Scientific Autobiography Reissue

<b>A lyrical memoir by one of the major figures of postmodernist architecture; with drawings of architectural projects prepared especially for the book.</b><p>This revealing memoir by Aldo Rossi (1937-1997) one of the most visible and controversial figures ever on the international architecture scene intermingles discussions of Rossi's architectural projects--including the major literary and artistic influences on his work--with his personal history. Drawn from notebooks Rossi kept beginning in 1971 these ruminations and reflections range from his obsession with theater to his concept of architecture as ritual. </p>