Francesco Dal Co: The Elusive Architect and His Ideological Shifts
Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi examines the influential Italian architect Francesco Dal Co in Artribune. In 1976, Dal Co co-authored a widely acclaimed history of contemporary architecture and later took the helm of the architecture section at the Venice Biennale in 1988. He has chaired the Department of Architectural History at IUAV and has been the editor of Casabella since 1996. A significant figure for Electa, Dal Co has also taught at prestigious universities. The article delves into his ideological adaptability, particularly through his connections with Massimo Cacciari and his defense of Renzo Piano following Tafuri's critiques. His role as curator of the inaugural Vatican Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2018 further underscores his non-fixed ideological stance, establishing him as a pivotal figure in architecture.
Key facts
- Francesco Dal Co co-wrote a history of contemporary architecture with Manfredo Tafuri in 1976.
- He directed the architecture section of the Venice Biennale in 1988.
- He has been director of Casabella since 1996.
- He is a key figure at Electa, Italy's main architecture publisher.
- He curated the first Vatican Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.
- He rehabilitated Renzo Piano in academia after Tafuri's criticism.
- He curated a major Renzo Piano exhibition in Padua from March 15 to July 15, 2014.
- The article was written by Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi for Artribune.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Dal Co
- Manfredo Tafuri
- Massimo Cacciari
- Renzo Piano
- Alberto Asor Rosa
- Mario Tronti
- Toni Negri
- Martin Heidegger
- Ernst Jünger
- Dario Borso
- Norman Foster
- Georges Pompidou
- Cedric Price
- Álvaro Siza
- Frank O. Gehry
- Zaha Hadid
- Rafael Moneo
- Tadao Ando
- Carme Pinós
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi
- Massimiliano Fuksas
- Stefano Boeri
- Marco Casamonti
- Cino Zucchi
- Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo
- Adolfo Natalini
- Benedetta Tagliabue
- Michele De Lucchi
- Vittorio Gregotti
- Paolo Portoghesi
- Mario Cucinella
- Mario Bellini
- Franco Purini
- Italo Rota
- Franco Zagari
- Guendalina Salimei
- Guido Canali
- Teresa Sapey
- Gianluca Peluffo
- Alessandro Mendini
- Carlo Ratti
- Umberto Riva
- Massimo Pica Ciamarra
- Francesco Venezia
- Dante Benini
- Sergio Bianchi
- Bruno Zevi
- Stefano Pujatti
- Aldo Rossi
- Renato Nicolini
- Luigi Pellegrin
- Studio Nemesi
- Richard Rogers
Institutions
- IUAV
- Casabella
- Electa
- Venice Biennale
- Biennale di Architettura di Venezia
- Vatican Pavilion
- Centre Pompidou
- Corriere della Sera
- Costanzo Show
- Artribune
- Associazione Italiana di Architettura e Critica
- Compasses
- presS/Tletter
- Edilizia e territorio
- The Plan
- A10
- Archigram
Locations
- Italy
- Venice
- Padua
- Vatican City
- France
- United States
- Europe
- Germany