ILAUD (or I.L.A. & U.D. International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design) is the
acronym
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for International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design. Founded by
Giancarlo De Carlo
Giancarlo De Carlo (1919−2005) was an Italian architect and anarchist. He was a member of the ''Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne'' (CIAM) and became closely linked to Urbino as its town planner and creator of its master plan. Thr ...
in 1976 on the same concepts that led to the founding of
Team X. The laboratory in 27 years of existence has accepted some of the most prestigious international architects, often personal friends and colleagues of the director
Giancarlo De Carlo
Giancarlo De Carlo (1919−2005) was an Italian architect and anarchist. He was a member of the ''Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne'' (CIAM) and became closely linked to Urbino as its town planner and creator of its master plan. Thr ...
(among others
Alison and Peter Smithson
Alison Margaret Smithson (22 June 1928 – 14 August 1993) and Peter Denham Smithson (18 September 1923 – 3 March 2003) were English architects who together formed an architectural partnership, and are often associated with the New Brutali ...
,
Sverre Fehn
Sverre Fehn (14 August 1924 – 23 February 2009) was a Norwegian architect.
Life
Fehn was born at Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of John Tryggve Fehn (1894–1981) and Sigrid Johnsen (1895–1985).
He received his architect ...
, and
Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable works include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), Kansai International Airport in Osaka (1994), the Whitney ...
). Bringing students from around the world to think and design in Italy. The ILAUD took place in a systematic way each year during the summertime in some of the most picturesque Italian city such as
Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
,
Siena
Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...
and
Urbino
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. While in the
Tuscan city, the ILAUD participants studied the recovery of the
Santa Maria della Scala
Santa Maria della Scala (English: Mary of the Staircase) is a titular church, titular churches of Rome, church in Rome, Italy, located in the Trastevere rione. It is served by friars of the Discalced Carmelite Order. Cardinal Ernest Simoni took p ...
in
Siena
Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...
.
In Venice many projects were made concerning the city itself and its surrounding. None of them were actually realised nor considered by the city Administration, although there were public exhibitions held.
Has produced numerous publications as a result of proposals made by the host city.
ILAUD Alumni
(incomplete list)
*Stig-Gunne Bengtsson
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Oscar Carracedo García-Villalba
*Greg Albertson
*Andreu Arriola
*Isabel Bachs
*Carl Bäckstrand
*Elisabeth Andersson
*Josep Maria Birulès Bertràn
*Per Erik Bjornsen
*Angelo Bonanni
*Patrizia Bruzzone
*Vincenzo Casali
*Toni Casamor
*Emanuela Casati
*Marco Ceccaroni
*Simona Cirio
*
Mario Cucinella
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*Simonetta Daffarra
*Giacomo Delbene
*Johs Ensby
*Jaime J. Ferrer Forés
*Carme Fiol
*Giovanna Franco
*Arturo Frediani
*Olga Gambardella
*Lars Gezelius
*Marco Guarino
*Laura Carrara-Cagni
*William Gilchrist
*Ingermarie Holmebakk
*Ross Ishikawa
*Lisa Joyce
*Dag Krogh
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Duccio Malagamba
*Maria Rita Menicucci
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Enric Miralles
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*Juan Monsanto
*Mauro Moriconi
*Maria Cristina Munari
*Elizabeth Newman
*Pascale Pieters
*Henrietta Palmer
*Mathias Persson
*
Carme Pinos
*Alessandro Quartieri
*Francesco Rosadini
*Viola Rouhani
*Tom Salvado
*Yolanda Ortega Sanz
*Peter Scupelli
*Christopher Sensenig
*Göran Skoog
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Adolf Sotoca
*Anna Laura Spalla
*Sabina Tattara
*Clelia Tuscano
*Carlos Velilla
*Stan Vistica
*Vidar Vollan
*Laure Waast
*Frank Pieters
*Marc Servaes
*Lars Westerberg
*Michela Zaniboni
*José Manuel de la Puente Martorell
*Elisabetta Parodi Dandini
*Roberto Silvestri
*Elisenda Tortajada
Siena, - 1988
*Lars Westerberg
*Erik von Matern
*Nicolas Goubau
Venice, - 2001
*Martine De Flander
Venice, - 2002
*Silvia Bodei
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Manuel Cordero Alvarado
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Salvador Davila
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Athina Katsanou
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Lorenzo Mattozzi
*Pietro Peyron
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Carles Serrano Blanco
*Davide Servente
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Ulrika Staugaard
*Roger Such
*Laura Suñen
*José Manuel Toral
*Carolina Cajide
*Emanuele Varone
Venice, - 2003
*Jacob Antherton
*Aimee Chan
*Chiara Desiderio
*Susanna Douglas
*Fabio Gleria
*Laura Masiero
*Tommaso Trivellato
Participant Professors/Architects
(incomplete list)
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Oscar Carracedo García-Villalba
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Andreu Arriola
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Carme Fiol
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Alberto Cecchetto
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Francesco Calzolaio
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Ignasi de Sola-Morales
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Balkrishna Doshi
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi OAL (26 August 192724 January 2023) was an Indian architect. He is an important figure in Indian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. Having worked under ...
*
Russ Ellis
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Sverre Fehn
Sverre Fehn (14 August 1924 – 23 February 2009) was a Norwegian architect.
Life
Fehn was born at Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of John Tryggve Fehn (1894–1981) and Sigrid Johnsen (1895–1985).
He received his architect ...
*
Aquiles González Raventós
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Jaime J. Ferrer Forés
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Per Olaf Fjeld
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Donlyn Lindon
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Franco Mancuso
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Enric Massip-Bosch
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John McKean
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Thomas McQuillan
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Carles Muro
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Bernt Nilsson
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Connie Occhialini
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Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable works include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), Kansai International Airport in Osaka (1994), the Whitney ...
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Daniele Pini
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Bruno Queysanne
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Francesco Samassa
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Adolf Sotoca
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Peter Smithson
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Ezequiel Usón
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Jan Wampler
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Francesco Gostoli
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Lode Janssens
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Giorgio Bianchi
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Donald Hart
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Giorgio Bagnasco
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Emmi Serra
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Willy Serneels
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José Manuel de la Puente
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Jill Stoner
Staff
(incomplete list)
*
Cristina Pucci
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Stefano Tormene
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Toni Garbasso {{ITA
External links
ILA&UD - Official siteILA&UD - Attemptive designILA&UD - Workshop paper by Lorenzo Mattozzi, 2002
Architecture schools