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The Allopoiesis Of The Urban Artifact And The Palimpsest Of Context, Cristina Abondano
The Allopoiesis Of The Urban Artifact And The Palimpsest Of Context, Cristina Abondano
Architecture Senior Theses
This thesis contends that Pathological Urban Artifacts , as defined by Aldo Rossi, could be made Propelling through Allopoiesis in combination with the palimpsest of the urban context. The proposal consists of a dialogue between the two strategies of growth, aiming to reconnect the Artifact to the city.
Allopoiesis is the process by which a system produces something other than the system itself. In this thesis, allopoiesis is the mapping of the artifact’s underlying geometry as catalyst for urban development.
Rossi sees in the Propelling Urban Artifact a formal structure that confirms the presence of the city and persists through …