTION MATTERS. Since 2011, with the series of exhibitions Nature curated by Pippo Ciorra, MAXXI has been experimenting with a different way of talking about architecture, the most significant architects and the responses to the issues characterising our age. Following projects by Francesco Venezia, West8 and Alberto Campo Baeza that transformed the museum spaces while giving voice to themes distinguishing contemporary architectural research, it is the turn of the Dutch UNStudio , one of the most interesting architectural groups on the international scene.

From 6 December 2013 to 13 April 2014 the studio will be presenting Nature 04 | UNStudio Materia in Movimento_Motion Matters curated by Alessandro d’Onofrio, a site-specific installation that, as has been their practice for many years, is to be understood as a test bench for a series of issues close to their research.

As Ben van Berkel, co-founder of UNStudio says: “When we talk about motion in architecture, we aren't just referring to the buildings and their potential effects, but also to the transformation or the brusque changes in direction of the practice of architecture in general: we are referring to the mobile forces that generate change and within which the future of architecture may be found. The motion therefore incorporates the past, present and possible future of our profession.”

Venue.- MAXXI - National Museum of XXI Century Arts. Rome. Italy.
Dates.- 6 December 2013 – 13 April 2014.

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UNStudio, founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, is a Dutch architectural design studio specialising in architecture, interior architecture, product design, urban development and infrastructural projects. The name, UNStudio, stands for United Network Studio referring to the collaborative nature of the practice.

Throughout 30 years of international project experience, UNStudio has continually expanded its capabilities through prolonged collaboration with an extended network of international consultants, partners, and advisors across the globe. This network, combined with the centrally located offices in Amsterdam, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Frankfurt, enables UNStudio to work efficiently anywhere in the world. With already 120 built projects in Asia, Europe, and North America, the studio continues to expand its global presence with recent commissions in among others China, South-Korea, Qatar, Germany and the UK.

As a network practice, a highly flexible methodological approach has been developed which incorporates parametric designing and collaborations with leading specialists in other disciplines. The office has worked internationally since its inception and has produced a wide range of work ranging from public buildings, infrastructure, offices, residential, products, to urban masterplans.

Current projects include the design for Doha's Integrated Metro Network in Qatar, the mixed-use FOUR development in Frankfurt, the wasl Tower in Dubai and the Southbank by Beulah development in Melbourne. Pivotal realised projects include the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Arnhem Central Station, Raffles City Hangzhou in China, the Mobius House in the Netherlands and the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. UNStudio has received many awards, the last ones being Red Dot Award product design (2013), Media Architecture Award (2012), National Steel Prize (2012) and 28th International Lighting Design Awards Collector’s Loft (2012).

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