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Analogous City

Name: Analogous City
Rating: 3.5 (1 reviews)
Author: Archizoom EPFL

Category : Art & DesignVersion: 0.4

Size：74.5 MBOS : Android 4.4+

Developer：Archizoom EPFL Update：Mar 25,2025

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Application Description

The application is an integral part of a museum installation dedicated to The Analogous City, a collaborative artwork by Aldo Rossi, Eraldo Consolascio, Bruno Reichlin, and Fabio Reinhart, which was showcased at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 1976. Utilizing augmented reality technology, the application enhances the experience of a reproduction of The Analogous City, accessible at http://archizoom.epfl.ch. It overlays multiple layers of information over the artwork, providing comprehensive references to the elements within the collage.

This application is essential for engaging with the digital aspects of the exhibition titled "Aldo Rossi - The window of the poet, Prints 1973-1997," which is being hosted at the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, Archizoom EPFL in Lausanne, and GAMeC in Bergamo.

By acquiring the reproduction of The Analogous City in the form of a map, published by Archizoom, users can replicate the interactive experience of the museum installation at any time and location. The printed map also includes texts by Aldo Rossi, Fabio Reinhart, and Dario Rodighiero, enriching the user's understanding of the artwork.

The Analogous City, or La Città Analoga, was envisioned as a true urban project, incorporating various historical and architectural elements such as The Drawing of Vitruvius’ city by Giovanni Battista Caporali (1536), a drawing of the Pleiades Constellation by Galileo Galilei (1610), David and Goliath, a painting by Tanzio da Varallo (ca 1625), the plan of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Francesco Borromini (1638-1641), the Dufour topographic map (1864), the general plan of the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut by Le Corbusier (1954), and several architectural projects by Aldo Rossi and his collaborators.

In his reflections on The Analogous City, published in Lotus International n. 13 in 1976, Aldo Rossi stated, "Between past and present, reality and imagination, the analogous city is perhaps simply the city to be designed day by day, tackling problems and overcoming them, with a reasonable certainty that things will ultimately be better."

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