ALDO ROSSI

1931-1997
Born in Milan , Italy in
the 3rd of may 1931, into
a family of bicycle
makers .
Rossi grew up during
World War II
After the end of the war,
Rossi entered the Milan
Polytechnic, where he
received his architecture
degree in 1959.

ALDO ROSSI(1931-1997)
Starting in 1975, Aldo Rossi taught at the faculty
of architecture in Venice
He also held lectures regularly at several major
american universities.
In 1983 Rossi was nominated managing director
of the department of architecture for
the biennale di venezia.
Won many awards for his research in both
architecture and industrial design.
in 1990 he won the the Pritzker prize and in
1992 he was given the 1991Thomas Jefferson
medal.

PRIZES
Pritzker Architecture Prize
Awarded for a career of
achievement in the art of
architecture.

Thomas Jefferson
award
For the public
architecture established
by the American
institute of architects

Career and Buildings

Although Rossi's first career choice was film, his
interests translated to the field of architecture,
according to Rossi, "In all of my architecture, I
have always been fascinated by the theatre.
In fact, for the Venice Biennale in 1979, he
designed theTeatro del Mondo, a floating
theatre, which seated 250 guests around a
central stage.
He also built the Toronto Lighthouse
Theatre, on the banks of Lake Ontario.

 Other two famous buildings

Bonnefanten Museum in
Maastricht for which he was given
Pritzker award and 2nd is Teatro
Carlo Felice the principal opera
house of Genoa.

Teatro Del Mondo

ELEVATION AND SECTION OF

TEATRO DEL MONDO

Teatro Del Mondo

Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht

Teatro Carlo Felice

Teatro Carlo Felice

The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal
opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances
of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals.
The hall is named for Duke Carlo Felice.
The hall was altered many times in the years 18591934, and remained remarkably unscathed by war
until 9 February, 1941 when a shell fired by a
British warship hit the roof, leaving a large hole
open to the sky and destroying the ceiling of the
auditorium which had been a unique example of
19th century rococo extravagance.

 Reconstruction plans began immediately

after the war's close.
The first design by Paolo Antonio Chessa
(1951) was rejected; the second by Carlo
Scarpa was approved in 1977 but brought
to a halt by his untimely death.
Aldo Rossi ultimately provided today's
design, in which portions of the original
facade have been recreated but the interior
is entirely modern. The hall officially
reopened in June 1991, with a main hall
holding up to 2,000 seats and a smaller
auditorium holding up to 200 seats.

Teatro Carlo Felice from the back

side

Interior of the theatre

Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht

The museum was founded in 1884 as the historical
and archaeological museum of the Dutch province
of Limburg.
The name Bonnefanten Museum is derived from
the French 'bons enfants' ('good children'), the
popular name of a former convent that housed the
museum from 1951 until 1978.
In 1995, the museum moved to its present location,
a former industrial site named 'Cramique'.
The new building was designed by the Italian
architect Aldo Rossi. With its rocket-shaped cupola
overlooking the river Maas, it is one of Maastricht's
most prominent modern buildings

Distinctive Characteristic
Since 1999, the museum has become exclusively
an art museum.
The combination of old art and contemporary art
under one roof gives the Bonnefanten Museum its
distinctive character.
The department of old masters is located on the
first floor and displays highlights of early Italian,
Flemish and Dutch painting.
Exhibited on the same floor is the museum's
extensive collection of Medieval sculpture.
The contemporary art collection is exhibited on
the second floor and focuses on American
Minimalism, Italian Arte Povera and Concept Art.
The second and third floors are also used for
temporary exhibitions.