Discover the lessons of Spanish architect and professor Carlos Martí Arís (1948-2020) in a translation of his book about the La Tendenza movement.
Considered essential for today’s architectural culture, Arís presents an architectural theory in which the idea of type is not conceived as a mechanism of reproduction but rather, as a structure of form capable of multiple developments. The editorial project bringing Arís thoughts to the English speaking world includes an introduction written by Raphael Moneo, whose lucid look at the past and present will underline the timeless message of a work originally published in 1993.
Content
Editorial note by Claudia Mion
Foreword by Rafael Moneo
Preface by Giorgio Grassi
Introduction
The concept of type as an epistemological foundation of architecture
A logical statement on form
Type and historicity
The cognitive dimension of architecture
Applying Karl R. Popper’s epistemology
Permanence and transformation of types
Classification and typology
Typological hybridisations
Form and its utility
Type and place
Type and structure
A critique of the semiotic approach
The concept of transformation in architecture
Type as an elementary structure
Elements and the whole
The notion of type in modern architecture
Monolithic vs. decomposable
Mies from a typological standpoint
Transgressing type
A response to the dilemma between historicism and experimentalism
