{"id":25440,"date":"2024-10-18T15:25:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T21:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/?p=25440"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:25:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T21:25:10","slug":"international-carlo-scarpa-prize-for-gardens-2023-2024-sculptural-space-of-pedregal-de-san-angel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/events\/international-carlo-scarpa-prize-for-gardens-2023-2024-sculptural-space-of-pedregal-de-san-angel\/","title":{"rendered":"International Carlo Scarpa Prize for Gardens 2023-2024 Sculptural Space of Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to be informed about International Carlo Scarpa Prize for Gardens 2023-2024 Sculptural Space of Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel, by team Landuum.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Monday, October 7, 2024, the activities for the 2023-2024 Carlo Scarpa International Prize for Gardens were presented as part of the UNAM Cultural Festival.<\/strong> The exhibition \u201cThe Sculptural Space in the Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel, Mexico City\u201d was also inaugurated, located in the lobby of the Faculty of Architecture.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony took place at the Lilia Margarita Guzm\u00e1n y Garc\u00eda Library at. <strong>The panel was composed of Dr. Silke Cram, Executive Secretary of REPSA; Dr. Juan Ignacio del Cueto, Director of the Faculty of Architecture; Leonardo Lomel\u00ed Vanegas, Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico; Landscape Architect Luigi Latini, Director of the Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche; and Juan Ayala, Technical Secretary of Planning and Programming.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25427\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25427\" class=\"wp-image-25427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Foto-ale-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Foto-ale-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Foto-ale-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Foto-ale-4-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inicio de ceremonia \/ The beginning of the ceremony<br \/>Fotograf\u00eda \/ Photography: Alejandra Rold\u00e1n Villegas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, based in Treviso, is dedicated to researching cultural and natural heritage on a global scale, including the study of landscapes. For 33 years, they have awarded the Carlo Scarpa International Prize for Gardens to promote the protection of landscapes. In its 33rd edition, the Sculptural Space at UNAM, located in the Ecological Reserve of the Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel, was awarded. Patrizia Boschiero, the prize coordinator, speaks about its impact on heritage preservation:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWithout a doubt, the Carlo Scarpa International Prize for Gardens is one of our most significant initiatives at the Benetton Foundation. It is an international project, and for each edition of this prize, we organize an important study trip with our scientific committee, which includes art historians, landscape architects, agronomists, and botanists. This diversity of experts allows us to approach the landscape from various perspectives on each occasion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And regarding the discovery of the landscape during this research, she comments:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<strong>Each opportunity allows us to explore different cultures, as each place serves as a symbol representing key aspects of the landscape culture of that country.<\/strong> Through this prize, we seek to promote a deeper understanding of landscape culture, not only among specialists but also among ordinary people. We believe that landscape culture is vital to everyone, and awareness of landscape quality is essential for our lives today, throughout history, and for the future.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe believe that landscape culture is vital to everyone, and awareness of landscape quality is essential for our lives today, throughout history, and for the future.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_25429\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25429\" class=\"wp-image-25429 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-5.png 640w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-5-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamparas explicativas \/ Explanatory panels<br \/>Fotograf\u00eda \/ Photography: Alejandra Rold\u00e1n Villegas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The activities of the UNAM Cultural Festival related to the Carlo Scarpa International Prize included the premiere in Mexico of the documentary \u201cPedregal: The Story of the Sculptural Space\u201d, directed by Davide Gambino.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This documentary is an artistic tool for disseminating and communicating what the prize and the foundation celebrate<\/strong>, especially since it conveys the foundation&#8217;s perspective on the landscape of the Sculptural Space. It emphasizes not only the appreciation of this landscape but also invites us to feel a connection with it.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch a segment of this documentary<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Pedregal: la storia dell\u2019Espacio Escult\u00f3rico | Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/909094393?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the activities included a colloquium featuring important figures such as Luigi Latini, Pedro Camarena, Silke Cram, Louise Noelle, Juan Ignacio del Cueto, and Isaura Gonz\u00e1lez, all of whom were involved in the research of the landscape as well as in the production of the documentary and the book \u201cThe Sculptural Space and the Landscape of the Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel, M\u00e9xico. Carlo Scarpa International Prize for Gardens 2023-2024.\u201d This book was presented at the Italian Cultural Institute in Coyoac\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25431\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25431\" class=\"wp-image-25431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-2.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-2-600x461.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamparas explicativas \/ Explanatory panels<br \/>Fotograf\u00eda \/ Photography: Alejandra Rold\u00e1n Villegas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding these two elements of dissemination and the ability to convey a message to other cities about landscape preservation, Patrizia Boschiero also tells us:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEach place, no matter where it is in the world, especially those rich in art, nature, and ecology, offers valuable lessons for other places. The content we include in the book about Pedregal also highlights other locations worth knowing, preserving, and considering in terms of their quality.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI believe that the key aspects are dissemination and inclusion. To achieve this dissemination, we use various methods, including books, press contact, exhibitions, and documentaries.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25433\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25433\" class=\"wp-image-25433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-7.