The book Bauhaus Clouds has just been published by the Center for Ctitical Studies in Architecture. It is based on a lecture series we did in 2018. I wrote as essay on Tafuri's interpretation of the Bauhaus.
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What is twentieth century architectural history? Italian answers from the Netherlands In this essay I evaluate the historiography of Dutch modern architecture from the perspective of the theory of history developed by the German philosopher Jörn Rüsen (1938). I focus on two Italian his...

If you are interested in the historiography of Dutch modern architecture, as well as in a theoretical approach of history, this essay may be of interest. I published it in the journal Wolkenkuckucksheim, journal of Architectural Theory. Free download at:

www.academia.edu/128043816/Wh...

Some beauty after too much ugliness this week. Jaap Rusticus, woman with bird, 1963. Now at display in Museum Drachten, Fryslan, the Netherlands.

I am doing some research at Firenze University and also discussing exciting plans for an exhibition on the first Italian female architecture students at this university. Now just waiting for the rain and Italian strikes to stop.

From the square to the circle. Venice, Marina Apollonio, Peggy Gugenheim, december 2024. #venice#italy