THE MATERIALITY ON ARCHITECTURE OF ALDO ROSSI

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  • KATAGIRI Yuji
    Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science

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  • アルド・ロッシの建築における素材観
  • アルド ・ ロッシ ノ ケンチク ニ オケル ソザイカン

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 Aldo Rossi (1931-1997) had led the movement “La Tendenza” since the Venice Biennale of 1973, and attracted worldwide attention. There are some eminent architects, like Herzog & de Meuron, who was students of Rossi in the ETH Zurich, referred to Rossi's material sense close to Arte Povera.<br><br> This paper focus on materiality of Aldo Rossi by two methods. One is through documents written by Rossi himself about architectural materials. Another is through the hands-on observations and photographies of finishes of his architectures by author.<br><br> In Section 1, Rossi's materiality about city and architecture was discussed. He laid stress on technology of traditional cities, such as masonry and he had a strong interest in the plaster. In 1975, he used colored-plaster in his work and he associated it with the idea “povertào miseria (poverty or misery)”.<br><br> In Section 2, Rossi's materiality in his works in 1960s was discussed. For example, in “Monument to the Resistance in Segrate (Fountain in Segrate)” shows his interest in white plaster in 1965. Then in 1969, he painted white and gray plaster in his renovated parts of “Elementary school in Broni ”and emphasized color contrast of plasters.<br><br> In Section 3, it was shown that he contrasted plaster and other material in 1970s. In “Elementary School in Fagnano Olona”, he assembled white-plastered wall and glass roof with steel sashes. He named modern materials, such as steel, metal and glass, as “light materials” and he combined them with surface which is associated with masonry.<br><br> In Section 4, it was shown that he accepted changes of material plans. For example, he changed color plan of “Modena cemetery”. In the same time. he deals with plaster as a material with a temporal change. Moreover it was revealed that he helped building materials show as one's life.<br><br> For conclusion, it was revealed that Rossi handed down materiality of Modernism architects and he deals surface and materials as if they would have autonomic life in his works with plasters.

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