TEHRAN (Iran News) –The opening ceremony of a new architectural exhibition, organized by the Italian Embassy in Tehran in cooperation with the Milan-based Magistretti Foundation, was hosted today at Ambassador Giuseppe Perrone’s Residence. The exhibit, set up in the Residence’s newly restyled Conference Hall, recreates the stages of the 1974 “Parc des Princes” project in Tehran by Vico Magistretti, a renowned Italian designer, architect, and urban planner.
The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the different stages of the project, revealing original drawings, sketches, blueprints, vintage photos, and objects from the construction time, including an impressive model depicting the residential complex and an illustrative brochure showcasing the housing units.
The exhibit features insights into the construction and design of the 333-apartment residential maxi-space space in Vanak square, which is still in excellent conditions, housing over 1,500 residents.
In his address to local architects, designers, journalists, and artists gathered for the opening event, Ambassador Perrone highlighted the milestones of the Italian-Iranian relationship in architecture, particularly fruitful from the ‘50s to the ‘70s. Gio Ponti’s Villa Namazi, Vico Magistretti’s “Parc des Princes”, and Gaetano Pesce’s National Library are the highlight of this decades-long bond.
The exhibition also showcases Magistretti’s 1974 original drawings and sketches of Cerruti 1881’s showroom in Vesal Shirazi Street, Tehran. It features sophisticated architectural solutions devised by the Italian architect, including a spiral staircase in the center of the showroom, as well as high-quality tables and furniture.
“The exhibition allows us to show the Iranian public Vico Magistretti’s work, filled with simplicity, elegance and sophistication, as well as his extraordinary contribution to the urban development of the city of Tehran, at a time of great momentum”, Ambassador Perrone stated in his closing remarks
