Composing Architecture Through Context, Type and Figure. Generational breviary.

In my generation, which is no longer so young, a recurring question arises: should we consider ourselves the last architects of the twentieth century or the first of the twenty-first century? The scenario before us, globalized and worldized, seems entirely disproportionate to the concepts and tools provided to us as somewhat certain and secure during our education. How can we try to adapt them and make them effective in relation to a development (and not necessarily progress) that still appears entirely fluid? In this scenario, will it become possible and credible to pursue a design research oriented towards knowledge, towards the deepening of the city and its articulation in architecture, as well as the rays of mutual influence along which time has exchanged cultures, from the Mediterranean to the Modern Movement? Will it be possible to derive from this contextualization, a typification, and a figuration of architecture capable of establishing an authoritative and credible dialogue at various levels of demand posed by today’s mondialized society? The following notes aim to offer a generational perspective on the current evolution of architectural composition, which presents numerous uncertainties and, consequently, numerous questions.