Biography
Paolo Rosselli was introduced to photography by Ugo Mulas at the age of 20. After the degree in Architecture he begins a series of long journeys in India with Arturo Schwarz. During these long stays dedicated to the architecture of the Hindu temple, he begins assembling photographic profiles of Indian cities. Since then, his approach to architecture through photography evolves in other directions to contemporary architecture in Europe; towards masters of modern architecture as Giuseppe Terragni, and in the direction of the past, the Renaissance architecture in Italy.
Beside this activity he has pursued specific researches on contemporary urban landscape and on the interiors of the home, seen as a place where people leave traces of their living. He was invited to the Venice Biennial in three editions: in 1993 he exhibited groups of works on signs and messages found in the cities; in 2004 he shows an exploration on the interior of the home; lastly, in 2006, he showed a group of images of contemporary cities as Mexico, Shanghai, L.A., Istanbul, London.
Recently, with the book Sandwich digitale and Scena Mobile published in 2009 and 2012 by Quodlibet, he has started to write on photography and about the changes in the perception of the real world in the digital age. In all, he is author of around twenty books. Paolo Rosselli was teacher of photography at the Milan Polytechnic for a brief period. He lives and works in Milano.
Books credited as photographer
Books credited as author
Architectural quarterly LOTUS
Architecture monthly DOMUS
Architecture monthly ABITARE
Books credited as photographer
| BOOKS credited as photographer | Publisher | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Novartis Campus, Basel | Merian Verlag, Basel | 2015 | ||
| Souto de Moura, Novartis Campus, Basel | Merian Verlag, Basel | 2012 | ||
| The 20° century world architecture | Phaidon | 2012 | ||
| The endless city, part 2, Ricky Burdett and Dejan Sudjic | Phaidon | 2011 | ||
| David Chipperfield, Novartis Campus, Basel | Merian Verlag, Basel | 2011 | ||
| RMH / Medical Humanities N° 9, Casa del Fascio Terragni | CH | 2009 | ||
| Herzog & de Meuron 1997-2001 Vol. 4 | Birkhauser, Basel, Boston, Berlin | 2009 | ||
| Rafael Moneo, Novartis Campus, Basel | Merian Verlag, Basel | 2009 | ||
| Krischanitz und Frank Architekten, Novartis Campus, Basel | Merian Verlag, Basel | 2008 | ||
| The endless city, part 1, Ricky Burdett and Dejan Sudjic | Phaidon | 2007 | ||
| Calatrava Complete works 1979-2007, P. Jodidio | Taschen | 2007 | ||
| Modern Architecture A-Z, Peter Goessel | Taschen | 2007 | ||
| Alvar Aalto, Villa Mairea | Motta Editore, Milano | 2007 | ||
| Peter Maerkli, Novartis Campus, Basel | Merian Verlag, Basel | 2006 | ||
| Entrez Lentement, Eileen Gray, Roquebrune | Editoriale Lotus | 2005 | ||
| Building with Light, Robert Elwall | Merrel, London | 2004 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava, The complete works A. Tzonis | Rizzoli Internatiional | 2004 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava Artworks | Birkhauser | 2002 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava Sculptures | Zurich | 2000 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava, A.Tzonis | Rizzoli International, New York/ Thames & Hudson London | 1999 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava, public buildings | Birkhauser | 1998 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava, work in progress | Skira | 1998 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava, Philip Jodidio | Taschen | 1998 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava | Architectural Monographs Academy, London N° 46 | 1996 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava Bridges, II Edition | Birkhauser | 1996 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava, opera completa | Electa | 1996 | ||
