Aldo Rossi and the Spirit of Architecture

An essential look at the Italian architect, writer, and designer whose work paved the way for the postmodern movement

Now available in paper, this crucial reassessment of Aldo Rossi’s (1931–1997) architecture examines his writings, drawings, and product design, including the coffeepots and clocks he designed for the Italian firm Alessi. The first Italian to receive the Pritzker Prize, Rossi rejected modernism, seeking instead a form of architecture that could transcend the aesthetic legacy...