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Book SynopsisArchitect Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) was a towering figure in 20th-century Italian architecture, with a significant impact at the international level. Through the work of his collaborative firm (Banfi Belgiojoso Peressutti Rogers, or BBPR), the editorship of publications such as
Domus and
Casabella, and his teaching at the Politecnico in Milan, Rogers ensured a lasting influence on the field as a practitioner, theorist and educator. However his contributions have been largely neglected by scholarship outside of Italy.Published as part of the
Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, this book re-assesses Ernesto Nathan Rogers'' cultural legacy. It is the first comprehensive, critical work on Rogers in English, and emphasizes Rogers'' vision for the role of the architect as a public intellectual, as well as his commitment to pursue a renewed path of professional and cul
Trade ReviewHis design intelligence unconstrained by his mastery of modernist method, Ernesto N. Rogers, as this book amply demonstrates, created buildings equally appropriate to their time and to their place. * Kathleen James-Chakraborty, University College Dublin, Ireland *
The first account in English of the work of an important Italian modern architect and post-war CIAM leader. This book will be an excellent resource for teaching and scholarship worldwide on key ideas in modern architecture and urbanism. * Eric Paul Mumford, Washington University in St. Louis, USA *
The architect as an artist, an intellectual, and a civic figure: by envisaging all the aspects of an essential figure of Italian post-war architecture, this study proposes a stimulating reflection on modernism as a global project. * Antoine Picon, Harvard University, USA *
Maurizio Sabini offers a stimulating survey of Rogers’s architectural career. * Architectural Record *
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Abbreviations Series Preface Foreword by Kenneth Frampton Acknowledgements Note on Translation Ernesto Nathan Rogers Biography Introduction 1. Criticality 2. Social Engagement 3. Teamwork 4. Cross-Disciplinarity 5. Internationalism 6. Masters 7. History 8. Civic Commitment and the Public Intellectual
Notes Bibliography Index
