Generative Building by Celestino Soddu
Cover of Blueprint magazine, London, 2001

The possibility to design the DNA code of the IDEA
to directly generate an endless sequence of unique, complex and unpredictable Artworks, 3D models of towns, architectures and objects.
This approach is called with the registered neologism Argenia.

ARGENIA is the Art and Design approach to Artificial Genetic Codes
Argenia is the advanced approach to manage the identity and uniqueness of town shape
Argenia is the Generative Design for the New Naturality of Intelligent Industrial Production
Domus Argenia is the new Research Centre on Identities and Generative Art founded by C.Soddu and E.Colabella

Celestino Soddu CV italiano sintetico CV english "Che cosa e' l'Arte Generativa?" "What is Generative Art?"

GENERATIVE DESIGN EXHIBITIONS

2011

• "Generative Baroque Algorithms" solo exhibition at Vanvitellian Hall of Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, opening 5 December 2011.
  Variations of Baroque Architectures d'apres Borromini in the Rome of Piranesi.
  Images
  
  2010
  
• "D'apres Canaletto. UFO in Venice" at GA2010, Politecnico di Milano University, December 2010.
  50 variations of visionary scenarios for the 50 unique covers of the GA proceedings, each one dedicated to each participant.
  Images
  
  2009
  
• "Generative Sardinia Identity" at GA2009, Politecnico di Milano University, December 2009.
  50 variations of visionary scenarios for the 50 unique covers of the GA proceedings, each one dedicated to each participant.
  
  2009
  
• VIVA NATURALIA AD ARTEM, personal exhibition of Celestino Soddu at Domus Argenia Center for Identities and Generative Art, Serramanna, Sardinia, Italy. With the collaboration of Enrica Colabella, Aldo Pusceddu and Giampaolo Mura.
  The visionary scenarios of Sardinia Identity
  
  2009
  
  
• "Visioni Futuriste per Lecco", Exhibition of generative scenarios of Celestino Soddu, fitting the Futuristic Identity, at Lecco lake-front the 21 June for the Futuristic Evening.
  Lecco Futuristic Visionary Scenarios
  
  2008
  
  
• "Babel Towers d'apres Piranesi" 50 visionary variations of Celestino Soddu made as personal gift to each participant to XI GA conference.
  at GA2008, Politecnico di Milano University, December 2008.
  50 Babel Towers into Piranesi engraves
  
  2005
  
• Variazioni Visionarie di Milano, di Celestino Soddu,
  Progetti generativi di architettura e design per l'identita' ed il futuro di Milano.
  Exhibition at Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, Milano, supported by Camera di Commercio and Rotary Club, Opening 12 May 2005
  In Italia Il catalogo e' in vendita nelle librerie e nel sito dell'editore Gangemi (ricerca "Soddu" autore)
  In US You can find the printed catalog at Michael Shamansky, Bookseller, New York
  
  2004
  
• Visionary Variations of Milano by Celestino Soddu,
  Exhibition at IFC Mall, International Finance Centre, Hong Kong
  16-27 June 2004
  You can find the printed catalog at Michael Shamansky, Bookseller, New York
  
  2004
  
• Visionary Variations of Celestino Soddu,
  Exhibition at Italian Embassy, Beijing, China, in coincidence with the seminar "Identity&Design"
  14-17 April 2004
  
  2004
  
• Variazioni Visionarie Morfogenesi e Design Generativo per l’Architettura, la Citta’ e l’Oggetto industriale di Celestino Soddu con Enrica Colabella,
  Galleria della Prima Facolta’ di Architettura “Ludovico Quaroni”, Roma La Sapienza
  Inaugurazione della mostra Via di Ripetta 118, Roma, 23 Marzo 2004, ore 17,30
  “Progettazione Generativa. Verso una nuova naturalita’ ed identita’ dell’Artificiale” Celestino Soddu
  “Il Modello della Musica” Enrica Colabella
  
  2003
  
  
• Generative Art; Design of transFORMation, by Celestino Soddu,
  Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
  Supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Los Angeles, Curator: Nathan Shapira
  Exhibition of Generative Projects by Celestino Soddu
  Opening 26 March 2003 (until 23 April 2003)
  Presentation of Celestino Soddu, 27 march at 2:00PM
  
  2003
  
  
• Generative Visionary Variations of Washington D.C., by Celestino Soddu,
  IDB Cultural Center, Inter American Development Bank, Washington DC
  1300 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20577
  Exhibition of Generative Architectures by Celestino Soddu
  Opening 19 February 2003
  Presentation of Celestino Soddu, 20 February at 12:30PM
  
