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Alberto Ponis, The London Years
14.12.2023
Alberto Ponis, The London Years14.12.2023
…Lasdun overlooking Stazzo Pulcheddu, Sardinia. Photo by Alberto Ponis, late 1970s. Courtesy of Annarita and Alberto Ponis. Fig.13. Alberto Ponis. Sketchbook page 63, 1962-67. DMC 3507.63. But despite the move…
A Short History of Alberto Ponis on the Sardinian Coast
15.11.2021
A Short History of Alberto Ponis on the Sardinian Coast15.11.2021
…of Casabella-Continuità, published in 1964, featuring the Italian coastlines. Alberto Ponis (1933), Casa Heintzschel, Punta Sardegna, 1986. Colour print, 200 x 300 mm. DMC 2837.5. Alberto Ponis (1933), site plan,…
AnnaRita Zalaffi: The Engineer at the Heart of Alberto Ponis’ Work
19.06.2025
AnnaRita Zalaffi: The Engineer at the Heart of Alberto Ponis’ Work19.06.2025
…collaboration with her husband and professional partner Alberto Ponis, is published to coincide with the exhibition ‘The Crystal and the Flame: Studio Ponis in Sardinia’ at the Drawing Matter archive…
Alberto Ponis on Casa Scalesciani
27.10.2021
Alberto Ponis on Casa Scalesciani27.10.2021
…2918.29v. Alberto Ponis (1933), Casa Scalesciani, 1974. Pencil, pen and ink on squared paper, 296 x 210 mm. DMC 2918.30r. Alberto Ponis (1933), Casa Scalesciani, 1974. Pencil, pen and ink…
Alberto Ponis: Casa Scalesciani
09.08.2023
Alberto Ponis: Casa Scalesciani09.08.2023
…on Sardinia, were made for the exhibition ‘Drawing Landscape: Alberto Ponis,’ exhibited at Tongji University, Shanghai, 10 April—20 May 2023. https://vimeo.com/820581337 Alberto Ponis (1933–), elevation, Casa Scalesciani, Sardinia, 1977. Pencil…
Alberto Ponis: Pathways
12.07.2023
Alberto Ponis: Pathways12.07.2023
…on Sardinia, were made for the exhibition ‘Drawing Landscape: Alberto Ponis,’ exhibited at Tongji University, Shanghai, 10 April—20 May 2023. https://vimeo.com/820191605 Alberto Ponis (1933), Yacht Club Path, 1965. Coloured inks over print…
In the Archive: de la Fuente, Unknown, OMA, Ellwood and Ponis
15.02.2023
In the Archive: de la Fuente, Unknown, OMA, Ellwood and Ponis15.02.2023
…first thoughts and toward a more forensic tracing of hands, erasures, over-drawing, annotations and markups. As in the case of Alberto Ponis’ Yacht Club plan, which is a series of…
Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame — Exhibition, 21 & 22 June 2025
05.05.2025
Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame — Exhibition, 21 & 22 June 202505.05.2025
…an exhibition of two early projects in Sardinia by Studio Ponis (Alberto Ponis and Annarita Zalaffi). The exhibition will focus on drawings from the collection for the Yacht Club Path…
Alberto Ponis: Studio di Yasmin
23.06.2023
Alberto Ponis: Studio di Yasmin23.06.2023
…on Sardinia, were made for the exhibition ‘Drawing Landscape: Alberto Ponis,’ exhibited at Tongji University, Shanghai, 10 April—20 May 2023. https://vimeo.com/820586937 Alberto Ponis, plan, Studio di Yasmin, 1971 (dated 1988)….
