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Anthropology in Architecture

Agostino Pepoli Regional Museum, Via Conte Agostino Pepoli 180, Trapani,

The conference Anthropology in Architecture, with lectures by Rita Cedrini and Antonino Cardillo, was part of the cultural events at the Agostino Pepoli Regional Museum in Trapani

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Antonino Cardillo

On Friday, May 26 at 6 pm at the conference hall of the Agostino Pepoli Museum of Trapani, the anthropologist Rita Cedrini and the architect Antonino Cardillo will converse on the significance of the anthropological method in the architectural project and on the sense of returning.

Architecture is often confused with advertising promotion, entertainment, economic exploitation and the celebration of technique. Signs and symbols of the places it encounters are constantly in danger of being overwhelmed by hasty and impulsive transformations. The cancellation of the past is the mother of all neurosis, but remembering is not enough. The ‘Mystical Participation’ of Lucien Lévy-Bruhl and Carl Gustav Jung reminds us to ‘feel the things of the world.’

Anthropology in Architecture

Antonino is not just any architect, Antonino is an explorer, and we know well that those who mark the new roads are often misunderstood because they are ahead of others. He is the one who dialogues with a changing world. Culture is a dynamic fact and he grasps what are the changes and the orientations. 

Through this discussion, I have sought to suggest that an alternative is still possible. And although these are small-scale works, I believe that, in the present historical moment, it is more important to focus on the method. After all, even a book—while occupying only a small physical space—can exert a significant impact. 

Rita Cedrini and Antonino Cardillo at the Agostino Pepoli Regional Museum in Trapani

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