ALDO ROSSI1931-1997

• Born in Milan , Italy in the 3rd of may 1931, into a family of bicycle makers .

• Rossi grew up during World War II

• After the end of the war, Rossi entered the Milan Polytechnic, where he received his architecture degree in 1959.

ALDO ROSSI(1931-1997)• Starting in 1975, Aldo Rossi taught at the faculty of

architecture in Venice • He also held lectures regularly at several major

american universities.• In 1983 Rossi was nominated managing director of the

department of architecture for the biennale di venezia.

• Won many awards for his research in both architecture and industrial design.

• in 1990 he won the the Pritzker prize and in 1992 he was given the 1991Thomas Jefferson medal.

PRIZES

Pritzker Architecture PrizeAwarded for a career of achievement in the art of architecture.

Thomas Jefferson awardFor the public architecture established by the American institute of architects

Career and Buildings

• Although Rossi's first career choice was film, his interests translated to the field of architecture,

• according to Rossi, "In all of my architecture, I have always been fascinated by the theatre.“

• In fact, for the Venice Biennale in 1979, he designed theTeatro del Mondo, a floating theatre, which seated 250 guests around a central stage.

• He also built the Toronto Lighthouse Theatre, on the banks of Lake Ontario.

• Other two famous buildings • Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht for

which he was given Pritzker award and 2nd is Teatro Carlo Felice the principal opera house of Genoa.

Teatro Del Mondo

ELEVATION AND SECTION OF TEATRO DEL MONDO

Teatro Del Mondo

Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht

Teatro Carlo Felice

Teatro Carlo Felice

• The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals.

• The hall is named for Duke Carlo Felice.• The hall was altered many times in the years 1859-1934,

and remained remarkably unscathed by war until 9 February, 1941 when a shell fired by a British warship hit the roof, leaving a large hole open to the sky and destroying the ceiling of the auditorium which had been a unique example of 19th century rococo extravagance.

• Reconstruction plans began immediately after the war's close.

• The first design by Paolo Antonio Chessa (1951) was rejected; the second by Carlo Scarpa was approved in 1977 but brought to a halt by his untimely death.

• Aldo Rossi ultimately provided today's design, in which portions of the original facade have been recreated but the interior is entirely modern. The hall officially reopened in June 1991, with a main hall holding up to 2,000 seats and a smaller auditorium holding up to 200 seats.

Teatro Carlo Felice from the back side

Interior of the theatre

Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht• The museum was founded in 1884 as the historical and

archaeological museum of the Dutch province of Limburg.• The name Bonnefanten Museum is derived from the

French 'bons enfants' ('good children'), the popular name of a former convent that housed the museum from 1951 until 1978.

• In 1995, the museum moved to its present location, a former industrial site named 'Céramique'.

• The new building was designed by the Italian architect Aldo Rossi. With its rocket-shaped cupola overlooking the river Maas, it is one of Maastricht's most prominent modern buildings

Distinctive Characteristic• Since 1999, the museum has become exclusively an art

museum.• The combination of old art and contemporary art under one

roof gives the Bonnefanten Museum its distinctive character. • The department of old masters is located on the first floor and

displays highlights of early Italian, Flemish and Dutch painting. • Exhibited on the same floor is the museum's extensive

collection of Medieval sculpture.• The contemporary art collection is exhibited on the second

floor and focuses on American Minimalism, Italian Arte Povera and Concept Art. The second and third floors are also used for temporary exhibitions.