Aldo rossi
the late aldo rossi has achieved distinction as a theorist, an author, an artist, a teacher and as a architect, in his native italy as well as internationally. vincent scully, in an introductory essay to a book on rossi published by rizzoli, compares him to lecorbusier as a painter-architect. ada louise huxtable, architectural critic and pritzker juror has described rossi as a poet who happens to be an architect.
rossi was born in milan, italy where his father was engaged in the manufacture of bicycles, bearing the family name, a business he says was founded by his grandfather. while growing up during the years of world war ii, rossi studied at the school of the somaschi fathers in lake como, and later at the collegio alessandro votas in lecco. shortly after the war ended, he entered the milan polytechnic receiving his architecture degree in 1959.
although early film aspirations were gradually transposed to architecture, he still retains strong interest in...