Creating Coromandel: Marco Zanuso in South Africa

Creating Coromandel explores the decade-long partnership between architect and designer Marco Zanuso and the South African fashion retailer Sydney Arnold Press and Press's wife Victoria de Luria Press, whose shared passion for design spurred them to create Coromandel - part building, part ruin, part wilderness - an inspiration to anyone with an interest in building within a natural context.

Author: Edna Peres, Andrea Zamboni
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Artifice Press
Published: 05/31/2022
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781911339472

About the Author
Peres, Edna: - Based in Portugal but having started her career in South Africa, Edna Peres completed her Masters in Architecture at the University of Pretoria in 2005 followed by an intensive period in professional practice and lecturing at the Universities of Pretoria and Johannesburg in South Africa. In 2016 she completed her PhD in Architecture on the topic of urban resilience based on ecologically regenerative theories. She is the recipient of the Neill Powell Neill academic award for post-graduate studies and makes her debut as an architectural author with this publication. She is a curious researcher with a particular interest in obscure buildings, architectural heritage and cultural landscapes.Zamboni, Andrea: - Combining architecture practicing with research, Andrea Zamboni studied at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio and at the FAF in Ferrara where he graduated with the supervision of Peter Zumthor and the historian Vittorio Savi. His Ph.D. from the University of Bologna is complimented by a scientific qualification as Associate Professor, and he is Adjunct professor of Architectural Design at the University of Parma. Continuing the dual practicing and theoretical approach, he collaborated with the offices of Guido Canali and Nicola di Battista, and he was part of the Study Centre of Domus magazine. Author of many publications, he co-founded ZAA Zamboni Associati Architettura, an architecture atelier based in Italy recipient of international recognitions such as the Honourable Mention of Piranesi Award for Chiostri di San Pietro regeneration project.