Rinascimento Adattivo: Architecture Book by Pietro Valle and Giuseppe Dall'Arche

The book 'Rinascimento Adattivo' (Adaptive Renaissance), published by Librìa in 2023, explores how Renaissance architects adapted classical language to pre-existing structures. Written by architect Pietro Valle with photographs by Giuseppe Dall'Arche, it examines 26 case studies of 15th- and 16th-century Italian buildings, including the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini, the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza, Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome, and Villa Imperiale in Pesaro. The volume is structured around nine thematic chapters—from 'Aggiunta' to 'Deformazione'—each posing a question about adaptive design. Valle argues that classical orders, far from being rigid, were flexibly reinterpreted, revealing the enduring relevance of Renaissance principles. The book costs €35 and spans 360 pages.