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The Dichotomies of Rationalism in 20 th ‐Century Italian Architecture
Author(s) -
Peckham Andrew
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.509
Subject(s) - counterpoint , rationalism , ambivalence , dichotomy , ideology , key (lock) , architecture , sociology , philosophy , law , epistemology , politics , political science , history , psychoanalysis , computer science , psychology , archaeology , computer security , pedagogy
The two key moments of Rationalism in Italy ‐ the Gruppo 7 of the 1930s and the Tendenza of the 1960s ‐ stand in counterpoint. The Tendenza espoused a very different ideology to its predecessor and thus remained ambivalent to the earlier legacy. Andrew Peckham reveals how this led to a history of discontinuity and, ultimately, recognition of Rationalism's limitations despite the involvement of influential figures such as Giuseppe Terragni, Aldo Rossi and Giorgio Grassi. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.