Aldo Rossi
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| Aldo Rossi | |
| Born | 1931; Milan, Italy |
| Died | 1997; Italy,, |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Aldo_Rossi.html |
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Works
- Hotel Il Palazzo, at Fukuoka, Japan, 1987. GreatBuildings page
- Il Teatro del Mondo, at Venice, Italy, 1979. GreatBuildings page
Discussion
(b. Milan, Italy 1931; d. Italy, 1997)
Aldo Rossi was born in Milan, Italy in 1931. He graduated from the Milan Politecnico in 1959 and joined the Milanese magazine Casabella-Continuita, serving as its editor from 1961 to 1964. Rossi taught at several architecture schools, including Milan's Politecnico, Zurich's ETH, New York's Cooper Union, and Venice's Instituto Universitario di Architettura.
Rossi established himself as an architectural theorist in 1966 with the publication of his theoretical treatise L'Architettura della citta'. In this book and in all of his design work, Rossi used the city as his central theme. His dissertations on the city focus on traditional forms and buildings especially within the Lombardy region where he grew up.
Although Rossi emphasizes the autonomy of architecture within a given culture, he also stresses the importance of the transformation of Rationalism.
Details
- Recipient, Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1990.
References
Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p130.
External Links
Aldo Rossi Pritzker Prize — Several pages of good background information, at the Pritzker Prize site.
Aldo Rossi, 1931-1997 — At Metropolis Magazine, on Rossi and New York.
