Carlo Lodoli

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Carlo Lodoli

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…of pure theory, a Venetian, Carlo Lodoli, was an important early advocate of Functionalism. His ideas are known through the writings of Francesco Algarotti, including the Saggio sopra l’architettura (1753) and Lettere sopra l’architettura (beginning 1742). Lodoli’s theories were similar to those of Laugier, requiring that every part of a…
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…of pure theory, a Venetian, Carlo Lodoli, was an important early advocate of Functionalism. His ideas are known through the writings of Francesco Algarotti, including the Saggio sopra l’architettura (1753) and Lettere sopra l’architettura (beginning 1742). Lodoli’s theories were similar to those of Laugier, requiring that every part of a…
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