Aldo Rossi Professions : Architect Born : May 3, 1931 Died : September 4, 1997 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Aldo Rossi One cannot make architecture without studying the condition of life in the city Aldo Rossi architecture cities life One can say that the city itself is the collective memory of its people, and like memory it is associated with objects and places. The city is the locus of the collective memory. Aldo Rossi collective-memory cities memories What surprises me most in architecture, as in other techniques, is that a project has one life in its built state but another in its written or drawn state. Aldo Rossi surprise architecture technique Similar Authors Ben van Berkel architect Bruno Zevi architect Bruno Freschi architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin architect Arthur Erickson architect Arne Jacobsen architect All Authors