OII+ LAB

Nonprofit organization dedicated to contemporary architecture, Zeroundicipiù (OII+ LAB) is officially founded in December 2010 as the natural outcome of a four-years experience in cultural activism leaded by architecture critic Davide Tommaso Ferrando, who in 2007 established, together with thirteen Turin architecture practices, the namesake working group in view of the publication of the book 011+ Architetture Made in Torino (Electa, 2008). Today, Zeroundicipiù counts on a constantly growing network of more than 30 architecture firms, most of which based in Turin, with and for whom the association organizes cultural activities such as conferences, debates, workshops and study trips.

Main goals of Zeroundicipiù are the promotion of architecture quality, the construction of a critical knowledge of contemporary architecture and the support of young talented architects.

In 2013 Zeroundicipiù has been mentioned as one of the practices “redefining the identity of Italian architecture”in an article appeared in “Domus” #970.

Board
Davide Tommaso Ferrando (president), Iride Barbano (vice president), Alessandro Cimenti, Federica Emanuel, Walter Nicolino.

Staff
Iride Barbano (director), Alessandro Cimenti, Federica Emanuel, Chiara Bertetti, Grazia Carioscia, Stefania De Paola, Marta Della Giustina, Simone Gadaleta, Clara Giura, Alberto Lessan, Roberta Massetti, Sabrina Saldo.

Contacts
associazione@zeroundicipiu.it

Portfolio

Curriculum

2014.09-10 independent festival OII+ ARCHITECTURE WEEK [sponsored by iGuzzini, AXA Assicurazioni and OBO Bettermann].
_design workshop MOLZILLA!  
_round table After the Bubble
_book presentation Storia dell’architettura italiana 1985-2015
_symposium Italian Theories

2014.06 round table Fresh Meat with Archisbang, bam!, BLA!, PlaC, SCEG and StudioErrante in the context of the festival Architettura in Città 2014, promoted by the Ordine and the Fondazione Ordine Architetti di Torino (studioata, Torino)

2014.01 study trip Field Trip: Milano (Milano and Zumtobel Show Room) [organized with ProViaggiArchitettura; sponsored by Zumtobel]

2013.10 study trip Field Trip: Modena (Modena and Casalgrande Padana factory) [organized with ProViaggiArchitettura; sponsored by Casalgrande Padana]

2013.06-11 cycle of guided tours A Piccola Scala together with Torino’s Urban Center Metropolitano (Torino)

2013.09 OII+ is invited at the round table “Architecture’s default: abbiamo ancora bisogno degli architetti?” organized by [im]possible living and ClusterTheory in the occasion of the event [Re] vive @ Fuorisalone 2013 (former Fornace sul Naviglio, Milano)

2013.06 conference Necessità Monumentale nel Paesaggio dell’Abbandono given by Beniamino Servino in the context of the festival Architettura in Città 2013, promoted by the Ordine and the Fondazione Ordine Architetti di Torino (Officine Grandi Riparazioni, Torino) [sponsored by Artespazio e FAAC]

2012.09 study trip Field Trip: Udine (Udine e Stabilimenti Fantoni di Osoppo) [organized with Interprogetti; sponsored by Fantoni Group]

2012.06 design workshop UNPLUGGED (Greenbox, Torino) [sponsored by Fantoni Group and Mozzone Building System]

2012.06 cycle of conferences MATERIA (Antonio Ravalli and Grainne Hassett/Hassett-Ducatez Architects) and CONSTRUCTION (René van Zuuk and Simone Sfriso/tamassociati) (Arcata 23, Murazzi del Po, Torino) [sponsored by Fantoni Group and Mozzone Building System]

2012.06 OII+ is invited at the event Bar Futuro, organized by the association direfarebaciare during the Turin Performing  Festival (Student Zone, Murazzi del Po, Torino)

2012.06 conference Asperezas, given by Andrés Cánovas and Nicolas Maruri/Amann-Cánovas-Maruri in the context of the festival Architettura in Città 2012, promoted by the Ordine and the Fondazione Ordine Architetti di Torino (Molo Diciotto, Torino) [sponsored by Fantoni Group and Mozzone Building System]

2011.11 OII+ is invited at the event Architetti on the job, organized by the Politecnico di Torino (Castello del Valentino, Torino)

2011.07 conference (by Luciano Pia) and party Spazio al Gusto, held in the context of the festival Architetture in Città 2011, promoted by the Ordine and the Fondazione Ordine Architetti di Torino (Scuola di Biotecnologie, Torino) [organized with Casartarc and Titti Balma; sponsored by Lexus Torino, Alge Collection, Bongiovanni Alfredo]

2011.04 conference “Palazzo del Lavoro: passato, presente, possibili futuri“, given by Cristiana Chiorino, Davide Tommaso Ferrando and Andrea Veglia in the context of the event Democrazia Nostop, organized by the association direfarebaciare during the Biennale Democrazia 2011 (Palazzo Nuovo, Torino)

2010.12 foundation of the cultural association

2010.10 OII+ is invited at the forum Turin. Forum on the city, organized by Firenze’s Kent State University (Palazzo Cerchi, Firenze) [sponsored by Kent State University]

2009.10 OII+ is invited at the forum Torino/Firenze, organized by Arch’it and Image (SESV Gallery, Firenze)

2009.09 Zeroundicipiu.it goes online

2008.06 party GROWING>>>UP, held during the Architecture World Congress UiA 2008 [Chamber of Commerce, Torino] [organized with Bellissimo and Titti Balma; sponsored by Torino’s Chamber of Commerce]

2008.06 publication of the book 011+. Architetture Made in Torino [sponsored by Regione Piemonte]