The Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG) is happy to announce to be an official partner of this year's Festival of Architecture in Massa, Italy.

Prof. Céline Condorelli (HfG Karlsruhe) is teaching a seminar called Performing Landscapes in cooperation with the festival of architecture in Massa, which will take place from April 6-13, 2025. The HfG is officially a partner and the project is supported by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.

About the Festival of Architecture and this year's approach:

A tower as a vantage point and an international, interdisciplinary approach to reflect on the architecture and landscape of the northern coast of Tuscany (Italy), starting from the physical and symbolic legacy of former seaside colonies. Once places of care and holiday for the children of Italy’s industrial workers, these structures are now largely abandoned, embodying the crisis of industrial, social, and environmental systems tied to extractive economic models.

The programme – coming soon – weaves together perspectives and expertise from architecture, art, ecology, and social innovation through workshops, installations, walks, stories, guided tours, films, and performances. It offers an opportunity to explore spatial and symbolic voids, and to stimulate reflection on possible transitions.

Save the date! POST COLONIA - Festival of Architectures and Imaginaries in Transition 🗓️ 6–13 April, Marina di Massa (MS).

POST COLONIA is supported by Festival Architettura - 3rd Edition, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture.#MiC #DGCC #CreativitaContemporanea #FestivalArchitettura #Architecture @creativita_contemporanea

Artistic Direction: Martina Angelotti and Emanuele Guidi Lead Organisation: LAMA Impresa Sociale Partners: DOC Scs, Orizzontale International Partners: CIVA - Center for Architecture in Brussels, Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG), Plateau Urbain