Alternative Histories: Flores i Prats Architects on Alberto Ponis
20.03.2019
Alternative Histories: Flores i Prats Architects on Alberto Ponis20.03.2019
Flores i Prats Architects, Alberto Ponis’ elevation of the Casa Scalesciani, 2018. Paper, 500 × 320 × 100 mm. Alberto Ponis (1933), elevation, Casa Scalesciani, Sardinia, 1977. Pencil and wash…
Alberto Ponis: Architecture and its tools
26.09.2020
Alberto Ponis: Architecture and its tools26.09.2020
26 September 2020 – 31 March 2021, Fondazione di Sardegna Curated by Paola Mura Exhibition poster. Exhibited on his home island of Sardinia, this exhibition charted Alberto Ponis’ development over…
Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame — Conversation, 20 June 2025 @ 18.30
05.05.2025
Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame — Conversation, 20 June 2025 @ 18.3005.05.2025
…to welcome Annarita Zalaffi, Jonathan Sergison, Irina Davidovici, and Alex Pillen to the archive for a conversation about the work of Studio Ponis in Sardinia, and Alberto Ponis and Annarita…
Alberto Ponis: Drawing Landscape
30.08.2023
Alberto Ponis: Drawing Landscape30.08.2023
https://vimeo.com/820213520 This is film was made by team SHICHAI拾柴 for the exhibition ‘Drawing Landscape: Alberto Ponis,’ exhibited at Tongji University, Shanghai, 10 April—20 May 2023. It concludes a series of posts…
Houses for Printing: A Microcosm of the World
21.02.2024
Houses for Printing: A Microcosm of the World21.02.2024
…in Los Angeles between 11 November 2023 – 4 February 2024, and curated by Sarah Hearne. Alberto Ponis (1933), Plan, Yacht Club Path, Punta Sardegna, Sardinia, 1965. Coloured ink over…
Cartographies of the Imagination
04.06.2021
Cartographies of the Imagination04.06.2021
– Kirsty Badenoch and Sayan Skandarajah
…that became Cartographies of the Imagination. Alberto Ponis – Yacht Club Path Alberto Ponis, Yacht Club Path, 1965. Coloured inks over print base on yellow paper, 365 × 1007 mm….
Living in Colour
17.09.2019
Living in Colour17.09.2019
…and precision that together with the irrational emotion of nature and art characterise the works of Ponis and make him a renowned architect and a great father.’ – Marta Ponis…
For AP + AR
20.01.2025
For AP + AR20.01.2025
…by the author in the Ponis’s studio. I look up from the drawing at myself in the archive. AP looks down through circular glasses and six months of tracing paper…
DMJ – Dialogues between Architecture And Granite in Punta Sardegna
20.01.2023
DMJ – Dialogues between Architecture And Granite in Punta Sardegna20.01.2023
Alberto Ponis, Plan for presentation, Casa Scalesciani, 1977. Pencil, felt pen and black ink on trace, 46.3 x 49.8cm. DMC 2918.2, Drawing Matter Collections. The stones are also premonitions, and…
Yacht Club Path
02.08.2018
Yacht Club Path02.08.2018
Alberto Ponis, Yacht Club Path, 1965. Coloured ink over print base on pink paper, 363 × 1015 mm. DMC 2921.1. I The drawings have different stories. They don’t have a…
Workshop with Kirsty Badenoch – 22 February 2025
31.01.2025
Workshop with Kirsty Badenoch – 22 February 202531.01.2025
…Badenoch that took place at Drawing Matter in February 2025. The workshop was based around the working drawings and design processes of the late Alberto Ponis and his wife Annarita, and the time…
Home
25.10.2024
Home25.10.2024
…Romanian Pavillion at La Biennale di Venezia. As part of Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame exhibition, Drawing Matter welcomed Annarita Zalaffi, Jonathan Sergison, Irina Davidovici, and Alex Pillen…
Casa Ugalde Sketch
19.06.2023
Casa Ugalde Sketch19.06.2023
– Laura Bonell and Daniel López-Dòriga
…recalled the most common sense of vernacular architecture, would later be used by architects such as Álvaro Siza and Alberto Ponis. In the late 1950’s, Siza would visit the rocky coast…
Spring Open Weekend 5 & 6 April 2024 – Drawing Clusters
02.04.2025
Spring Open Weekend 5 & 6 April 2024 – Drawing Clusters02.04.2025
…The Underground City, Austria, c.1960-64. Pen, ink and photo collage on wove paper. Ponis 2919.2 Alberto Ponis, Casa Dotoli, Sardinia, 1972. Coloured inks & white gouache over print base on…
Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame
02.07.2025
Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame02.07.2025
– Irina Davidovici, Niall Hobhouse, Alex Pillen, Jonathan Sergison and Annarita Zalaffi
…Page Moderator: Niall Hobhouse Questions and commentary: Marta Ponis, Kenneth Frampton, Brendan Woods, Jesper Authen Studio Ponis: The Crystal and the Flame, Drawing Matter, 20–22 June 2025. Studio Ponis: The…
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