In yesterday's post we looked at the newly opened San Giorgio bridge built in Genoa and designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop.
As seen in that post the shape of the bridge, the elliptical concrete piers, the deck designed like the hull of a ship and light colours for the coating of the steel elements are key features that contribute to give a lighter look to the structure, softening its visual impact.
Are there any collections out there that feature garments with these characteristics? Probably Bruno Sialelli's S/S 20 and A/W 20 collections for Lanvin.
These collections featured indeed dramatic tailored outerwear pieces, cocooning curvilinear coats, round-shouldered suits and leather capes, futuristic helmet-like headpieces that wouldn't look out of place in a sci-fi series and sculpted wedges.
These shapes and silhouettes evoke in some ways the same architectural principles behind the San Giorgio bridge.
Looking for further architectural inspirations? Study the raised structures for the seating areas of the San Nicola Football Stadium, in Bari, Italy.
Designed by Renzo Piano and built for the 1990 FIFA World Cup (currently going through a restyling), the structure is located at the centre of an artificial depression reminiscent of a volcano's crater and the upper portion of the grandstand rises above the crater like a crown. Though Piano originally nicknamed it the "spaceship" for its futuristic shape, there is also a floral theme in the stadium as the upper sectors are separated from the lower ones, extending upwards and projecting outwards, like flower petals.
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