1642. Trento, Palazzo delle scuole Raffaello Sanzio

Dear Raffaello,

"The limits of architecture are its strength. Its inability 

to give form to a transient idea, its inevitable tendency 

to stabilize, is the latent power of architecture" 

(David Chippefield)

Ciao,
R

970. Trento. Piazza Raffaello Sanzio

Dear Gino,

The Adalberto Libera's Scuola elementare of Trento 

is an early example of adaptation to the historical 

nature of the site by one of the best Italian rationalist architects. The ocherous stucco, the bold stair towers, 

and the rhythmic pattern of windows of large size and deep sills, are just some of the strategies used in the 

new building to sympathize with the old city's fortress.

Regards,
R

168. Roma. E.U.R. Palazzo dei Congressi

Dear Oscar,

My friend Curzio took me to see the Palazzo dei
Congressi at the EUR. I was surprised with
Libera's ability of giving to this building a singular
style that I could describe as between modernism
and neo-classicism. But I was shocked when I got into
the Salone della Cultura. To get an idea of its impressive
size I can say that this space is a cube measuring 38
meters on each side, a volume which could contain the
entire Pantheon.

Best regards.
R

108. Roma. Palazzo della Civilta-Piazzale Marconi. Piscina delle Rose-Palazzo dei Congressi.

Querido Juan Luis,

Gracias por tu Post. La Casa Malaparte es una de las
postales que mas he buscado sin poder encontrar
hasta el momento. Tengo que decirte que
aunque casi universalmente atribuida a Adalberto
Libera (los planos, que no se parecen a lo construido,
estan firmados por el) la casa es mucho mas obra del
cliente, Curzio Malaparte, que del arquitecto Libera.
Este, estaba muy ocupado por aquel entonces
proyectando el Palacio de Congresos de Roma
(en la postal). Ademas su relacion con Malaparte,
personaje singular, no era la mejor, asi que lo dejo
hacer...
El resultado, la casa mas hermosa construida en el
siglo XX para muchos (me incluyo). La pelicula de BB
la he visto (y la tengo en mi pequeña coleccion), pero
si estas interesado en la Malaparte hay dos libros sobre
la casa:
"Casa Malaparte" (Marida Talamona)
Princeton Architectural Press, 1992
y "Malaparte. A House like me" (Michael McDonough)
Potter 1999.

Un abrazo.
R