crystal palace
day 20
cameron mcewan
this suite of drawings reread aldo rossi’s idea of the analogical city. i call them close-drawings, after the practice of close-reading in philosophy and critical theory, but transposed to the spatial, material, and representational practices of architecture. the close-drawings combine analytical and generative thought, redrawing a selection of rossi’s drawings. every close-reading is always simultaneously a rereading and therefore a new project. likewise in architecture, every close-drawing invents a new project. the drawings are part of a larger body of work that reflects on architecture’s status as a critical project, and which will be published as a book entitled, analogical city, published open access by punctum @punctum_books
close-drawing of aldo rossi, eraldo consolascio, bruno reichlin, and fabio reinhart, analogous city: panel, 1976_1
detail of centre section_2
close-drawing aldo rossi in america, inventory no. 2_3
close-drawing aldo rossi in america, inventory no. 30_4
inventory of close-drawing aldo rossi in america, no. 1-30_5
close-drawing aldo rossi in america, overdrawing no. 1_6
close-drawing aldo rossi in america, overdrawing no. 2_7
close-drawing aldo rossi in america, overdrawing no. 3_8
aldo rossi in his study, room no. 1_9
aldo rossi in his study, room no. 2_10