Project of Crisis: Manfredo Tafuri and Contemporary Architecture (Writing Architecture)

The "Writing Architecture" series by Marco Biraghi is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the influential Italian architectural historian Manfredo Tafuri's historical construction of contemporary architecture.

This book provides a comprehensive and insightful examination of Tafuri's multifaceted oeuvre, using his concept of a project of crisis as a lens through which to explore his historical construction of the contemporary.

Biraghi carefully maps the influences on Tafuri's writing, creating a portrait of one of the most complex minds in twentieth-century architecture and architectural history.

The book traces an arc from Tafuri's first articles to the idea of contradiction at the center of the project of crisis, providing a detailed analysis of Tafuri's writing on some of his contemporaries, including Louis Kahn, Le Corbusier, Robert Venturi, Aldo Rossi, and the "Five Architects".

The importance of Tafuri's interpretation of architecture goes beyond mere academic or historiography, making this book an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the historical construction of contemporary architecture.