Description
"The author has done a unique and superlative piece of work. Unique because it has never been undertaken before. Indeed, scholars who have addressed Moretti's artistic and cultural thought have done so with a specific generality and, so to speak, 'from a bird's eye view' – as in the case of Bucci's book, which I know, without truly penetrating the essence of Moretti's historical-critical culture. Superlative, because, with great courage and intellectual ability, the author has deeply analysed Moretti's thought, revealing how he was not actually as 'isolated' as often claimed by domestic critics, nor indeed 'backwards'. On the contrary, Roberto has highlighted its great contemporary relevance and even its 'prophetic' scope, as in the case, for example, of the conception of Parametric Architecture and Operational Research in Urban Planning, comparing them with subsequent and much later applications. Staying on topic, I particularly appreciate, and I certainly believe Moretti himself would appreciate, the author's critique of Schumacher's 'Parametricism', which could be defined as 'formalist technologism', where Parametricism itself is reduced to a cerebral search and arbitrary play of forms, a sort of computerized kaleidoscope, thereby betraying the ethical, social, and artistic representation principles of Architecture."Tommaso Magnifico, Architect, Luigi Moretti Project Archive curator.
| Period | Jul 2025 |
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| Degree of Recognition | International |