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Caos Sublime
Je n''ai pas de recommandations ; parlons plutôt d''alchimie. Choisir le chemin le plus difficile : ne penser au passé que comme objet d''études ― puis l''oublier. Nous ne pouvons pas avancer avec le poids de l''Histoire. Rien ne nous dit qu''elle nous est favorable. Ne pas trop réfléchir au présent. Etre résolument tourné vers le futur.Un véritable architecte, un véritable urbaniste, ne doit pas s''abstraire du chaos. Il doit y plonger.Ce livre est l''histoire d''une amitié, puisqu''il est issu de vingt ans de conversations avec Paolo Conti, écrivain et journaliste italien. Il est né aussi du besoin de comprendre les processus de création contemporains, en tenant compte des passions politiques et sociales de notre temps qui ont bouleversé et bouleverseront notre façon d''habiter la ville.
- GenresArchitecture
223 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
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June 17, 2020
"A real architect, a real town planner must not get away from the chaos. He must dive into it”
I am interested in modern architecture, but the name of the Italian Massimiliano Fuksas (° 1944) did not really ring a bell to me; that was until I picked up this booklet in the shop of the Cartier Foundation in Paris. From page 1, Fuksas makes a plea for acknowledging chaos and complexity in reality, a message which immediately appealed to me. The book itself is a chaotic collection of thoughts, ideas and conversation fragments, which of course mainly revolve around architecture and urbanism. It also contains autobiographical elements, so to a certain extent it is a bit apologetic. Not everything is interesting, of course, but Fuksas's constant emphasis on the necessity to respect the complexity of cities and environments is very inspiring; no wonder he clearly distances himself from drastic urbanist interventions: “Sublime chaos is an integral part of the urban process. We must accept the chaos against any authoritarian form of urban or architectural intervention and get used to seeing in the ‘context’ a source of obstacles and difficulties. Or, borrowing medical terminology, one must live with a consolidated metastasis. The alleged order can only generate disorder.” As a striking example, he refers to the transformation of the city of Brasilia, where the functions of squares and buildings within the straitjacket of Oscar Niemeyer were changed by the residents in no time. I'm not sure whether all designs and realizations by Fuksas himself were equally successful, but his motto is inspiring: "Whoever imposes his own vision of the world, destroys it. Anyone who wants to give the world an identity uses and respects what he finds."
I am interested in modern architecture, but the name of the Italian Massimiliano Fuksas (° 1944) did not really ring a bell to me; that was until I picked up this booklet in the shop of the Cartier Foundation in Paris. From page 1, Fuksas makes a plea for acknowledging chaos and complexity in reality, a message which immediately appealed to me. The book itself is a chaotic collection of thoughts, ideas and conversation fragments, which of course mainly revolve around architecture and urbanism. It also contains autobiographical elements, so to a certain extent it is a bit apologetic. Not everything is interesting, of course, but Fuksas's constant emphasis on the necessity to respect the complexity of cities and environments is very inspiring; no wonder he clearly distances himself from drastic urbanist interventions: “Sublime chaos is an integral part of the urban process. We must accept the chaos against any authoritarian form of urban or architectural intervention and get used to seeing in the ‘context’ a source of obstacles and difficulties. Or, borrowing medical terminology, one must live with a consolidated metastasis. The alleged order can only generate disorder.” As a striking example, he refers to the transformation of the city of Brasilia, where the functions of squares and buildings within the straitjacket of Oscar Niemeyer were changed by the residents in no time. I'm not sure whether all designs and realizations by Fuksas himself were equally successful, but his motto is inspiring: "Whoever imposes his own vision of the world, destroys it. Anyone who wants to give the world an identity uses and respects what he finds."
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