OUVERTURE represents the opening moment of the Academic Year 2017/18 for the renewed Master of Science Degree in Interior and Spatial Design at the School of Designof the Politecnico di Milano, introducing, through the interpretation and testimony of importantnational and international mentors and witnesses, some reflections on the themes of New Interiors, on theEphemeral and Temporary aspects of contemporary design, and on the affirmation of new urban Landscapes.
By New Interior, we mean those internal spaces, public or private, domestic or urban, often residual but rich in potential, that define the project on a “proximity” scale; with the terms Ephemeral and Temporary, we also introduce the digital, virtual, and performative components of spaces; while the narrative of new urban Landscapes refers to seemingly antithetical dichotomies: interior|exterior, private|public are paradigms linked both to the theme of the renewed and reinterpreted presence of nature in urban places and to the metaphorical aspects of mental and perceptual landscapes of the new spaces in which we live.
New Interior refers to those interior spaces, whether public or private, domestic or urban, often residual but full of potential, that define the project on a “proximity” scale; the terms Ephemeral and Temporary also introduce the digital, virtual, and performative components of spaces; while the narrative of new urban Landscapes alludes to seemingly antithetical dichotomies: interior|exterior, private|public are paradigms linked both to the theme of the renewed and reinterpreted presence of nature in urban areas and to the metaphorical aspects of mental and perceptual landscapes of the new spaces in which we live.