Zibaldone

Join us for the launch of Zibaldone

Moving freely across media, disciplines, and generations, Zibaldone is a collective portrait of the debate on architecture and the city in the past decade. Half text, half images, diary and anthology, atlas and scrapbook, postcard collection and visual essay, this publication invites readers to build their own paths, drawing constellations from a network of points. As such, the book opens a reflection on curatorial practice as a means to construct common knowledge about architecture, enlarging horizons and multiplying agencies. Zibaldone records CAMPO’s activity as a dynamic platform gathering a multitude of experiments, enquiries and research methods by more than 100 contributors.

CAMPO is a space to debate, study, and celebrate architecture founded in 2015 by Gianfranco Bombaci, Matteo Costanzo, Luca Galofaro and Davide Sacconi. CAMPO consider their initiatives as liturgies of knowledge through which a common archive of works can be patiently constructed, a fortress against the evanescence of memory and the instability of meaning. Every project is a gesture that establishes a temporary gravitational centre and a boundary, a ritual act to frame a time for understanding, a space for discussion, and a ground for the celebration of architecture.

We are delighted to be joined by Gianfranco, Matteo, Luca and Davide, plus guests Maria Shehérazade Giudici, OMMX, and Valerio Di Lucente to celebrate the launch of this new publication.

Gianfranco Bombaci is a PhD Architect, academic and a founder of 2A+P/A. Gianfranco is Unit Master of Diploma 20 at the AA and associate lecturer at the RCA, London, as well as Director at the School of Design BA, IED, Rome. His work as an editor includes Design and Anthropology (2019) by Gian Piero Frassinelli.

Matteo Costanzo is an architect and founder of 2A+P/A. He cofounded the magazine San Rocco and has contributed to several international publications. Matteo is Unit Master of Diploma 20 at the AA, an associate lecturer at the RCA, London, and has taught architecture and design at a number of institutions in Europe.

Luca Galofaro is an architect and founding partner of LGSMA, associate professor at the Università di Camerino, and curator of numerous exhibitions, including two editions of the Biennale d'Architecture d'Orléans. He has taught in institutions internationally and has authored several books, including Artscapes (2003), An Atlas of Imagination (2015), and Architettura e Arte (2024).

Davide Sacconi explores buildings, cities, production and research through design, exhibitions, books, and pedagogical projects. He is Unit Master of Diploma 20 at the AA, where he earned his PhD, and is also an associate lecturer at the RCA, London. Editorial work includes Interior Tales (2015), The Supreme Achievement (2016), Savage Architecture (2016), and The London Workshops (2022).

Maria Shehérazade Giudici is the Head of History and Theory at the School of Architecture, RCA, London, and founder of publishing and educational platform Black Square. Her research on the construction of modern subjectivity has been widely published. At the AA, she is editor of AA Files and coordinator of the PhD Program.

OMMX is an architecture office founded in London by Hikaru Nassanke and Jon Lopez, alumni of the AA and current Unit Masters of Intermediate 1. The studio contributes to architectural critique and debate at institutions across Europe and their work has been published widely, receiving prizes in Europe and the USA.

Valerio Di Lucente is a designer, teacher and co-founder of the graphic design practice Julia (2008–2023). He has taught in the UK and abroad, including the RCA in London, IUAV in Venice and ISIA Urbino. In 2021, he co-founded Veii, a publishing imprint devoted to visual culture.

The book will be sold at the special price of £25 (RRP £28).