Essential Bibliography about Luigi Moretti and his invention of Parametric Architecture
Luigi Moretti is one of the greatest Italian Architects of the ‘900. He created some of the most beautiful organic forms and spaces of the last century. His commitment in architectural research lead him to the creation of Parametric Architecture, a new approach to architectural design based on science, a new paradigm followed by many contemporary designers. This tumblr is dedicated to his figure and the dissemination of his researches.
Here a list of resources and bibliography about Luigi Moretti:
1) Presentation in English about Luigi Moretti as inventor of Parametric Architecture: A fast introduction to Moretti’s Parametric Architecture; (Free to download)
2) Luigi Moretti, works and writings: A book written in English by Federico Bucci e Marco Mulazzani. Many beautiful images and explanations of his buildings, a collection of the most significative Moretti’s contributions;
3) Luigi Moretti. Razionalismo e trasgressività tra barocco e informale: Italian Book curated by M. Reichlin and L. Tedeschi.
4) Doctoral thesis by Daniel Davies: about parametric models for architectural design. In his thesis Davies explains the usefulness and procedures of the parametric approach to architecture; (Free to download)
5) Parametric Computation History and Future: a research paper written by John Frazer and published on Architectural design. John Frazer is one of the most recognized theorist and researcher in digital architecture, his paper cites the invention of Parametric Architecture by Luigi Moretti; (Free to download)
6) Luigi Moretti, from History to Parametric Architecture: A research presented CAADRIA 2018 conference in Beijing by Giuseppe Gallo. The paper describes the scientific approach of Moretti’s parametric architecture and his birth, exploring the connections between Luigi Moretti and contemporary computational architecture.
