Movement

Neorationalism (La Tendenza)

1966–1985
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An Italian movement of the late 1960s–1970s led by Aldo Rossi, reviving architectural typology and the city as a locus of collective memory; it argued that enduring urban form and monuments anchor cultural continuity against modernist rupture.

Memory Settlement

Details

Origin
Italy

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
ReasonAncestry
Subject
Human centred
Degree of codification
Pattern based
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Propositional
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Connections

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Aldo Rossi. The Architecture of the City. MIT Press (English ed. 1982), 1966.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Neorationalism (La Tendenza)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/neorationalism/. Accessed July 17, 2026.