The Abacus and the Node. Mario Ridolfi’s Constructions in Drawing

Abstract

Mario Ridolfi uses drawing to explore constructive themes and also as a hallmark of his personal poetics. The point of convergence between technique and poetics is manifested, in particular, in the use of two tools: the abacus and the node. The abacus concerns the combinatorial variations between quantitative parameters affecting buildings and urban design. The node establishes analogical relationships between building elements of different sizes. The abacus and the node are multiscalar tools that merge architectural design and technical investigation.

Keywords

• abaco
• composizione architettonica
• costruzione
• manualistica
• nodo