  2002
  
  
• Generative Art, Visionary Variations by Celestino Soddu,
  Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong Museum
  Hong Kong Park, 7A Kennedy Road, Central, HK
  Exhibition of generative artworks by Celestino Soddu in the field of architecture, industrial design and art.
  19 february 2002 - 3 March 2002
  
• Catalogue of the exhibition "Generative Art, Visionary Variations by Celestino Soddu" (3,330KB)
• Images of opening ceremony
• Images of the exhibition

2002


• Generative Art, Visionary Variations by Celestino Soddu,
  MF Gallery, Los Angeles, California
  Exhibition of generative artworks by Celestino Soddu in the field of architecture, industrial design and art.
  Images of the exhibition

GENERATIVE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN & INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION - ARGENìA


Chairs generative project:
• CHAIRS table 1
Lamps generative project:
• LAMPS.
Coffee Pots generative project:
• COFFEE POTS sequence
• COFFEE POTS table 1
• COFFEE POTS table 2
Jewels generative project:
• JEWELS table 1
• JEWELS table 2

GENERATIVE DESIGN & RAPID PROTOTYPING
• Generative Architecture and rapid prototyping: Castle Project
• Generative Industrial Design and rapid prototyping: Chairs Project
• Generative Architecture and rapid prototyping: 3 towers and 2 rings

GENERATIVE DESIGN PROJECTS OF ARCHITECTURE
COLLECTION
1989/1993 Generative Architecture 3Dmodels with first Basilica soft
• collection of screen dumps of Basilica 1989-1993
projects in Milano
• Futurism Cultural Center
• A Futuristic building in Piazza Cordusio
• New "Galleria" in Milano downtown
• Freedom House in Milano
• Intergenerational Residence Tower for Advanced Living in Milano
• Brera Utopia's Museum in Milano
• Homage to Gaudi' in Milano
• Twin Towers Mirror of Friendship in Milano
• Traveller's Tower in Milano Central Station
• Thermal Baths in Milano
• Advanced Studies Centre in Milano
• Rendez Vous in Milan Gallery
projects in Roma
• commercial centre
• Roman Cathedral, baroc homage to Borromini
projects in Shanghai
• two towers in Shanghai
• multi function tower near Tongji University in Shanghai
• Shanghai, night waterfront
• Shanghai, chinese garden walls
• Shanghai City Door
projects in Tianjin
• Increasing Tianjin identity
• Campus of Tianjin University
projects in Beijing
• Increasing Beijing identity
projects in Nagoya
• Nagoya, tower near the central square
projects in Macau
• Districts on the water(front) in Macau
projects in Tel Aviv
• Radio Tower and a new hotel in the Tel Aviv waterfront
projects in Hong Kong
• Hong Kong waterfront 1.
• Hong Kong near HSBC, codes of HK identity
• Hong Kong road, a new building
• Hong Kong Central night&day
projects in Los Angeles
• Towers
• Radio towers
• IRTAL
projects in Washington DC
• Variations of IDB building, Washington DC
• Generated Variations of Washington DC 1
• Generated Variations of Washington DC 2
projects in Chicago
• skyscrapers in "old" Chicago
projects in Delhi
• looking for Delhi Identity, a new cultural istitute
projects in Lecco, Italy
• looking for Futuristic Identity of Lecco
projects in Sardinia
• looking for Sardinia Identity coming from interpretation of Cultural Traditions. October 2009 at Domus Argenia Gallery
• looking for Cagliari Identity coming from interpretation of Cultural Traditions. July 2010 at Cagliari University
Natural/Artificial environment identity
• Generated Italian Medieval towns. Project made in 1987
• A generated Natural/Artificial Isle Project
other Architectural projects
• PRADO MUSEUM, International Competition
• A Telematic Basilica in Milan, Piazza Telematica per Milano,
• Caravanserraglio, Patio Architecture 1998
• Museum 1998
• Un Palco Multimediale per Milano - Multimedia Stage in Milan
• Freedom House 1999
• Blues Bus Station 1999
• Contemporary Art Museum, 1999
• Argenìa from Bernini, 1999
• The New Taichung City Civic Center, International Competition.
• The Central California History Museum at Fresno, International Competition
• Gothic city on the mountain lake, European Identity
Generative Interiors
• Interior Space #1
• Interior Space #2

CONFERENCES

• "GENERATIVE ART Annual International Conference, Italy"

PAPERS