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Showing 1–24 of 37 results for ponis ✕

Alberto Ponis, The London Years
14.12.2023

Alberto Ponis, The London Years14.12.2023

– Gillian Darley

…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…

sketch theoretical & imaginary DMC

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

– Sebastiano Brandolini

…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,…

topographic/cartographic housing nature sketch DMC plan elevation projection (axonometric isometric)

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

– Alex Pillen

…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…

on their own work

Alberto Ponis on Casa Scalesciani
27.10.2021

Alberto Ponis on Casa Scalesciani27.10.2021

– Alberto Ponis

…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…

housing landscape interior DMC plan elevation projection (axonometric isometric)

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…

DMC in the archive (project)

Alberto Ponis: Casa Scalesciani
09.08.2023

Alberto Ponis: Casa Scalesciani09.08.2023

– Team SHICHAI拾柴

…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…

plan domestic landscape DMC

Alberto Ponis: Pathways
12.07.2023

Alberto Ponis: Pathways12.07.2023

– Team SHICHAI拾柴

…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…

presentation landscape construction drawing DMC plan

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

– Sarah Hearne

…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…

DMC

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

– Team SHICHAI拾柴

…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)….

domestic landscape DMC

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…

alternative histories (project) DMC

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

– Team SHICHAI拾柴

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…

landscape domestic

Houses for Printing: A Microcosm of the World
21.02.2024

Houses for Printing: A Microcosm of the World21.02.2024

– Sarah Hearne

…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…

DMC section

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….

topographic/cartographic exhibition DMC

Living in Colour
17.09.2019

Living in Colour17.09.2019

– Alberto Ponis

…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…

concept & diagram correspondence letters ephemera

For AP + AR
20.01.2025

For AP + AR20.01.2025

– Kirsty Badenoch

…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…

landscape DMC topographic/cartographic

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

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…

domestic landscape DMJ 1 – The Geological Imagination DMC

Yacht Club Path
02.08.2018

Yacht Club Path02.08.2018

– Alberto Ponis

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…

sketch plan landscape public space construction drawing DMC

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…

sketch domestic

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…

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