This week focuses on how 3D printing can be a key tool in artistic production. Participants will learn advanced 3D acquisition techniques and apply them to create original artworks. The week will also examine the use of 3D printing in cultural heritage conservation, offering a broad view of both artistic and heritage applications. Throughout the week, participants will design and print with sustainable or circular materials, exploring the creative and regenerative potential of large-format 3D printing.
July 26
Welcome and participant registration
July 27
Morning : Visit to the “Museo della figuriona e dell’immigrazione”, the historic School of Drawing and Modeling
Afternoon: Introduction to the Summer School and the urban regeneration project theme and Site visit to the public square selected for the regeneration project
July 28
Morning : Valentina Pardini – Archaeologist
Lecture on photogrammetry and 3D scanning for cultural heritage conservation
Afternoon: Visit to R3direct headquarters and focus on large-scale 3D printing with recycled polymers.”
July 29
Morning : Giulio Buscaroli – Designer, WASP partner
Lecture on innovative applications of 3D printing in regeneration processes
Afternoon: Visit to R3direct, 3D printing lab using recycled plastics
July 30
Morning : Edoardo Malagigi – Artist and designer
Lecture on art and sustainability as tools for social and environmental awareness
Afternoon: 3D clay printing workshop
July 31
Morning : Donatella Balloni –Product designer and founder of 3D Apuan Alps.
Presentation of her project aimed at promoting mountain territories through the use of 3D printing.
Afternoon: Design session and 3D printing lab
August 1
Morning : Stefano Giovacchini – Designer, circular economy expert
Lecture on additive manufacturing for the circular economy
Afternoon: Design session and 3D printing lab
August 2
Workshop on Architectural 3D Printing with the WASP Crane
August 3
Free day
Optional excursions to nearby towns (e.g. Lucca, Barga, Castelnuovo)
August 4
Morning: Paolo Duranti – Architect
Lecture on social regeneration and local communities
Afternoon: Design session and 3D printing lab
August 5
Morning: Federico Monica – Architect and urban planner
Lecture on urban regeneration projects in Africa
Afternoon: Design session and 3D printing lab
August 6
Morning: Arturo del Razo Montiel – Architect and AI expert
Lecture: “From prompt to print – artificial intelligence for regenerative design”
Afternoon: Design session and 3D printing lab
August 7
Morning: Rosa Romano – Architect, Associate Professor presso University of Florence
Lecture on “Additive technologies in architecture” (On-line)
Afternoon: Design session and 3D printing lab
August 8
Morning: Open School with public exhibition of the projects and prototypes developed during the Summer School
August 9
Final conference:
“Additive Manufacturing as a Driver of Social and Economic Regeneration in Inner Areas”
Certificate ceremony
Note:
All labs and design sessions will be supported by Cristiano Cavani and Marco Paganucci, founders of R3direct, experts in large-scale 3D printing and circular design.
A unique opportunity for professional training
weeks of full-immersion training
places available
scholarships for under 30 available
SMAC Summer School offers highly-specialized professional training which brings together theory and practice to meet the technological and environmental challenges of today’s ever-changing sector.
The course aims to provide the competences which will be essential for anyone working in the additive manufacturing sector, whether they be designers or craftsmen, with variations offered for the artistic, architectural and design fields. Aswell as exploring and experimenting with modelling software and digital acquisition techniques, students will gain hands-on experience of state-of-the-art hardware.
SMAC is a multi-disciplinary school which offers a unique opportunity to share professional knowledge and experience.
Using sustainable printing materials from the circular economy is of great importance to us.
We aim to show how production strategies based on digital manufacturing tools and a new concept of “a decentralized productive network” represent a valid alternative to linear and centralized production.
Among our sponsors we have some of the protagonists of the innovation of the Italian circular economy.
As early as 1883, Coreglia was home to an innovative School of “Design and Plastics” created to equip locals with the knowledge and skills they would need to work as “figurinai”, or statuette sculptors, across the globe.
Its founder, Sir Carlo Vanni, came from a family of figure-painters and entrepreneurs and chose the most highly-skilled local artisans to be the first teachers in his new school. Some of their works are displayed in the current Statuette Museum which is housed in a villa donated by Vanni himself.
The museum, which is truly one of a kind, bears testimony to the phenomenon of plaster sculpture and its links to the emigration from the area around the Serchio Valley which began in the 1600s and continues to the present day. Visitors can admire eighteenth-century statuettes of cats, busts of historical or literary figures as well as copies of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures.
The registration fee includes accommodation in shared double rooms (two single beds) within a comfortable house. The house features a living room, kitchen, and two shared bathrooms, offering a cozy and practical environment for your stay.
Additionally, guests can enjoy access to a refreshing swimming pool, perfect for relaxation during your free time.
SMAC lecturers are expert professionals in various sectors. (in update)
Ogni accesso ha un costo di € 40,00+ IVA, nel quale sono compresi la lecture selezionata, il panzo con il team SMAC, l’accesso al laboratorio di stampa del pomeriggio per la data selezionata.
*La data del 2 Agosto dedicata al Workshop on Architectural 3D Printing with the WASP Crane è gratuito per soci CNA Lucca e Confindustia Toscana Nord previa registrazione.
SMAC is possible thank to our important sponsor and partners (in update)
Technical Partners
Scientific Partners
under the patronage of
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