Futuro. Preparation and arrival
Author:
Tim Bechthold
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About the Futuro
Die Neue Sammlung is paying tribute to the icon of the space age with a presentation in an outdoor space at Pinakothek der Moderne of the Futuro, designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in 1965-1967 and originally intended as a ski lodge.
Ellipsoid in shape, the Futuro definitely epitomizes the future visions of the 1960s, in which visionary designs focused on new materials for mobile living environments. Driven by a faith in science and technology and in the conquest of space, the Futuro symbolizes the striving in that era for new, functional, efficient and mass-producible forms of housing.
20.–22.03.2017 Transport preparation:
27.03.2017 First came the egg-cup!
The arrival. Part 1
The steel base arrives at the museum.
Now in original height and color.
The original blue paint was defined via stratigraphy research.
29.03.2017 Concrete – here it comes!
The arrival. Part 2
Digging holes for concrete foundations.
05.04.2017 Finally the 8 base segments arrive!
The arrival. Part 3
Presentation
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Exhibition opening: June 1, 2017, 7 p.m.
Satellite – a series of events at Futuro
The presentation of Futuro will be flanked by several program Satellites that will address the building and future visions in design, film, literature, music and performance.