Cemetery of Segrate (project)
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Cemetery of Segrate (project) is an early conceptual design by Italian architect Aldo Rossi that explores his emerging ideas on typology, memory, and the rational organization of urban space through a monumental cemetery layout.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural project
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cemetery design ⓘ conceptual design ⓘ |
| architect | Aldo Rossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| designApproach |
rationalist
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typological ⓘ |
| designType | monumental cemetery layout ⓘ |
| discipline | architecture ⓘ |
| documentedIn | architectural history literature on Aldo Rossi ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
collective memory
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formal abstraction ⓘ monumentality ⓘ rational organization of urban space ⓘ typology ⓘ urban memory ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
geometrically ordered layout
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monumental composition ⓘ strong axial organization ⓘ |
| hasDesignIntent |
to express collective memory through form
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to rationalize the cemetery as an urban artifact ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cemetery
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urban monument ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
memory and death
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permanence in the city ⓘ relationship between architecture and memory ⓘ |
| influenced |
architectural discourse on typology
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later works by Aldo Rossi ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
NERFINISHED
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Italian Rationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTheoreticalContext | Italian ⓘ |
| location | Segrate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
architectural drawings
ⓘ
conceptual studies ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| phaseInArchitectCareer | early work ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aldo Rossi’s ideas on urban artifacts
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Aldo Rossi’s theory of the city ⓘ Aldo Rossi’s theory of typology ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
San Cataldo Cemetery (Modena)
NERFINISHED
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The Architecture of the City (book by Aldo Rossi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | unbuilt project ⓘ |
| subDiscipline |
funerary architecture
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urban design ⓘ |
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