Jury-GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN / Published on December 24, 2020
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Maria Gabriella Trovato
Professor – Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management Department
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE – PEOPLE OF DESIGN VERSION!
What prescient youthful memory relates to your present career?
My grandmother’s garden…
What are three basic rules you learned from your mentors?
Be Yourself,
Be Independent,
Express your Opinion…
What project launched your career?
The results of the international design workshop titled
‘ e-scape transitional settlements’.
Any music playing while you work?
I listen to Classic music when writing, and Jazz when designing.
Do you work in PJs or three-piece suits?
It depend on the mood of the day ,
but I must feel comfortable!
What is your current design state of mind?
Think small while looking at the big horizon…
What living designer/architect do you most admire?
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:
What past designer/architect inspires you the most?
What is your most marked design quality?
I get easily inspired and engaged!
How would you like your designs to go down in History?
I would like my designs to be able to upgrade the quality of life of the most deprived community.
What peer quality do you most value?
The ability to read the complexity of a place.
Which project is the epitome of your work?
I’m still waiting for it….
How are your country of belonging’s values reflected in your work?
The sense on beauty and the faith in friendship of Italy and its people.
What always inspires you?
Good Music!
If a spell were to transform you into an object, by all means, what would you like to be, and why?
I would like to be a mirror to reflect other’s image…
What is your favorite place in the world?
I would like to visit San Francisco. I’ve also been attracted by its urban-scape. But my favorite place in the world remains Paris.
What design or architecture project do you wish you would have thought of yourself ?
If you could host any THREE GUESTS, past or alive, over for dinner, who would you choose and what would you dare serving?
Albert Einstein: Italian ice cream. Kelly Shannon: Lebanese mesa. Michel de Certeau: a sandwich.
What is your mantra?
I’m not afraid to be wrong!
What is your dream? THINK BIG!
To learn to travel…
Syrian informal settlements,
Bekaa Valley
2015-Beyrouth, Liban
Space A, the children’s playground
2015-Beyrouth, Liban
Space B, the pedestrian connection
2015-Beyrouth, Liban
Space C, the water garden
2015-Beyrouth, Liban
