Anna Bronovitskaya’s next lecture introduces Aldo Rossi, a pioneering figure in the history of European postmodernism.
Aldo Rossi’s approach involved the arrangement of archetypes instead of historical motifs, wherein he saw a tool for creating a poetic “recollection” and atmosphere. In his opinion, rather than decorating functions, architecture should provide conditions for “events” to happen. By bringing modern architecture back to monumentality, Rossi was restoring the connection with numerous layers of Italian history. His inspiration sources were diverse: from household items, such as coffee makers and watches, to the Moscow skyscrapers he admired a lot following his visit to the Soviet Union in 1955.