Milan based\u00a0A4A Rivolta Savioni Architetti <\/strong>rendered Milan’s\u00a0city center “green”<\/strong>\u00a0over a period of one night.<\/p>\n

Their latest installation titled “Q<\/strong>uantomais”<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i>is an unusual pop-up conception, an innovative example of urban geometry next to one of the city\u2019s landmarks, the Sforza Castle, at the entrance to the Expo 2015. Inspired by the theme\u00a0of the event –Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– the field catches the eye of locals and visitors for its significance and spectacular nature. Conspicuously\u00a0 alienating, it undermines perspectives, presenting a different perception of the urban spaces in which people live and meet.\u00a0 This agricultural passage transforms places and habits into a\u00a0new experience to be shared: a living space in which meetings, artistic interludes, appointments and minor rituals unobtrusively accompany residents and passers-by.<\/p>\n

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Conceived as an urban installation, Q<\/strong>uantomais<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i>progresses into a\u00a0collective multi-disciplinary work\u00a0<\/b>bringing together institutions, architects, farmers, companies, technicians, artists, poets and educators with a common goal: to create a green and hospitable area in the city, a place waiting to be cultivated, in more than one sense of the word, a stage for social relations and culture.\u00a0 And not just a question of agriculture.<\/p>\n

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Inside the plantation there are areas which will be used for performances, readings and improvisations as well as for cultivating vegetables and seasonal plants. At the end of August the field will be dismantled into the original\u00a0231 sections\u00a0(beds measuring 80 x 120 x h50 cm) which will be redistributed into small city plots for local green areas, schools, universities and public areas.<\/p>\n

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Project Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Developed by<\/em>: A4A Rivolta Savioni Architetti, Milan<\/p>\n

Commissioned by<\/em>: Expo Gate<\/p>\n

Conceptualization<\/em>: Giovanni Rivolta and Nicoletta Savioni<\/p>\n

Technical sponsor<\/i>: Toro Ag Irrigation for the micro-irrigation system<\/p>\n

Cultivation<\/i>: Azienda Agricola Marco Cuneo<\/p>\n

Production consultants<\/i>:\u00a0esterni,\u00a0<\/i>Milan<\/p>\n

Agricultural consultants<\/i>: Antonio Corbari, Azienda Agricola Corbari; Bruna Heidempergher, Agronomist; Alberto Verderio, corn-cultivation specialist<\/p>\n

Technical specifications:<\/b><\/p>\n

Size of the field<\/i>: 360 square meters divided into two parts<\/p>\n

Basic module<\/i>: wooden bed with sides<\/p>\n

Size of basic module<\/i>: 80 x 120 x h 50 cm<\/p>\n

Number of beds<\/i>: 231, of which 191 sown with corn and 40 with garden plants<\/p>\n

Weight of each module with earth<\/i>: 300 kg approx.<\/p>\n

Total number of corn plants<\/i>: 1,500<\/p>\n

Irrigation system<\/i>: micro-irrigation<\/p>\n

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