MRes alumni, Francesco Fiammenghi, has had an article published in The Journal of Architecture Volume 30, 2025 - Issue 1.
"Anthropotechnics is a cardinal concept in the work of the philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk, whom Bruno Latour attributed as ‘the thinker of architecture’...This study situates the polymathic practice of the architect Carlo Mollino (1905–1973) as an exemplar of anthropotechnics.... By putting into practice Sloterdijk’s anthropotechnics in architectural history and theory, this article enacts a dual methodology: it sheds new light on the exercises that shaped Mollino’s practising life and unveils their emergence within the dawn of the twentieth century, an era marked by the resurgence of exercise and athleticism as a paradigmatic and ongoing symptom of modernity. While reframing Mollino’s practice, this article sustains the significance of anthropotechnics in modern architectural discourse."
Fiammenghi, F. (2025) ‘A question of practice: Carlo Mollino and anthropotechnics’, The Journal of Architecture, 30(1), pp. 159–179. doi: 10.1080/13602365.2025.2561533.
You read the full article on this webpage.
