Architecture for Fashion

The course “Architecture for Fashion” from YACademy has been updated. Meet and work with David Chipperfield Architects, SANAA, Herzog & de Meuron, Duccio Grassi Architects, and Claudio Silvestrin Architects:

3 scholarships that fully cover the cost of enrollment and allow for participation in online courses

Applications are accepted through December 1st.

Four partners from firms with Pritzker Laureates will serve on the selection committee that will examine the applications.

YACADEMY

YACademy, the world’s first postgraduate institute born from the cooperation and collaboration among the most illustrious firms in modern architecture, has 15 Pritzker laureates—the “Nobels” of architecture—on its roster of lecturers. The top architectural studios of the modern era have curated every aspect, from program definition to training.

YACademy is the appropriate environment in which to complete or update one’s skills and advance one’s career through connections with the most significant companies on the international stage because of the collaboration with famous professional practices.

One of the most thorough and interesting didactic experiences in the world is the one offered by YACademy. It is the outcome of many years of experimentation and collaboration between esteemed architects. Each course consists of a variety of educational formats that can help young designers in their personal and professional lives.

The program

Architecture is a special tool for those firms with premium positioning that need to feed an ideal of prestige, style, and refinement in addition to the quality of their own products.

Fashion needs architects as much as stylists, photographers, and models—from the showrooms to the shops.

Due to these factors, the course Architecture for Fashion was developed with the goal of educating designers who can translate a brand’s identity into an architectural setting, shifting the connotations of exclusivity, luxury, and elegance from the dress to the chosen setting to display it.

Students will develop skills that they may use in the luxury industry by developing a deeper understanding of the fashion industry’s needs. They will also get familiar with a market segment that is known for its enduring allure and never-ending prospects for fulfilling employment.

The course consists of an 82-hour teaching module, a 32-hour design and construction workshop, a number of special lectures, site visits, and an internship or collaborative time with a member of the YACademy network.

ADVANCED LECTURES

David Chipperfield Architects in Milan’s Giuseppe Zampieri; Chipperfield for Valentino
SANAA’s Kazuyo Sejima; the Dior Building
Melodie Leung works for Zaha Hadid Architects and does fashion design.
MVRDV Crystal Houses; Aser Giménez-Ortega
Olga Bolshanina, Prada, and Miu in Aoyama, Tokyo (HERZOG & DE MEURON);
Club Cavalli; Italo Rota (STUDIO ITALO ROTA & PARTNERS)
Max Mara stores; Duccio Grassi (DUCCIO GRASSI ARCHITECTS)
Livia Tani (ATELIERS JEAN NOUVEL); Alda Fendi Esperimenti Foundation’s artistic flats
Claudio Silvestrin (CLAUDIO SILVESTRIN ARCHITECTS); Armani’s stores by Claudio Silvestrin
Federico Pompignoli (former OMA); Fondazione Prada, art in service of fashion

WORKSHOP

SHOWROOM MISSONI

SANAA / Francesca Singer

The workshop, which is in collaboration with Missoni, will focus on rebuilding the maison’s iconic Milan showroom, located on Via Solferino. A little distance from the fashion district, the showroom is housed in a structure that was once the Missoni family’s factory and is set back from the street. The industrial complex, with its iron and glass architecture, contrasts elegantly with the life and inventiveness of the Missoni collections.

The showroom is now a gathering place and event location, but it has served a variety of other functions. Beginning in 2023, the space will have a street view for the first time. Therefore, providing a rare and priceless opportunity to revitalize the aesthetics and the facility’s purpose. It will be to showcase the Missoni universe in all of its facets. Including fashion, furniture, design, and lifestyle. Missoni wants to create a comfortable setting that can reflect the caliber of the business and project one of the most recognizable made in Italy fashion brands into the future.