It is a special stop, under the banner of architecture and sustainable design, the one scheduled in Genoa from 1 to 3 July for Lo Spirito di Stella.
After the inaugural stage of Venice and the Rimini and La Spezia appointments, the Giro d'Italia solidarity, in its fifth edition, of the barrier-free catamaran, embarks in fact the representatives of the Renzo Piano Foundation and the winning architects of the Renzo Piano World Tour 2020 : on board Manuel Bouzas (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid), Alberta Benedetti (IUAV University of Venice), Joseph de Metz (École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais) and Nicholas Ryan Coates (AHO, Oslo School of Architecture and Design).
The appointment is in the waters overlooking the Ligurian capital in the sign of the dialogue between the sea and conscious and supportive architecture.
With the sails open, 'it will be a journey in search of discovery', in the words of Renzo Piano.
The opportunity to bring together two worlds that have long found on board Lo Spirito di Stella a combination of planning in the sign of the removal of architectural barriers and eco-sustainability.
Two concepts that are declined between the passion for the environment and the search for design solutions that can improve the lives of people with various degrees of disability, in the name of sociability and inclusion.
The project was curated and supported from the outset by Milly Rossato-Piano and Renzo Piano who made themselves available to guide the children of the next RPWT to deepen and get to know the importance of breaking down architectural barriers. theme dear to Andrea Stella.
The award trip for the four architects has been postponed to 2022 due to a pandemic, but now their professional adventure is aboard the catamaran.
From Genoa comes a new message of the project wanted by the Thienese entrepreneur Andrea Stella.
Another landing in the sign of a summer that sees the WoW - Wheels On Waves project protagonist along the Italian coasts, standard-bearer of the sea and inclusion.
Eight ports have already been touched or will be visited for 34 days of outings reserved for associations and families.
After Genoa the catamaran will head towards Cagliari, Gaeta, Palermo until the final appointment in Brindisi from 15 to 17 October.