| Juan Navarro Baldeweg | Motta Editore, Milano | 1996 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava, A. Tzonis | Birkhauser | 1996 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava | Motta Editore, Milano | 1995 | ||
| BBPR, Il monumento per i caduti di Auschwitz | Electa | 1995 | ||
| Gio Ponti architetto | Il Cardo Editore, Venezia | 1995 | ||
| Calatrava, Bridges | Artemis Verlag, Zurich | 1993 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava, Banhof Stadelhofen | Ernst Wasmuth Verlag GMBH & Co, Berlin | 1993 | ||
| Santiago Calatrava | Birkhauser, Basel CH | 1989 | ||
| J.Navarro Baldeweg, Monograph | Electa | 1989 | ||
| The daring flight, Santiago Calatrava, Lotus Documents | Electa | 1988 | ||
| Gio Ponti, la casa all’italiana, Text by Fulvio Irace | Electa | 1988 | ||
| Progettare nella città, A photographic survey on industrial district in Torino | Allemandi, Torino | 1988 | ||
| Gio Ponti, 1891-1979, The Seibu Museum of art | Tokyo Exhibition catalogue | 1986 |
Books credited as author
| BOOKS credited as author | Publisher | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting Space – Architecture in contemporary Photograph | Phaidon | 2015 | ||
| Ansichts Sache – 150 Jahre Architekturfotografie in Graubunden | Bundnerkunstmuseum, Chur, Scheidegger & Spiess | 2013 | ||
| Scena mobile – Photographs taken from the car | Quodlibet, Macerata | 2012 | ||
| Sandwich Digitale – Photographs and texts about photography in he age of digital technique. | Quodlibet, Macerata | 2009 | ||
| Giuseppe Terragni Atlas, Text by A.Terragni, D. Libeskind, P. Rosselli – A photographic survey | Skira, Milano | 2004 | ||
| Dislocation – A project on the interior of the house; colour photographs of domestic spaces. | Solea Editrice, Milano | 2002 | ||
| Architecture in Photography – A selection of architectural photographs from 1982 to the present | Skira, Milano | 2001 | ||
| Antica città moderna Contemporary views of the city of Matera | Ed. F.Stella, Matera | 1999 | ||
| Das Italien Jacob Burckhardt Renaissance Architecture in Rome, Florence, Milan | ArchitekturMuseum Editions, Basel | 1997 | ||
| Milano, 1950-1960, the architecture of the reconstruction with F. Irace | Motta Ed., Milano | 1996 | ||
| Paolo Rosselli, Messaggi Personali – On signs and words found in European and | Archivi della fotografia, Skira, Milano | 1996 | ||
| Creatures from the mind of Santiago Calatrava – A selection of photographs on the work of S.C. | Artemis Verlag, Zurich | 1992 | ||
| Du grosses stilles leuchten Bundner KunstMuseum – Landscape photography in Switzerland | Offizin Verlag, Zurich | 1992 | ||
| Genoa 1992, the painted city – Photographs of recent projects by Aldo Rossi, Ignazio Gardella | Lotus Documents, Electra | 1992 | ||
| Engadin, architecture and landscape – A Photographic survey of architecture and environment | Desertina Verlag, Chur, Switzerland | 1985 | ||
| Il culto della donna nella tradizione indiana, with Arturo Schwarz | Laterza, Bari | 1983 | ||
| L’arte dell’amore in India e Nepal, with Arturo Schwarz | Laterza, Bari | 1980 | ||
Architectural quarterly LOTUS
| Works in the architectural quarterly Lotus 1982-2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N° | ||||
| Italian Theory | Maria Garrone | 151 | ||
| Italian Theory | Adolfo Natalini | 151 | ||
| Museo 900, Milano | Italo Rota | 146 | ||
| Università Statale Milano | Liliana Grassi | 141 | ||
| Università Bocconi | Grafton Architects | 138 | ||
| Quay de Branly / de Young Museum | J.Nouvel / H.& D.M | 134 | ||
| Rooftop House | Sonia Calzoni | 133 | ||
| Fotografia di Architettura | Paolo Rosselli | 129 | ||
