Theorist

Massimo Scolari

1943–present Italian architectural history and theory; Tendenza-adjacent

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Details

Nationality: Italian

Notes

Taught at IUAV, Cornell, Cooper Union, IAUS, Vienna, Harvard, Yale. Architect, editor, designer and artist; author of Disegno obliquo (Marsilio, 2005), translated as Oblique Drawing (MIT Press, 2012).

Connections

proposed Anti-perspective: the oblique/parallel-projective worldview
authored Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective

Sources

Massimo Scolari. Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective. MIT Press, 2012.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Massimo Scolari." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/massimo-scolari/. Accessed July 17, 2026.