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In abstracto

Sull'architettura di Giuseppe Terragni
  • Alberto Pireddu,

In abstracto is an in-depth study of the work of Giuseppe Terragni's illustrious genius, seen in the analytical vision of an accurate research on abstraction in architecture. Abstraction presents itself as a paradigm of a path towards essence, a form sought by Terragni as "limpid, elementary and perfect" and, therefore, universal. «This book is more than just another book on Terragni. It is a careful look at that abstraction which is necessary and essential nowadays. Understanding the way Pireddu does in this beautiful text that abstract architecture, in abstracto architecture, is an essential architecture, means understanding everything in one go. It means understanding that abstraction, far from being coldness, is wealth. The wealth of freedom. Understanding that abstract architecture, in abstracto, is based on truth. And that beauty, the sought-after beauty, is the splendour of truth. As Plato taught and Sant'Agostino then explained. Understanding that beauty, truth and freedom are the basis of architecture means having understood everything about Terragni». From Alberto Campo Baeza’s Foreword.

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Alberto Pireddu

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-9451-9791

Alberto Pireddu is an Expert on the Subject at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Florence, and works in the field of exhibition design, museography and design in archaeological areas. The results of his research on the theme of abstraction in architecture, developed during the Master en Diseño Arquitectónico at the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, and of the PhD in Architectural and Urban Design at the University of Florence, have been the subject of publications and have been presented at international seminars and conferences. He collaborates with the editorial staff of the magazine "Firenze Architettura".
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Book Title

In abstracto

Book Subtitle

Sull'architettura di Giuseppe Terragni

Authors

Alberto Pireddu

Peer Reviewed

Number of Pages

182

Publication Year

2013

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© 2013 Author(s)

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CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IT

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CC0 1.0

Publisher Name

Firenze University Press

DOI

10.36253/978-88-6655-329-8

ISBN Print

978-88-6655-328-1

eISBN (pdf)

978-88-6655-329-8

eISBN (xml)

978-88-9273-515-6

Series Title

Studi e saggi

Series ISSN

2704-6478

Series E-ISSN

2704-5919

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