Publisher's Synopsis
In "The Project of Autonomy", architect and educator Pier Vittorio Aureli traces the influence of autonomia on architectural thinking. Aureli examines how post-1968 political events and a rethinking of Marxist theory by intellectuals like Mario Tronti influenced a variety of that eras architectural projects and writings, including Manfredo Tafuris critique of architectural ideology; architect Aldo Rossis reinvention of categories in his book The Architecture of the City; as well as Rossis 1962 government center for Turin.
