The application is an integral component of a museum installation focused on The Analogous City, a renowned artwork crafted by Aldo Rossi, Eraldo Consolascio, Bruno Reichlin, and Fabio Reinhart for the 1976 Venice Biennale of Architecture. Utilizing augmented reality technology, the application enhances the visitor's experience by overlaying comprehensive references onto a reproduction of The Analogous City, which is accessible at http://archizoom.epfl.ch. These references are presented in multiple layers, adding depth and context to the original collage.
This innovative application is essential for engaging with the digital elements of the exhibition titled "Aldo Rossi - The window of the poet, Prints 1973-1997," which is showcased at multiple prestigious venues including the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, Archizoom EPFL in Lausanne, and GAMeC in Bergamo.
By acquiring the reproduction of the Analogous City in the form of a map, published by Archizoom, users can replicate the interactive experience of the museum installation at any location and time. The map itself enriches the experience with texts contributed by Aldo Rossi, Fabio Reinhart, and Dario Rodighiero.
The Analogous City, or La Città Analoga, was envisioned as a comprehensive urban project. Its composition features a diverse array of elements, including Giovanni Battista Caporali's Drawing of Vitruvius’ city from 1536, Galileo Galilei's Pleiades Constellation drawing from 1610, Tanzio da Varallo's painting David and Goliath circa 1625, Francesco Borromini's plan of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane from 1638-1641, the Dufour topographic map of 1864, Le Corbusier's general plan of the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut from 1954, and several architectural projects by Aldo Rossi and his collaborators.
As Aldo Rossi eloquently stated in Lotus International n. 13 in 1976, "Between past and present, reality and imagination, the analogous city is perhaps simply the city to be designed day by day, tackling problems and overcoming them, with a reasonable certainty that things will ultimately be better."
