Architect Sandro Lazier Dies at 67, Remembered as Critical Conscience

Italian architect Sandro Lazier passed away on February 15, 2021, at age 67 after a battle with cancer. Known for his ethical rigor and theoretical contributions, Lazier co-founded the online magazine AntiTHesi in March 2000 with Paolo Ferrara, shortly after the death of Bruno Zevi. He was a vocal critic of the architectural star system and figures like Vittorio Gregotti and Renzo Piano. His work blended lightness of planes with material concreteness, and he advocated for diversity, spatial relations over stylistic elements, and a rejection of conventional beauty in favor of seduction and contradiction. His key projects include the 13 Haus in Roddi (CN), winner of the 2016 Architects meet in Selinunte award, and Casa Marcarino in San Rocco Seno d'Elvio. Lazier's three postulates emphasized life's centrality, language as relational, and beauty as a false problem.