Asnago Vender and the Construction of Modern Milan Adam Caruso and Helen Thomas (eds.) gta Verlag 7 Introduction Adam Caruso and Helen Thomas Milan Ambiente The Style of Tomorrow: Selected Works of Architecture by Asnago Vender 12 14 Giò Ponti The Existing Environment and Themes in Contemporary Practice 18 Ernesto N. Rogers 23 The Construction of the City Aldo Rossi Three Perspectives on Architecture and Urbanism in Milan, 1942–1972 29 Angelo Lunati 36 City Plan 38 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 Milan City Plan Via Daniele Manin 33 Viale Tunisia 50 Via Euripide 1 Piazza Velasca 4, Via Alberico Albricci 8 & 10 Via Lanzone 4 Via Plutarco 15, Via Senofonte 9 Via Andrea Verga 4 56 Asnago Vender: Everyday Abstraction Cino Zucchi 82 The Location of Milan, 1973–1998 Helen Thomas 88 City Buildings Milan, 1933–1962 90 102 110 116 132 146 162 172 Via Daniele Manin 33 Viale Tunisia 50 Via Euripide 1 Piazza Velasca 4, Via Alberico Albricci 8 & 10 Via Lanzone 4 Via Plutarco 15, Via Senofonte 9 Via Andrea Verga 4 First-floor plans 174 Constructing the Historic Present Adam Caruso 182 Pictorial Construction 184 194 202 204 214 232 240 242 Via Daniele Manin 33 Viale Tunisia 50 Via Euripide 1 Piazza Velasca 4, Via Alberico Albricci 8 & 10 Via Lanzone 4 Via Plutarco 15, Via Senofonte 9 Via Andrea Verga 4 Bibliography 244 Index 246 Biographical Notes 247 Acknowledgements ca bli ub ep aR ell ad zz Pia Vi a sti Vi t on to id rio iP or Ve n ta eto Ve n ez ia Vi a Da nie le M ani n Ba le 1:2000 100 m Context plan 42 C I TY P LA N: VI A DA N I EL E M A N I N 3 3 43 Looking north towards Via Daniele Manin 33 ni isa rP to Vi t Lu igi Ra zz a Vi a Vi a ca bli ub ep aR ell ad zz Pia Vi a Vi a 1:2000 le Vi t to rio Ve n le Tu n isi a eto 100 m Context plan 44 C I TY P LA N: VI A LE T UN I S I A 5 0 45 View of Viale Tunisia 50, at the corner of Viale Tunisia and Via Luigi Razza Viale Cassiodoro Aurelio Magno Via Senofonte Vi a Eu rip id Piazzale Giulio Cesare e Viale Belisario 1:2000 100 m Context plan 46 C I TY P LA N: VI A EURI P I D E 1 47 Looking north-west at the facade of Via Euripide 1 a rg La a Vi lberi co A lbric ci Corso Italia Pi az za Ve l as ca Vi a A Co 1:2000 100 m rs o di Po r ta Context plan Ro m an a 48 CIT Y P LA N: P I A ZZA VE LA S C A 4, VI A A L B ERI CO A L B RI C C I 8 & 10 49 Looking west along Via Alberico Albricci Vi a L anzo ne C Vi a C 1:2000 or so G en ov esa r o eC rre nti a Vi a 100 m de Am ici s Context plan 50 C I TY P LA N: VI A L A N ZO N E 4 51 Looking east along Via Lanzone me ani oP zza Context plan Viale di Por tolo 100 m ta Ver a hele d cellin an Mic Ba r 1:2000 A g Ver Viale S Vi a Vi a ea ndr a 54 e l Ca r so C I TY P LA N: VI A A N D REA V ERG A 4 55 Looking west down Via Andrea Verga from Viale San Michele del Carso C I TY BU I LD I NGS M I LA N, 1 9 3 3 – 19 6 2 : V I A EURI P I D E 1 115 View south towards Via Euripide 1 C I TY BU I LD I NGS MI LA N, 1 9 3 3 – 19 6 2 : V I A L A N ZO N E 4 137 Entrance to the garden of Condominio XXI aprile from Via Lanzone Street facade detail 138 C I TY BU I LD I NGS MI LA N, 1 9 3 3 – 19 6 2 : V I A L A N ZO N E 4 141 Entrance canopy and facade of Condominio XXI aprile Facade detail at ground level 142 C I TY BU I LD I NGS MI LA N, 1 9 33– 19 6 2 : V I A A N D REA V ERG A 4 167 Looking north-east towards Via Andrea Verga 4 Via Andrea Verga 4 from the garden 168