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Giancarlo Mazzanti gives a lecture in University of Southern California

Mar 2009

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Events , California, Giancarlo Mazzanti, USA

University of Southern California’s School of Architecture presents Border Architectures 2000-2008, a lecture by colombian architect Giancarlo Mazzanti.

Giancarlo Mazzanti Sierra is the founder and principal of Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos based in Bogotá, Colombia. Mazzanti was the recipient of the 2008 Iberoamerican Architecture Biennial award for his most well known work the hilltop park and library, Parque Biblioteca Espana, in Medellin, Colombia.

Lectures are free and open to the public. They are located in the Gin D. Wong, FAIA Conference Center, Harris Hall, on the University Park campus. No reservations are required. Parking is available on campus at Gate 1 off Exposition Blvd.

For more information on the lecture, click here.

8 comments »

LargoJax says:

A very cool (expensive) building in a very disadvantaged neighbourhood as far as I know.

# March 30, 2009 at 14:43

fb says:

I love this building, and I had to write a precis on this at my interview!

# March 30, 2009 at 17:38

David Basulto [tricky] says:

@LargoJax, part of one of the most incredible cultural networks to improve quality of life, along with several other libraries in the country. There was an issue of Abitare on that. These buildings aren´t just libraries, but community buildings. And if they are expensive, that´s good… because they are for all the neighbors to enjoy. And as far as i know, they appreciate that, specially the kids.

# March 30, 2009 at 17:53

NB says:

Colombia, not Columbia, have your brain disabled or what? JERKS

# March 30, 2009 at 22:42

archtowll says:

NB… it says Columbia on the official website of University of California.. so I guess the retarded ones are them..

# March 30, 2009 at 22:53

Ryan says:

It appears as though it was misspelled only once. All the others appear correct. Cut them some slack!

# March 31, 2009 at 08:53

R08 says:

It’s soo retarded that even a University website can’t just look up the right spelling… It’s like nobody cares here. I’ve been living in the U.S. for 8 yrs and I can’t even tell you how many times I ‘ve heard or seen this typo happen.
DO YOUR RESEARCH!

# March 31, 2009 at 09:28

mil says:

This building is better in the pictures. is only an exterior thing, the interios are poor and badly constructed, aswell the facade. if you see the inside is not enough for the public.
this comunity needs more than a superficial solutions from the fashion architects world.

# April 1, 2009 at 01:08