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Project of Autonomy
Project of Autonomy
Project of Autonomy
Every reasonable attempt has been made The Project of Autonomy: Politics and
to identify owners of copyright. Errors or Architecture within and against Capitalism
omissions will be corrected in subsequent is the fourth volume in a series of books related
editions. to the FORuM Project, dedicated to exploring
the relationship of architectural form to politics
Library of Congress Cataloging-in- and urban life. FORuM is a program of The
Publication Data Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of
Aureli, Pier Vittorio. American Architecture at Columbia University.
The project of autonomy : politics and
architecture within and against capitalism / Project conceptualization:
Pier Vittorio Aureli. Joan Ockman and Pier Vittorio Aureli
p. cm. — (FORuM project) Project coordination:
Includes bibliographical references. Sara Goldsmith and Diana Martinez
ISBN 978-1-56898-794-1 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Architecture, Modern—20th century. 2.
Architecture, Postmodern. I. Temple Hoyne
Buell Center for the Study of American
Architecture. II. Title.
NA680.A93 2008
724’.6—dc22
2008005448
Contents
4
Autonomy and History
15
Autonomy and the Left
18
Autonomy and the Intellectuals
21
Panzieri: Capitalism and Technological Innovation
Are One and the Same
31
Tronti: Society Is a Factory
39
Tronti and Cacciari: Autonomy of the Political
and Negative Thought
53
Rossi: The Concept of the Locus as a Political
Category of the City
69
Archizoom: The Autonomy of Theory versus
the Ideology of the Metropolis
79
Aftermath
84
Notes and Credits
89
Illustrations
Autonomy and History
14
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