207 research outputs found
Urban House with Big Window
No full textA family living in Cambridge, Massachusetts asked Turin-based architects Alessandro Armando and Manfredo di Robilant to overhaul their gabled, 19th-century house. In addition to improved insulation, the clients wanted privacy, but also views to the street
The aestheticization of mechanical systems: Gio Ponti's Montecatini headquarters, Milan, 1936-39
No full textMechanical systems were crucial considerations in the planning of the new headquarters of the Montecatini corporation, the largest Italian chemical manufacturer of the Fascist era. Designed by Gio Ponti, founder of the journal Domus, the Montecatini Building occupied a central site in Milan. In The Aestheticization of Mechanical Systems: Gio Ponti's Montecatini Headquarters, Milan, 1936–39, Manfredo di Robilant describes how Ponti, seeking to assert his role as architect in the face of the overwhelming requirements of HVAC, electrical, telephone, pneumatic mail, and other systems, aestheticized those systems, treating them not simply as modern tools for human comfort but also as elements of architecture. The story of the Montecatini Building is emblematic of the struggle over how to treat systems in modern architecture and the never-ending conflict between utility and symbol in architectural design. Di Robilant analyzes original drawings and correspondence as well as the 1938 presentation volume for the building issued by the Montecatini corporation.</jats:p
House with Big Window
No full textThis house in Cambridge MA, a few blocks northwest of the MIT campus, is nestled in the dense early 19th century urban texture of the area. A small garden surrounds the house, and the west side gives access to a building in the lot behind. The current appearance of the house is the result of a radical renovation that lasted from 2010 to 2013, based on Alessandro Armando - Manfredo di Robilant Architects' projec
Parole contro il vuoto dell'architettura. Un'antologia teorica dal 1945 al 2000 a cura di Marco Biraghi e Giovanni Damiani
No full textIl regista dell'Iba. Lascia la scena Joseph Kleihues, il fautore della «ricostruzione critica»
No full textLa forma non può seguire la funzione.Tradotta in italiano la maggiore antologia di scritti di Bernard Tschumi, a nove anni dall'edizione originale
No full textLe donne progettano, su Casabella. Un'uscita monografica sul ruolo femminile nell'architettura
No full textLa strana morte di Martin Pawley. "The Strange Death of Architectural Criticism" è una antologia "quasi postuma" del critico inglese
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