| Terragni – Graham | G.Terragni | 125 | ||
| Villa Mairea | Alvar Aalto | 119 | ||
| House in Arzachena | Marco Zanuso | 119 | ||
| Le Cabanon | Le Corbusier | 119 | ||
| Maison en bord de Mer | Eileen Gray | 119 | ||
| Street Photography | Paolo Rosselli | 118 | ||
| S. Gallen Emergency Centre | Santiago Calatrava | 103 | ||
| Comparison of views / Jacob Burckhardt | Paolo Rosselli | 101 | ||
| Oriente Station, Lisbon | Santiago Calatrava | 99 | ||
| Placa de Espana, Alcoi | Santiago Calatrava | 90 | ||
| Lusitania Bridge, Merida | Santiago Calatrava | 90 | ||
| Barrio La Sang, Alcoi | M. de Solà Morales | 90 | ||
| Atocha Station Madrid | Rafael Moneo | 86 | ||
| TGV Station, Lyon Satolas | Santiago Calatrava | 86 | ||
| Vitra Museum | Frank O’ Gehry | 85 | ||
| Tramway S. Denis – Bobigny, Paris | A. Chemetoff | 84 | ||
| American Centre | Frank O’ Gehry | 84 | ||
| Development, Bercy Quartier | J.P.Buffi | 84 | ||
| Housing in Rue de Meaux | Renzo Piano | 83 | ||
| Illa, Commercial Centre, Barcelona | De Solà M. R. Moneo | 82 | ||
| Kindergarten of the Swiss School | Broggi -Burckhardt | 74 | ||
| Congress Palace in Salamanca | J. Navarro Baldeweg | 74 | ||
| Two project in Basel | J. Herzog De Meuron | 73 | ||
| Santa Justa station, Sevilla | Cruz y Ortiz | 70 | ||
| Stadelhofen Station, Zurich | Santiago Calatrava | 69 | ||
| Zucchi Factory, Milan | Cino Zucchi | 62 | ||
| Hotel Sofitel, La Defense, Paris | Gino Valle | 61 | ||
| La Petite Maison, Vevey | Le Corbusier | 60 | ||
| New transitional structures in Lerida | Busquets – Domenecq | 59 | ||
| Renovation of Murcia Mills | J. Navarro Baldeweg | 59 | ||
| Cabaret Tabourettli | Santiago Calatrava | 58 | ||
| Pellanda House in Biasca, Ticino | Reichlin – Reinhart | 58 | ||
| Madrid, Puerta de Toledo | J. Navarro Baldeweg | 58 | ||
| Biblioteque in Lyon, Theatre in Chambery | Mario Botta | 57 | ||
| Bach y Roda Bridge | Santiago Calatrava | 56 | ||
| Moll de la Fusta Barcelona | M. de Solà Morales | 56 | ||
| Milan, Triennale | 54 | |||
| M. d’Orsay, Musée d’Art Moderne, Beaubourg, Paris | Gae Aulenti | 53 | ||
| Residential buildings in Paris, Montparnasse | R. Bofill | 51 | ||
| Theatre in Milano | Marco Zanuso | 48 | ||
| Canopy in PTT depot, Luzern | Santiago Calatrava | 47 | ||
| Ernsting Factory, Dusseldorf, Germany | Santiago Calatrava | 45 | ||
| Paris, Conservatoire de Musique | C. de Portzamparc | 43 | ||
| Paris, recent works of Portzamparc and Buffi | C. de Portz. / J.P.Buffi | 41 | ||
| The rotary home, Girasole House in Verona 1935 | C. Invernizzi | 40 | ||
| On India, a monograph on Indian cities | Paolo Rosselli | 34 |
Architecture monthly DOMUS
| Works in architecture monthly DOMUS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsiglia, Centro Cutura Mediterranea, Stefano Boeri | Stefano Boeri | 964 | ||
| Esperanto, architectural photographs | – | 902 | ||
| Teatro di Assago | Librizzi | 901 | ||
| Mexico Set | Rosselli | 899 | ||
| Triennale Bovisa | Cerri | 898 | ||
| Fondazione Pomodoro, Kounellis | Cerri | 896 | ||
| Musée du Quay de Branly | Jean Nouvel | 895 | ||
| La città Ideale di G. Mozzoni | Guglielmo Mozzoni | 894 | ||
| Fondazione Pomodoro Milano | Cerri | 892 | ||
| Steven Holl – Perforating is communicating | Steven Holl | 891 | ||
| Palazzo Fuksas Torino | Masimiliano Fuksas | 890 | ||
| Impluvium, Milan, Vico Magistretti | Vico Magistretti | 889 | ||
| Reina Sofia – Ampliacion J.Nouvel | Jean Nouvel | 888 | ||
| Peek Cloppenburg Koln, R. Piano | Renzo Piano | 887 | ||
| De Young Museum San Francisco, Herzog & de Meuron | Herzog & De Meuron | 886 | ||
| Round Blur, Torino | Studio 2P | 885 | ||
| Allianz Stadium, Munich, Herzog & de Meuron | Herzog & De Meuron | 883 | ||
