The solar pavilion "Building with the sun" aspires to present the design potential of solar energy, transforming solar panels from praxis to poetry. In the age of sustainability, we open a dialogue across tradition and innovation, nature and technology. Photovoltaics used as "right-tech," inspired by technology and design, is the chase of a new beauty. By showcasing the revolutionary solar products Skala (distribuited in Italy by Sogimi), Onyx Solar, Solskin and 3S Swiss Solar Solutions, the space is a seed inspiring creativity to transform our cities.

Agenda

Monday 15 April 2024, 18.00 - 19.00

From Egyptian temples to the Pantheon: the role of the sun in ancient architecture. Speaker: Prof. Giulio Magli, Professor of Archaeoastronomy at Politecnico di Milano, Director of the FDS popularization and experimentation laboratory.
The last 40 years of PV evolution. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Francesco Frontini, Head of the Building System Sector at SUPSI.
Event in Italian. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/wuWYtxhjxCsnBtus5

Tuesday 16 April 2024, 11.00 - 12.00

Designing with Skala: the avant-garde of solar facades. Speakers: Dott. Hermann Meyer, Gruppo Sogimi and Ing. Evamaria Nickel, Avancis GmbH.
Event in Italian. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/9psufSRj1buKX1Zs6

Tuesday 16 April 2024, 18.00 - 19.00

BIPV - +energy buildings: principles and achievements. Speakers: Stefano de Angelis and Maria Mazza, deltaZERO architetti.
Event in Italian. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/X9GN1dJvP4BDW1Ad8

Wednesday 17 April 2024, 11.00 - 12.00

3S solar roof solution: Swiss-made design and sustainability. Speaker: Ivano Pola, 3S Swiss Solar Solutions.
Event in Italian. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/PfthWx7XxEJKUdHG6

Wednesday 17 April 2024, 17.00 - 18.00

Designing with Skala: the avant-garde of solar facades. Speakers: Dott. Hermann Meyer, Gruppo Sogimi and Ing. Evamaria Nickel, Avancis GmbH.
Event in Italian. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/FB1VqpdW7hwfkYNM9

Thursday 18 April 2024, 11.00 - 12.00

Solskin: the moving future of sustainable architecture. Speakers: Dr Vesna Kosorić, Dipl. Ing. Arch. / SIA, Head of Architecture in Zurich Soft Robotics GmbH and Alexander Züst, Co-Founder, Head of Business in Zurich Soft Robotics GmbH.
Event in English. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/WPuewXThShYWSibt8

Thursday 18 April 2024, 17.00 - 18.00

Following the Sun: Franklin University Switzerland, a dynamic integrated photovoltaics experience & Solskin: the moving future of sustainable architecture. Speakers: Flaviano Capriotti Architetti, Dr Vesna Kosorić, Dipl. Ing. Arch. / SIA, Head of Architecture in Zurich Soft Robotics GmbH and Alexander Züst, Co-Founder, Head of Business in Zurich Soft Robotics GmbH.
Event in English. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/7rZsn7zXLqjQdXYK6

Friday 19 April 2024, 11.00 - 12.00 & 17.00 - 18.00

Onyx Solar: energy independence, building excellence. Speaker: Juan Luis Lechon.
Event in English. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/wpafV1hjC1GyxQpn6 (11.00 - 12.00) & https://forms.gle/BBuZ3t9kCex5xdph7 (17.00 - 18.00)

Saturday 20 April 2024, 17.00 - 18.00

Architecture is light, penumbra, shadow, sometimes darkness. Speaker: Marco Borsotti, architect, PhD, Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture, Construction Engineering and Built Environment, School of Urban Planning Architecture Construction Engineering.
From function to beauty: the art of solar panels in architecture. Speaker: Pierluigi Bonomo, architectural construction engineer, PhD, senior researcher and head of BIPV-Team Involucro Innovativo in SUPSI.
Event in Italian. Discover more and register: https://forms.gle/6AQgaaQMNouRf7gR9

Where

OPIFICIO 31 - Milano Space Makers, Via Tortona, 31, 20144 Milano IT