Autonomia was an Italian new social movement of the mid-to late-1970s that combined several single-issue activist groups into one movement united by a shared belief in maintaining their autonomy from the state. In The Project of Autonomy architect and educator Pier Vittorio Aureli traces the influence of autonomia on architectural thinking. Aureli examines how post-1968 political events and a rethinking of Marxist theory by intellectuals like Mario Tronti influenced a variety of that era's architectural projects and ...
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Autonomia was an Italian new social movement of the mid-to late-1970s that combined several single-issue activist groups into one movement united by a shared belief in maintaining their autonomy from the state. In The Project of Autonomy architect and educator Pier Vittorio Aureli traces the influence of autonomia on architectural thinking. Aureli examines how post-1968 political events and a rethinking of Marxist theory by intellectuals like Mario Tronti influenced a variety of that era's architectural projects and writings including Manfredo Tafuri's critique of architectural ideology; architect Aldo Rossi's reinvention of categories in his book The Architecture of the City; as well as Rossi's 1962 government center for Turin.
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Add this copy of The Project of Autonomy: Politics and Architecture to cart. $113.96, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Princeton Architectural Press.
Add this copy of The Project of Autonomy: Politics and Architecture to cart. $132.00, very good condition, Sold by art longwood books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Near Fine Plus in Near Fine Plus jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., front free endpaper has the signature of a noted educator and consultant in contemporary architecture. one minute closed edge-tear to dj back panel. no other flaws or wear. clean. no text or exterior markings. no bumps, chips, creases. tight binding.; co-published with the temple hoyne buell center for the study of american architecture at columbia university.; 88pp. followed by section of 43 color illustrations. archizoom, tronti, rossi, et al.
