The application is an integral component of a museum installation dedicated to The Analogous City, a seminal artwork crafted by Aldo Rossi, Eraldo Consolascio, Bruno Reichlin, and Fabio Reinhart for the 1976 Venice Biennale of Architecture. This innovative application leverages augmented reality to enhance the viewer's experience by layering comprehensive references over a reproduction of The Analogous City, accessible at http://archizoom.epfl.ch.
This digital tool is essential for engaging with the exhibition titled "Aldo Rossi - The window of the poet, Prints 1973-1997," which is showcased at multiple prestigious venues: the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, Archizoom EPFL in Lausanne, and GAMeC in Bergamo. By acquiring the reproduction of The Analogous City in the form of a map, published by Archizoom, users can replicate the interactive museum experience anytime and anywhere. The map also features insightful texts by Aldo Rossi, Fabio Reinhart, and Dario Rodighiero, adding depth to the understanding of the artwork.
The Analogous City, or La Città Analoga, was envisioned as a true urban project, integrating various historical and architectural elements. Notable components of the collage include The Drawing of Vitruvius’ city by Giovanni Battista Caporali (1536), a drawing of the Pleiades Constellation by Galileo Galilei (1610), the painting David and Goliath by Tanzio da Varallo (ca 1625), the plan of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Francesco Borromini (1638-1641), the Dufour topographic map (1864), the general plan of the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut by Le Corbusier (1954), alongside numerous architectural projects by Aldo Rossi and his collaborators.
Aldo Rossi himself described The Analogous City as a dynamic entity, bridging past and present, reality and imagination. He stated, "Between past and present, reality and imagination, the analogous city is perhaps simply the city to be designed day by day, tackling problems and overcoming them, with a reasonable certainty that things will ultimately be better," in Lotus International n. 13 in 1976. This vision underscores the ongoing relevance and interactive nature of the artwork, which the application seeks to bring to life for museum visitors.
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