Completed in 1971 in Modena, Italy. Aldo Rossi, a man appreciated internationally for his theories, architecture and drawings, was one of the most prominent architects of his time. His.
Aldo Rossi’s work and legacy celebrated
Aldo Rossi’s work and legacy celebrated
While Molteni & C celebrates the furniture design of Aldo Rossi, MAXXI Museum pays tribute to the postmodernist architect through a series of sketches, photographs and models, on show in Rome until 17 October 2021
Conceived in 1991 by Aldo Rossi and Luca Meda, the ‘Piroscafo’ bookcase was inspired by a building Rossi had designed in Perugia. Its name means ‘steamship’ in Italian, and when the units are lined up together, they give the appearance of a steamship
‘Imagination and fantasy can only blossom from the knowledge of the real,’ said the architect Aldo Rossi. The epigram appears in the Blue Notebooks, a personal and professional journal Rossi started in the late 1960s. It was a discipline he maintained over three decades, filling 47 volumes, which continue to offer an insight into his unique take on the poetry and practicalities of architecture and a wider creative life.