Dialogue from distant places between artist Michelangelo Pistoletto and architect Nicola Di Battista during the first day of events organized by the National Council of Architects, Planners and Conservator-Restorers at FuoriSalone 2019
Italian architects (CNAPPC) participate in the 2019 Milan Design Week with their own exhibition area, the "Abitare il Paese / Open Nests" installation by Migliore + Servetto Architects, and a series of events organized during the Interni Human Spaces exhibition at the Università degli Studi of Milan.
On the first day, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Nicola Di Battista, editor-in-chief of L’Architetto magazine, gave life to a “Dialogue between an artist and an architect” . The dialogue was organized in remote, since Pistoletto was not able to be present, so he sent a video in which he gave his valuable contribution.
"Architects have a problem: the authoritative character of our profession is no longer recognized. People no longer understand what architecture stands for. We need to explain it. And when you need to explain something, it is a problem". Di Battista started his presentation with these words, talking about art and architecture. Architecture must return to be an art for making places where people live. It is not just any kind of art, it is a collective art: without this collective idea, architecture cannot achieve its objective.
