ARCHÈ – festival dell'architettura effimera

Rieti – Lazio, Italy

An event that aims to revitalise spaces in the city through temporary installations designed together with children and young people, professionals and university lecturers.
The main objective is to activate the gaze, stimulate community processes by temporarily transforming significant places into lively and welcoming spaces, capable of triggering dialogue and relationships.
The Festival will be enlivened by exhibitions, conferences on architecture and landscape, musical, theatrical and dance performances, offering an opportunity for the entire community to meet and enjoy cultural enrichment.

first national edition

ephemeral architecture

conferences

exhibitions

creative workshops

+ spettacoli di danza, musica e teatro

Map

1. Cloister of St. Augustine

The project includes modular wooden cubes that can be used as toys, seats or tables, suspended curtains to enhance the central space, and a yellow carpet that transforms the disc into a new stage.

2. Mazzini Square

The project involves wooden panels placed horizontally, vertically and diagonally, creating an exhibition space for works of art and photographs. The same panels also serve as tables and seats for shows and conferences.

3. Oberdan Square

The project involves a wooden frame built parallel to the fountain, with curtains hanging from it that move in the wind. The presence of water and wheat recalls the legacy of Marco Terenzio Varrone.

4. San Rufo Square

The project involves a double ring made of metal mesh that recalls the shaft of a Doric column, whose base is the monument of the Umbilicus Italiae. Stones are placed between the two rings, evoking the relationship between matter and immateriality.

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