BIO | micheleporcu

Michele Porcu is an architect, teacher, critic and independent curator who lives and works in Milano.

He graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in Architecture with Vittoriano Viganò.

Besides his professional activity as an architect, he carries out critical investigations in the field of exhibitions, editorial projects and conferences, focused on experimental works and on the relationship between architecture and the other art forms.

He has collaborated for many years with the Triennale di Milano and Abitare magazine.

He has taught at Politecnico di Milano and since 2007 is teaching at NABA/Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti di Milano.

In 2014 Michele Porcu founded with Mary Zurigo Z.E.A. Zone di Esplorazione Artistica, a group of critical research and project in contemporary art, architecture and design.

Since 2016 Z.E.A. is developing alzhalarte, an art and design programme with activities in the museums for people living with dementia and their caregivers. In 2017 they founded a non profit association - associazione alzhalarte - and were awarded the IC3 Innovazione Culturale grant by Fondazione Cariplo.

PUBLICATIONS

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ARCHITECTURE

• T7. Re-use and transformation of an old factory in via Tortona 7, Milano. Preliminary project (2011/2012) (with Luca Ranza)

• STRIPES. Office district, Milano. Preliminary project (2010)

• NOVIGLIO. Masterplan for a multi-functional centre in Noviglio, Milano. Preliminary project (2009/2011) (with Francesco Cetti Serbelloni)

• SLIDING. Office district. San Donato Milanese (Milano). Preliminary project (2009)

• LEGAME. A new addition for Casa Previdi, Milano. Realized (2007/2011) (with Sylvia Duncan)

• SEQUENZE. Office district, Milano. Preliminary and final project (2006) (with Marco Moro)

• ACQUA DI LUCE. Three squares in Cornate d’Adda, Colnago e Porto d’Adda. Competition (2005) (with Attilio Stocchi)

• TRATTO. Snamprogetti and Bracco Headquarters. San Donato Milanese (Milano). Realized (2002/2005) (with Marco Moro)

• CODICE. SMS Demag Headquarters. San Donato Milanese (Milano). Realized (2001/2003) (with Marco Moro)

• ELLE. Canon Italia Headquarters. San Donato Milanese (Milano). Realized (2001/2002) (with Marco Moro)

• QUADRO. Daikin + Zimmer Headquarters. San Donato Milanese (Milano). Realized (2000/2002) (with Marco Moro)

• VOLUME. Apartment in Milano. Realized (2000)

• THE CITY OF CULTURES. Invited International Competition for the project of a cultural centre at the old Ansaldo factory in Milano. Collaboration with Guido Canali, Italo Lupi, Emilio Tadini (2000)

• SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC SPACES IN OLTREDORA DISTRICT, Collegno (Turin) International Competition (1999) (with Laura Bettinelli)

• EDIFICI MONDO: CONCORSO PER IL RECUPERO DEL CENTRO ANTICO DI SALERNO. European Competition (1998) (with Attilio Stocchi)

• SANOFLEX. Industrial/office/showroom building. Ora/Auer (Bolzano/Bozen). Preliminary and final project (1998) (with Ute Oberrauch)

• TRANSGENIC CITY (LANGUAGE IS A VIRUS). International Competition "Landscape and zero grade of Architecture", organized by Bruno Zevi (1997) (with Laura Bettinelli)

• BEYOND. International Competition "Aristotelous - Redesign of the Civic Axis of Thessaloniki”, Greece (1997)

• PRIMAVERA DI PIETRE. Competition for a social centre in Calliano, Trento, Italy. (1995). 2nd prize (with Ute Oberrauch, Hans and Wolfgang von Klebelsberg)

• PLAN FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE OLD TOWN CENTRE OF TIRANO AND ITS HAMLETS. Collaboration with Prof. Bernardo Secchi (1994/1995)

• PISA. PIAZZA DEI MIRACOLI. Competition. (1993). 3rd prize. Collaboration with Prof. Vittoriano Viganò

EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES

• Z.E.A. Zone di Esplorazione Artistica. A contemporary art programme curated by Michele Porcu and Mary Zurigo at Expo Gate, Milano (2014).

• Z.E.A. #01: Ordo Coelestis. Audiovisual. Installation by Massimiliano Viel (audio) and Fabio Volpi a.k.a dies_ (visuals).

• Z.E.A. #02: La subida al Quemado. A lecture, videoinstallation 1502 and a workshop with mexican artist Berlin based Gabriel Rossell Santillán. With the collaboration of Consulado de Mexico en Milán.

• Z.E.A. #03: Inventare Paesaggi Sociali. In collaboration with PAV Parco Arte Vivente: lectures, exhibition and performance with works by Piero Gilardi and a workshop with french artist Emmanuel Louisgrand.

