The urban fact : a reference book on Aldo Rossi / edited by Kersten Geers & Jelena Pančevac ; photography by Stefano Graziani.

Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, [2021]
©2021

260 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 31 cm

The Urban Fact examines Aldo Rossi's formulation of a theory of the city, developed over the period of roughly ten years, from Architecture of the City published in 1966, to Analogous City exhibited in 1976. Rossi's theory is not taken as an abstract argument, but is seen through his work from that period. A careful selection of twenty-three projects is here presented at face value. These projects, bound by the reality of their setting, but also charged with cultural and civic ambition, illustrate the intricacy of an architectural project as a complex "whole". They also demonstrate how architecture could contribute to the changing urban context of the field, hinting at an oeuvre painfully aware of its limitations and stubborn in its intentions.

9783960989769 (hardcover)
3960989768 (hardcover)

Rossi, Aldo, 1931-1997.
Rossi, Aldo 1931-1997 Architects.
Architects Italy Biography.
Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Designs and plans.
Architectes Italie Biographies.
Architecture 20e siècle Dessins et plans.
Architecture Philosophie.
architectural theory.
Architecture, Modern Designs and plans 20th century.
Urban theory Criticism.

architectural drawings (visual works)
Biographies
Architectural drawings
Dessins d'architecture.

Geers, Kersten, 1975- editor.
Pančevac, Jelena, editor.
Graziani, Stefano, photographer.

Reference book on Aldo Rossi

Location: Library main 310289
Call No.: 255349
Copy: 1
Status: Available