Terra.Materia reaches its third edition and is renewed, continuing to represent an important moment of dialogue with the territory of Sardinia, in which the relationship with the history and heritage of the Mediterranean community are the fil rouge of the initiative. The architectural, environmental, and conceptual transformation and redevelopment of space become the protagonists of a day of exchange and testimony. The intention is to promote new currents of thought and innovative solutions, to be open to listening to places and understanding differences in a shared dialogue.
Conceived and founded in 2020 by Claudia V. Mazohl, Business Director of Ceramica Mediterranea and Founder of Abitzai, Terra.Materia is a multidisciplinary event suspended between architecture, design and sustainability.
Created to promote the circularity of knowledge on an international level, it involves institutions, academia and industry in the celebration of Mediterranean culture, its traditions and its future.
For the 2023 edition of Terra.Materia, the Montevecchio Mine in the Campidanese hinterland of Sardinia was chosen as the stage. The history of this place is inextricably linked to the identity of the island, to the generations of Sardinians and Italians who sought the chance of a better life here. Born from the far-sighted vision of Giovanni Antonio Sanna from Sassari in 1848, this gem of industrial architecture, together with the adjoining mines of Ingurtosu and Gennamari, represented for 143 years
one of the most important mines in Europe and the first for lead extraction. Its technological ingenuity gave Sardinia a prominent position in the industry of the time, and today its rare mineral extracts can be found in the world’s most prestigious natural history museums.
The initiative is held under the patronage of AIDIA (Italian Association of Women Engineers and Architects, Cagliari Section), the Municipality of Guspini, the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscapers and Conservators of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari and the Province of South Sardinia; in collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture of Cagliari and thanks to the support of Abitzai and Ceramica Mediterranea.
