Archinect - News2024-12-23T20:13:25-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150351660/influential-italian-postmodernist-architect-paolo-portoghesi-passes-away-aged-91
Influential Italian postmodernist architect Paolo Portoghesi passes away aged 91 Josh Niland2023-05-31T15:04:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a36199e81ddba7ca2972239e33620977.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>An important driver of postmodernism in Italy has been lost following the death of Italian architect, theorist, and historian Paolo Portoghesi in his native country this week at the age of 91.</p>
<p>The author of the 2000 title <em>Nature and Architecture</em> enjoyed a long and influential academic career in Italy while simultaneously working to complete several important religious and cultural commissions such as the Mosque of Rome, Strasbourg Mosque, Casa Baldi, and Theatre of Cagliari as an architect following his graduation from the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/5060621/sapienza-universit-di-roma" target="_blank">Sapienza University of Rome</a> in 1957.</p>
<p>Portoghesi also served as President of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/24748/venice-biennale" target="_blank">Venice Biennale</a> from 1979 to1992 and was a notable participant in the <em>Documenta 5</em> exhibition and other key artistic exhibitions across Europe during the same time period. His teaching career began the previous decade at his alma mater, where his renowned expertise in Baroque architecture was further enabled via a collaborative relationship with his friend and mentor, Bruno Zevi. <br></p>
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https://archinect.com/news/article/150349193/rowan-moore-wants-a-truce-between-king-charles-traditionalists-and-the-avant-garde
Rowan Moore wants a ‘truce’ between King Charles' traditionalists and the avant-garde Josh Niland2023-05-09T12:08:00-04:00>2023-05-10T13:24:21-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0e/0ef7d50d65e7708f2de0b56fe6406f42.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The incurable optimist in me still wonders: could his yearnings about the built environment be more beneficially directed? Charles may have been at war with much of the architectural world for nearly 40 years, but might they not unite over what they have in common? They all want sustainable communities and good design. Architects and the monarch also have a shared enemy: the sacrifice of positive architectural qualities to housebuilders’ pursuit of profit.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Moore’s calls echo in some regard the statements made by housing secretary <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150334541/uk-housing-secretary-michael-gove-throws-his-hat-behind-the-country-s-traditionalism-movement" target="_blank">Michael Gove</a> last year, in which he called for an openness to classicism given there is “no silver bullet to solve the housing crisis” domestically. Stirling Prize winners <a href="https://archinect.com/mikhailriches" target="_blank">Mikhail Riches </a>and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/11096/alison-brooks-architects" target="_blank">Alison Brooks Architects</a> are brought in as examples of those left out in the fray he created by virtue of his comments and status as an “unofficial addition” to the country's planning system.<br></p>
<p>“If he were to do anything more in the realm of architecture,” Moore writes, “it should be generous: He could praise those architects who, even if their style is not to his personal taste, dedicate energy and skill to making British towns and cities better places to live.”</p>
<p>Elsewhere, the <em>Architects’ Journal</em> reported that <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4305/norman-foster" target="_blank">Norman Foster</a> would also <a href="https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/norman-foster-id-love-to-talk-to-king-charles-about-architecture" target="_blank">like a word</a> with his new king.</p>