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Abstracción reificada. Notas para una historia de la abstracción en arquitectura
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2022Editorial direction
Abstracción, reificada compiles Pier Vittorio Aureli's writings on abstraction from the past decade, proposing a thesis that shifts the understanding of abstraction in art and architecture beyond stylistic and formal terms to a broader sociopolitical context. Aureli refutes the idea of abstraction as a 20th-century artistic movement, demonstrating how practices such as geometry, measurement, drawing, and design have influenced architectural production throughout history. He argues that architectural abstraction has served capitalist logic, turning everything into commodities. Aureli challenges contemporary architects to reconsider their roles and commitments within and against this mode of production. [Translated excerpt] See more↗