| Woermann Building, I. Canarias, Abalos & Herreros | Abalos & Herreros | 882 | ||
| Castiglioni, Design | Achille Castiglioni | 880 | ||
| Sport Center- Abalos & Herreros a Madrid | Abalos & Herreros | 878 | ||
| Building by Beniamino Servino, Caserta | Beniamino Servino | 877 | ||
| Maritime youth House di Copenhagen | Plot | 874 | ||
| Half Square/Half Crazy Dan Graham | Dan Graham | 873 | ||
| Ferrari Building, Maranello | Giuseppe Terragni | 872 | ||
| Terragni-Asilo Sant Elia | Giuseppe Terragni | 868 | ||
| Terragni-Casa del Fascio Como | Giuseppe Terragni | 867 | ||
| Terragni 1904-2004 | Giuseppe Terragni | 866 | ||
| Police station in San Gallen, Switzerland | Santiago Calatrava | 820 | ||
| Pierluigi Nicolin | Pierluigi Nicolin | 728 | ||
| The Musikhalle in Suhr, S. Calatrava | Santiago Calatrava | 705 | ||
| Triennale di Milano | – | 701 |
Architecture monthly ABITARE
| Works published in architecture & design monthly ABITARE | Subject Title | Issue year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Being Norman Foster | Norman Foster | 507 11.10 | ||
| Office in Milano | 496 10.09 | |||
| Novartis Campus, Basel | Sanaa / Gehry | 496 10.09 | ||
| Library | G.Pesce, A.Mendini | 494 8.09 | ||
| 3 projects in London | D. Adjaye | 483 6.08 | ||
| Rooftop, Milano | 481 4.08 | |||
| Aldo Rossi, house in Ghiffa | A. Rossi | 479 2.08 | ||
| A House by Figini | Carlo Figini | 477 7.07 | ||
| India toward future | 463 7.06 | |||
| Houses in Milano | P.Nicolin | 429 6.03 | ||
| Paolo Rosselli, Dislocation | 425 2.03 | |||
| Houses by Lois Welzenbacher | L.Welzenbacher | 383 4.99 | ||
| Vienna, new projects | Nouvel,Coopimmelbau | 381 2.99 | ||
| Lyon T.G.V. Station, Alcoi Sq, Moma, N.Y., Venice | S. Calatrava | 351 5.96 | ||
| Brera Astronomical Observatory in Milano | A. Caccia Dominioni | 349 4.96 | ||
| The restoration of Novocomum building in Como | G. Terragni | 348 2.96 | ||
| Churches in Mogno and Monte Tamaro, Switzerland | M. Botta | 347 1.96 | ||
| The Medea at Opernhaus in Zurich | M. Botta | 343 9.95 | ||
| Montecatini Building in Milano | L.Berni | 333 10.94 | ||
| A Rationalist house on the lake of Como | P. Lingeri | 331 7-8.94 | ||
| Houses in Novazzano, Switzerland | M. Botta | 327 3.94 | ||
| Atocha Station, Madrid | R. Moneo | 313 12.92 | ||
| Luzern St.; Stadelhofen St., Zurich | S. Calatrava | 313 12.92 | ||
| Genoa 1492-1992 special issue on architecture. | 311 10.92 | |||
| The immobile house | 306 4.92 | |||
| Santini restaurant in Milano | 299 9.91 | |||
| Hamburg and the Hanseatic cities: the wiped out border | 298 8.91 | |||
| The work of Moretti in Milano | Luigi Moretti | 297 6.91 | ||
| Switzerland 1990, three architectures | L.Vacchini, S.Calatrava | 290 11.90 | ||
| A house in Milano | 288 8.90 | |||
| The Atelier of A. Mendini in Milano | A. Mendini | 285 5.90 | ||
| Urban realisation: Merano a restored town | 284 4.90 | |||
| ENI Tower, Milano | Marcello Nizzoli | 283 3.90 | ||
| Apartment, Milano | 273 4.89 | |||
| House, Cantone Ticino | Paolo Moro | 272 3.89 | ||
| Milano, a mural by Tullio Pericoli | 269 11.88 | |||
| Book shop in Milano | Gabetti & Isola | 268 10.88 | ||
| Apartment and roof garden, Milano | 268 10.88 | |||
| House in Milano by Guido Canella | 265 6.88 | |||
| Restoration of the Palazzo della Ragione in Milano | Bardeschi, L. Berni | 261 1.88 | ||
| Five architecture ateliers in Milano | G. Caruso | 254 5.87 | ||
| Architecture atelier in Zurich | E. Consolascio | 252 3.87 | ||
| Farmhouse near Milano | G. Caruso | 243 4.86 | ||
| A block in Basel, Houses in Argovia, House in Milano | Diener & Diener | 240 12.85 | ||
| Simla, India, a story. Photographs and text by Paolo Rosselli | P. Rosselli | 223 6.84 | ||
| The Berlin Stadium, 1936, issue for 1984 L.A. Olympic Games. | 219 11.83 |