University of Trieste, Department of Engineering and Architecture

Single-Cycle Degree Program in Architecture

Integrated Architectural and Building Design Laboratory - RRR Lab

On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in Room 401 of the PUG, at Via Alviano 18, Gorizia, the "Solar Design Study Day" will be held, curated by Thomas Bisiani and Adriano Venudo.

PROGRAMME:

Introduction: Adriano Venudo

Chiara Bedon "3FiRES Italy-China bilateral project. Thermo-mechanical aspects and ongoing investigations for bipv in fire"

Adriano Venudo "“We are all children of the sun”. A brief history of solar design: how the new solar architecture began, evolved and morphed?"

Michela Lupieri "The myth of the sun between art and architecture"

Mariacristina D’Oria "Seeking for reinterpretations: re-grounding solar energy"

Thomas Bisiani "Three “dimensions” of solar architectures: design strategies and integration"

Elisabetta Nascig "Ten case studies for an “Atlas of the Architecture of the Sun”"

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Adriano Venudo "Rewriting modern architecture through solar design: Le Corbusier du Soleil"

Adriano Venudo "Active shadow. Photovoltaic overwritings and a kinetic gnomon for the Tower of Shadows"

Thomas Bisiani "La Maison Fille du soleil. Hauntology as a tool for critical inquiry"

Vittoria Umani "Beyond mimesis: a photovoltaic manifesto for the Palace of Assembly"

Michela Lupieri "Futura Sun special edition. The solar panel becomes a site-specific work of art"

Camilla Venturini "The manifold shapes of the sun"

Giulia Casolino "New luminous resonances within the space of Sarabhai House"

Elisabetta Nascig "Solar mosaic: tessellation as architectural language. The Sanskar Kendra Museum in Ahmedabad, India"

Emma Donadon "Geometric Hill 2.0"

Alex Ferletti "Mirrors of the Governator. Technological devices with a symbolic significance"

Mariacristina D’Oria "When the sun heals water: A poetic recovery for Sukhna Lake"

Lunch Break

Giulia Piccinin "Celestial Splendors"

Conclusions: Thomas Bisiani

For information: tbisiani@units.it - avenudo@unitis.it