Gabriele Basilico fotografa Aldo Rossi

Gabriele Basilico followed Aldo Rossi’s work for almost twenty years,accompanying his rise to become a leading figure in internationalarchitecture (winning the Pritzker Prize in 1990). His photographs revealtheir deep professional affinity: the two shared Milanese origins, degreesfrom the Politecnico, an interest in social issues and urban transformation,and even more importantly, the moral compass with which they exploredthe world around them. Growing up in a Milan of which the industrialcivilisation was by then in its death throes, they grasped the opportunityto create a new language still mindful of tradition.The volume brings together Basilico’s photographs of Rossi’s architecturefor the first time, and is enriched by contributions from Chiara Spangaroand Pier Paolo Tamburelli, project notes by Rossi, as well as the writingsthat they dedicated to each other.