Die Agenda für Baukultur
März 2026
Arduino Cantàfora, Luca Ortelli | An Education in the Real, L’Atelier Cantàfora

Opening Exhibition « An Education in the Real – L’Atelier Cantàfora à l’EPFL »
6.30pm — Public discussion between Arduino Cantàfora and Luca Ortelli, introduced by Nicola Braghieri
7.30pm — Exhibition doors open
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Arduino Cantàfora, a Milanese architect, artist, scenographer and writer, taught for more than twenty years, from 1989 to 2011, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), where he taught architecture students the theory and techniques of drawing as well as art history.
Luca Ortelli is an architect. A professor at EPFL from 1996 to 2021, he taught architectural design and theory, headed the Architecture Section and Institute, developed an intensive critical and editorial activity, and conducted an independent professional practice in architecture, affirming an intellectual and disciplinary conception of architecture.
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This lecture is part of the School Lecture Series « COMMUNITY VOL.2 – Seven exemplary projects and case studies ».
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You can find the recordings of the lectures on the YouTube channel @epflarchitectureschool.