• LITTLE ITALY/PORTALUPPI CIRCUS. Participation in the workshop organized by Gioia Guerzoni, Stefano Mirti and Alessandro Scandurra, to realize the one-issue magazine Little Italy. Fondazione Portaluppi, Milano (2012)

• JUKE BOX! Suoni vissuti, diffuse emozioni. Participation in the group exhibition, Triennale di Milano (2009)

• O’in:NABA. Organizer of the Open Lecture series at NABA-Milano, in collaboration with O’/non-profit organization for the arts (2009/2012)

• VITTORIANO VIGANÒ. A COME ASIMMETRIA. Participation in the International Symposium organized by the Politecnico di Milano and the Accademia di Mendrisio. Milano/Mendrisio (Switzerland) (2008)

• THE NABABOOKSHOW. Curator of one-day exhibition and talks with 25 special guests and 25 students. La Triennale di Milano (2008)

• GORDON MATTA-CLARK: TRANSMISSION. #1. LECTURE. Screening of Gordon Matta Clark's films and talks. Organized in collaboration with Ramuntcho Matta. NABA-Milano (2007)

• VUOTO X PIENO. Architettura temporanea italiana. Participation in the group exhibition. La Triennale di Milano (2005)

• ARCHITETTURA E MUSICA. Exhibition and collateral events. Producer: La Triennale di Milano (2004/2005) (unrealized) (with Attilio Stocchi and Massimiliano Viel)

• PIRELLI ELETTRICO REBIRTH. Digital/video/sound installation over the façade of Pirelli Tower in Milano. Producer: Regione Lombardia (2003) (unrealized) (with Attilio Stocchi)

• METEORITI+PRIZEMLJENJE. Invited competition for the infopoint of the XX Triennale di Milano (2001) (with Attilio Stocchi and Stevan Tesic)

• RICOSTRUZIONI: BEIRUT BERLIN SARAJEVO. Organizer of three lectures about war and architecture at La Triennale di Milano. Lecturers: Bernard Khoury, Zvi Hecker, Denis Balent/UFO. In collaboration with Goethe-Institut Mailand and the Libanon Consulate of Milano (2000) (with Attilio Stocchi)

• TRANSPARENCE. Exhibition about transparence in French architecture. Producer: Centre Culturel Français de Milano (1999) (unrealized)

• ELICA. Installation at La Triennale di Milano (1999) (with Attilio Stocchi)

• EISENMANBLURREDVISIONS. Organizer of Peter Eisenman's lecture at La Triennale di Milano (1998) (with Attilio Stocchi)

• SIRINX - with the Composer Luciano Berio. Project for an art intervention with music, structures, light, images and performers on and around Gio Ponti's Tower at Sempione Park in Milano. Producer: La Triennale di Milano (1997/98) (unrealized) (with Attilio Stocchi)

• LA DANZA DELL’ARCHITETTURA IN TRE POSIZIONI. Participation in the group exhibition "Laboratorio di fine secolo", Private Gallery, Roma (1997)

• GIO PONTI. TORRE DEL PARCO E ALTRI ESAGONI. METAMORFOSI DI UN CRISTALLO. Exhibition at La Triennale di Milano: curator and exhibition designer (1997) (with Attilio Stocchi)

• EVE. Curator of a multimedia concert. La Triennale di Milano (1996)

• XIX TRIENNALE DI MILANO – IDENTITIES AND DIFFERENCES (1996):

• FOREIGNER PARTICIPATION SECTION: collaboration with Hermann Czech.

• IL PARCO SEMPIONE DI VITTORIANO VIGANÒ. Exhibition. Co-curator with Prof. Sergio Crotti

• OUTBERG 96: LEONARDO MOSSO. LECTURE AND INSTALLATION. Organizer, Bergamo, Italy (1996) (with Attilio Stocchi)

TEACHING

Courses in Academies of Fine Arts and Universities:

2021/2022

NABA /Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano - School of Design

Master Degree Program - MA Product Design and Service Design - 1st year - Professor of Experience Design.

2020/2021

NABA /Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano - School of Design

Master Degree Program - MA Product Design and Service Design - 1st year - Professor of Experience Design.

Master Degree Program - MA Interior Design – 1st year - Professor of History of Design.

2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019

NABA /Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano - School of Design

Bachelor Degree Program - 2nd year - Professor of Interior Design.

Master Degree Program - MA Product Design - 2nd year - Professor of Exhibition Design.

Master Degree Program - MA Interior Design – 1st year - Professor of History of Design.

Master Degree Program - MA Product Design - 1st year - Professor of Experience Design.

2014/2015

NABA /Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano – School of Design – Bachelor Degree Program - 1st year.

Professor of Design Methodology - Interior Design.

2013/2014

NABA /Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano – School of Design – Bachelor Degree Program - 1st year.

Professor of Design Methodology - Interior Design.

2012/2013