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-7-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sketch del Espacio Escult\u00f3rico \/ Sketch of the Sculptural Space<br \/>Fotograf\u00eda \/ Photography: Alejandra Rold\u00e1n Villegas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We spoke with Luigi Latini, landscape architect and director of the Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, who played a key role in this award. Given his experience, we asked him what motivated him to become a landscape architect.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs an Italian, it was primarily curiosity, because when I was young, there was no possibility of a school. Over time, I looked for courses, worked, and met people, and then I started with a firm in Florence. It was after 10 years that I secured a position at the University of Venice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI really enjoy the profession; it is a job \u201cagainst the current\u201d because, as I mentioned before, in Latin American countries, the sensitivity towards the landscape among public institutions is somewhat complicated, as well as with private clients.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, as the coordinator of this significant foundation for the landscape, we asked him, \u201cWhat message would you like to convey to other cities around the world about the importance of preserving landscapes?\u201d To which he responded:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWork more with people, the community, and grassroots organizations, as the challenge of care and maintenance lies in the meeting between people, architects or technicians, and social issues. <strong>It is essential to collaborate with young people who want to transform the landscape as a collective effort.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25435\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25435\" class=\"wp-image-25435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-6.png 640w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-6-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Espacio escult\u00f3rico \/ Sculptural space<br \/>Fotograf\u00eda \/ Photography: Alejandra Rold\u00e1n Villegas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On October 9, we attended a tour of the Sculptural Space, led by Landscape Architect Pedro Camarena. There, we met the sculptor Hers\u00faa, an important artist in the history of this landscape, known for designing the circle of inclined prisms that contain the gravel, which was once volcanic lava.<\/p>\n<p>Starting the tour, Hers\u00faa told us that he always envisioned this space for the people living in Mexico City. It was about providing a natural area amid a city full of buildings, a space of \u201csolitude\u201d and \u201csilence\u201d to escape everything from the outside, also referencing the innate feeling of relaxation that nature evokes in humans.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the sculpture of prisms, he shared a metaphor comparing it to life, emphasizing that it is cyclical and even \u201cinfinite\u201d, considering the processes of nature and spirituality.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25437\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25437\" class=\"wp-image-25437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-3.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-3-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/foto-ale-3-600x461.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recorriendo con el artista Hers\u00faa \/ Touring with the artist Hers\u00faa<br \/>Fotograf\u00eda \/ Photography: Alejandra Rold\u00e1n Villegas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The day of the award concluded with a guided visit to the expansion of the Ecological Reserve of the Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel at the Anahuacalli Museum, led by Mauricio Rocha in Coyoac\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Director of the Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, Luigi Latini, and the coordinator of the Carlo Scarpa International Prize for Gardens, Patrizia Boschiero, responded to the question of which elements they considered essential for awarding the Carlo Scarpa Prize to the landscape of the Sculptural Space in the Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel as the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Luigi Latini: <em>\u201c<strong>In simple terms, the intersection between ecology and art was interesting, which is a contemporary issue. At first, I believe artists were not very interested in ecology<\/strong>; it was more of a symbolic space, symbolic of emptiness and the center. Now, that symbolic space has completely different contents. There is the possibility of working in the field of ecology, with an interest in biodiversity and an aesthetic sensitivity, not just a scientific one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Patrizia Boschiero: \u201c<em>There are different elements, and of course, for us, the Sculptural Space is a significant work of art, but it also serves a function that helps people. It helps students, teachers, and others become more aware of the quality of nature in the Pedregal.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThrough art and sculpture, a sense of responsibility towards the landscape is fostered. This is closely related to the history of the formation of the ecological reserve of the Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel and the evolution of public perception of the Pedregal, from \u201cmalpa\u00eds\u201d (terrain composed of fragmented volcanic rocks) to becoming a place of high quality in terms of art, architecture, and culture for UNAM. All these factors contribute to the quality of the Sculptural Space from the perspective of the Carlo Scarpa International Prize.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Carlo Scarpa International Prize and the work of the Benetton Foundation are essential in our professional field. <strong>We warmly invite you to learn about their work and encourage our followers and readers to explore the Sculptural Space of the Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel, a Native Landscape that merges art and culture, offering a space for contemplation and appreciation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We sincerely thank the Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, Luigi Latini, and Patrizia Boschiero for granting us an interview and, above all, for sharing their knowledge and hard work in these important activities of research and dissemination of landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>We would also like to thank Architect Pedro Camarena for the invitation to the Landuum Paisaje magazine to this valuable event. To the Ecological Reserve of the Pedregal and its Executive Secretary Silke Cram for allowing us to get to know the REPSA, and to the coordination team of the UNAM Cultural Festival for bringing us these events that connect us as a community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We invite you to be informed about International Carlo Scarpa Prize for Gardens 2023-2024 Sculptural Space of Pedregal de San \u00c1ngel, by team Landuum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[363,2415,322,2417,853,2419,243,1397,2418,2416,321],"class_list":["post-25440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-art","tag-carlo-scarpa-international-award-for-gardens","tag-conservation","tag-documentary","tag-ecology","tag-fondazione-benetton-studi-ricerche-en","tag-landscape","tag-paisaje-en","tag-pedregal-de-san-angel-en","tag-sculptural-space","tag-unam-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25441,"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25440\/revisions\/25441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.landuum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}