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Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 7:50
PM
Subject: [Strawbale] Italian dreams
Amigos, amigas!
Andre/Chug: I like the suggestion to cooperate in some activity in
Italy. Here my story, what's yours? If it comes to specifics, lets discuss it
directly.
If
the potential site is as promising as it seems to be, I will apply for a
building permit. I don't know how long this will take in Berlusconis country.
Maybe rather quick if his tv company will be involved.
As
far as I know there is no official sb-construction in Italy so far. About in
1997-98 friends from Rotterdam who once joined the workshop in Swalmen
(Harald Wedig + me) built a beautiful metamorph art structure near a
lake in Umbria. Art does not need a building permit, don't
it?
End
of October I hope to be able to tell you if this project is going to
be realised and hopefully when. It will be on a large rural site (a ruine
of a farmhouse, a sheep stable, a well and no electricity). If it will be
realised, we will offer a workshop. There are already 2 persons interested,
which live nearby. If it comes to the preparations I will contact a school of
architecture in Northern Italy to offer theoretical and practical experience.
We will see.
The
potential site is situated near Ceva, about an hour driving to the hills
north from Savona at the coast of North-West Italy. A friend of
us has settled nearby recently.
All
that implies a dance between sb-activities inThe Netherlands and
Brittany.
Ciao, Martin
Werkgroep Strobouw / Hipparchia Den Haag
0031-70-3650410