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Architecture of the city reinterpreted: a critical review
AbstractWhen Aldo Rossi first published his monograph L'architettura della città in 1966, he probably did not imagine that in 1982 it would not only have been republished three times in Italian, but also translated and published in Spanish (in 1971, with four subsequent republications), German (in 1973), Portugese (in 1977), French (in 1981) and in English.The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts (Chicago) and the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (New York) were jointly responsible for the English edition of Rossi's monograph, published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press in 19821. While the prolific translation and publication of any book is no guarantee of its academic worth, nor its internal coherence, it is rare for a contemporary architectural monograph to generate such wide appeal. Therefore it is interesting and perhaps instructive to analyse Rossi's contribution to current architectural theory, to highlight the merits and shortcomings of his monograph, and to relate his approach to other contemporary contributions, particularly those which explore the mediations between the spatial and the behavioural features of the built environment. This is the purpose of this review paper.
Architecture of the city reinterpreted: a critical review
AbstractWhen Aldo Rossi first published his monograph L'architettura della città in 1966, he probably did not imagine that in 1982 it would not only have been republished three times in Italian, but also translated and published in Spanish (in 1971, with four subsequent republications), German (in 1973), Portugese (in 1977), French (in 1981) and in English.The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts (Chicago) and the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (New York) were jointly responsible for the English edition of Rossi's monograph, published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press in 19821. While the prolific translation and publication of any book is no guarantee of its academic worth, nor its internal coherence, it is rare for a contemporary architectural monograph to generate such wide appeal. Therefore it is interesting and perhaps instructive to analyse Rossi's contribution to current architectural theory, to highlight the merits and shortcomings of his monograph, and to relate his approach to other contemporary contributions, particularly those which explore the mediations between the spatial and the behavioural features of the built environment. This is the purpose of this review paper.
Architecture of the city reinterpreted: a critical review
Lawrence, Roderick J. (author)
Design Studies ; 6 ; 141-149
1985-01-01
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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