Gabriele Basilico fotografa Aldo Rossi brings together, for the first time, the photographs Gabriele Basilico made of Aldo Rossi's buildings over nearly two decades.
About This Book
Basilico followed Rossi's work for almost twenty years, as the architect rose to international standing and won the Pritzker Prize. Both men came out of Milan and its Politecnico, and they shared an interest in the city, in social questions and in how urban landscapes change. This bilingual volume sets Basilico's measured, frontal images of Rossi's architecture beside Rossi's own project notes and the writings each man dedicated to the other, with new essays by Chiara Spangaro and Pier Paolo Tamburelli. Produced with the Archivio Gabriele Basilico and the Fondazione Aldo Rossi, it reads as a record of a long professional affinity between photographer and architect.
Key Features
- Basilico's photographs of Rossi's architecture, collected in one volume for the first time
- Project notes by Rossi and the texts the two wrote about each other
- Essays by Chiara Spangaro and Pier Paolo Tamburelli
- Made in collaboration with the Archivio Gabriele Basilico and the Fondazione Aldo Rossi
- Sewn binding with French flaps and a die-cut, foiled cover, designed by TOMO TOMO
What You'll Discover
- How Basilico's camera interpreted Rossi's monumental, rationalist forms
- Buildings such as the San Cataldo Cemetery in Modena and the Gallaratese housing in Milan
- The shared Milanese formation that linked photographer and architect
- How architectural photography can become a dialogue rather than documentation
About the Author
Gabriele Basilico (1944–2013) trained as an architect in Milan before turning to photography, and became one of the leading photographers of the European city, publishing more than 60 books of his work. Aldo Rossi (1931–1997) was an Italian architect, theorist and designer whose writing and buildings reshaped late 20th-century architecture.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 215 × 285 mm
- Pages: 176
- Language: English and Italian
- ISBN: 9791280336408
- Publisher: Humboldt Books
Perfect For: Architects and photographers, admirers of Aldo Rossi and Italian rationalism, and collectors of architectural photography.