Dogma was founded in 2002 by Pier Vittorio Aureli and Martino Tattara. From the beginning of its activities, Dogma has worked on the relationship between architecture and the city by focusing mostly on urban design and large-scale projects. Parallel to the design projects, the members of Dogma have intensely engaged with teaching, writing, and research, activities that have been an integral part of the office’s engagement with architecture.
Dogma is also active in offering consultancies to municipalities and agencies concerned with urban planning and architectural issues. Dogma’s work has been widely published and exhibited. In 2006, Dogma has won the 1st Iakov Chernikhov Prize for the best emerging architectural practice.
Pier Vittorio Aureli is an architect and educator. He graduated at the Università IUAV di Venezia and earned his PhD at TU/Delft-Berlage Institute. His work focuses on the relationship between architectural form, political theory and urban history. He is the author of ‘The Possibility of an Absolute Architecture’ (The MIT Press, 2011), and ‘The Project of Autonomy: Politics and Architecture Within and Against Architecture’ (Princeton Architectural Press) and other books and writings. Currently he is Diploma Unit Master at the Architectural Association in London where he also teaches courses within the History and Theory Program. He directs the PhD program ‘The City as Project’ at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam.
Martino Tattara is an architect. After graduating at the Università IUAV di Venezia, he obtained a Master degree at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and a PhD at the Università Iuav di Venezia. His theoretical work focuses on the relationship between architecture and large-scale urban design issues. He has completed his PhD with a dissertation cantered on Lucio Costa’s project for Brasilia and has widely published and lectured on topics related to the project of the city. He currently teaches at the Artesis University College of Antwerp, at the Berlage Institute, where he is also responsible for some of the institute’s external projects, and is visiting professor at the University of Cagliari School of Architecture.
Collaborators: Julia Tournaire (MArch), Tijn van de Wijdeven (AADipl.), Sara Usai (BArch).
Dogma is also active in offering consultancies to municipalities and agencies concerned with urban planning and architectural issues. Dogma’s work has been widely published and exhibited. In 2006, Dogma has won the 1st Iakov Chernikhov Prize for the best emerging architectural practice.
Pier Vittorio Aureli is an architect and educator. He graduated at the Università IUAV di Venezia and earned his PhD at TU/Delft-Berlage Institute. His work focuses on the relationship between architectural form, political theory and urban history. He is the author of ‘The Possibility of an Absolute Architecture’ (The MIT Press, 2011), and ‘The Project of Autonomy: Politics and Architecture Within and Against Architecture’ (Princeton Architectural Press) and other books and writings. Currently he is Diploma Unit Master at the Architectural Association in London where he also teaches courses within the History and Theory Program. He directs the PhD program ‘The City as Project’ at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam.
Martino Tattara is an architect. After graduating at the Università IUAV di Venezia, he obtained a Master degree at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and a PhD at the Università Iuav di Venezia. His theoretical work focuses on the relationship between architecture and large-scale urban design issues. He has completed his PhD with a dissertation cantered on Lucio Costa’s project for Brasilia and has widely published and lectured on topics related to the project of the city. He currently teaches at the Artesis University College of Antwerp, at the Berlage Institute, where he is also responsible for some of the institute’s external projects, and is visiting professor at the University of Cagliari School of Architecture.
Collaborators: Julia Tournaire (MArch), Tijn van de Wijdeven (AADipl.), Sara Usai (BArch).