Typology in the context of three projects: San Sebastian, Lacua, Aranjuez

摘要

A return to the topic of typology takes me back to the 1960s when it first surfaced. I clearly remember the impact that the Italian theoretician Aldo Rossi had on architects of my generation and the enthusiasm he produced in Spanish architecture schools. And looking back on the hard, almost harsh images, that filled the magazines of those years, I have to admit a certain surprise at how faithfully the trend was followed. Today it is hard to understand how Rossi and the architects of the Tendenza generated so much enthusiasm. Personally, at that time, I felt the strong influence of their arguments but, as I review my work from the period, I am relieved to see that the way I interpreted them resulted in a less rigid architecture than that which characterised the works of this period.