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Theartistsmajormonographexploringeveryaspectofhiscareer.MassimoScolari,whohasbeenProfessorofArchitecture,DesignandModellinginVenicesince1973,isalsoaninternationallyfamouspainteranddesigner.Aversatileartist,ScolariwasvisitingprofessorinnumerousEuropeanandNorthAmericanuniversitiesbetween1975and1993.HewasandiseditorofseveralarchitecturejournalsandamemberoftheParisBureaudelaRechercheArchitecturaleinternationalscientificcommittee.Thispublicationpresentsasignificantnumberofworksallanalysedextensivelyproducedbetween1965and2011whichtracetheentiretrajectoryofScolarisartisticproduction:oilpaintingsandwatercolours,installations,inkandpencildrawings,elevations,sections,architecturalmodels,andtheatresetsandcostumes.OneofthemainobjectivesofthiseditionistoclarifythecentralroleplayedbyrepresentationinScolariswork.Inordertodothis,thesignificanttextsincludedinthebookaddressScolarisfocusonthevisualizationofthearchitecturalidea,afeatureofhisapproachthatallowshimtodetachthedisciplinefromsomeofitsmoreconventionalproceduresofembodiment,construction,andrealization.Thisisimportantatamomentwhenaprevailingemphasisondigitaltechnologyandconstructivetechniquehastendedtoobscuretheroleplayedbytheimagination,anditsindispensablecorollary,thehandofthearchitect,inthedesignandproductionofarchitecture.
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