ABSTRACT
The period of reconstruction had specific effects on several Italian cities. The group which had gathered around Rogers during his editorship of Casabella had explored the historical issues as well as critiques of contemporary design through the pages of the magazine. From this combination emerged a scepticism about the functionalist claims of orthodox modernism and the local individualism of Team 10. In this search for architectural and urban authenticity the grouping favoured the typological approach. This new avant-garde movement referred to variously as la Tendenza or neo-rationalism presented their proposals in boldly geometric forms, and from this circle Aldo Rossi was to emerge firstly as a significant urban theorist. This placed great emphasis on the collective experience of the city, and consequently reduced the individualizing tendencies of the unique monument, creating a significant focus in this analysis on the issue of permanence in architectural typology.
