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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES |
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 MCA, Mario Cucinella Architects, founded in 1992 in Paris and in Bologna in 1999, is a company with a solid experience at the forefront of contemporary design and research. With his partner Elizabeth Francis he leads an international team of architects, engineers and designers.
MCA has an integrated approach to design work based on close collaboration with multi-disciplinary consultants to create an innovative and appropriate design response for every project and clients requirements. MCA develops projects at different scales, from building design to product design, from environmental and technological research to large-scale urban projects. Sustainable building design and the rational use of energy is one of the central concerns in MCA’s work and research. The environmental quality of designs is analysed and developed using specialized software and model testing in order to produce buildings of architectural quality with state of the art energy performance. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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WRITINGS
BY THE ARCHITECT |
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| Mario Cucinella, Works at MCA. Buildings and projects, The Plan Editions, Bologna 2004 |
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| Mario Cucinella, More with Less, Mandragora, Firenze 2002 |
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| Mario Cucinella, "La strategia del virus positivo/Positive Virus Strategy", L'Arca 66, dicembre/december 1992 [La città ideale/The ideal city], pp. 38-41 |
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WRITINGS
ABOUT THE ARCHITECT |
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| Anna Giorgi, Mario Cucinella, Edilstampa, 2006 |
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| Thomas Herzog, "Introduzione a cura di Thomas Herzog/Introduction by Thomas Herzog", The Plan 0, febbraio/february 2002, "Architettura/Architecture" p. 7 |
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| Simona Agabio, Edoardo Badano, Mario Cucinella Architettura e ricerca, Maggioli Editore, 1999 |
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| Maurizio Vitta (ed.), Mario Cucinella. Lo Spazio e la Luce, L’Arca Edizioni, Milano 1998 |
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INTERVIEWS |
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| Gianfranco Sassi (ed.), "Mario Cucinella", Materia 54, giugno/june 2007, "Intervista/Interview" pp. 148-153 |
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| Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi, "Cucinella's preferences", A10 new European architecture 3, may/june 2005, pp. 22-24 |
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| "Intervista a Mario Cucinella/Interview with Mario Cucinella", The Plan 0, febbraio/february 2002, "Architettura/Architecture" pp. 8-9 |
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| "L'Arca intervista: Mario Cucinella, Giorgio Muratore, Massimo Pica Ciamarra, Giò Pomodoro", L'Arca 105, giugno/june 1996 [Italia/Italy], pp. 2-7 |
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Photos by Amedeo Turello, Giovanni De Sandre, courtesy of Triennale Milano
Text edit by MC A Mario Cucinella Architects
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