Il rapporto architettura - suolo nell'opera di Aldo Rossi

This research study is based on the assumption that Aldo Rossi's work started with a planimetric approach to architecture and for this reason it may be interesting to carry out a more in-depth analysis of the relationship between the ground and his works. By defining two interpretation categories in the author's projects †" based on project physical continuity or discontinuity with reference to the ground †" it is possible to understand how, in time, the relationship between area and project brought about different compositional solutions. Based on this interpretation, walls and pillars are crucial constructive and compositional elements in Rossi's language. At the same time, they are related to a wider reference system where tectonics and masonry are the cornerstones. The research study is divided into three parts with specific chapters. The purpose of the first part, reference system, is to define a vocabulary to restrict the topic. This part is crucial to understand Rossi's stand with reference to the experiences he had in time in terms of space/architecture/ground relationship. The aim of the second part, masonry, is to stress the influence of the massive and plastic ground component on the definition of specific planning solutions. The third part, tectonics, is based on a radically different approach, if compared to the previous one: it analyses projects in which the importance of the relationship with the ground was played down or even denied, thus giving way to a feeling of suspension of volumes in space. The impact of the relationship with the ground on Rossi's planning solutions, therefore, is the main question behind this research study and the chapter layout highlights the different solutions implemented in time, while explaining the author's theoretical and personal references organised according to the identified categories.