History and Theory Studies Tutor Roberta Marcaccio has been awarded a 2020 Graham Foundation Grant for her edited collection of the newly translated writings of Ernesto Nathan Rogers, titled The Hero of Doubt. This will be the first English language translation of Rogers’ high influential work.

‘Known for his pivotal role within the International Congresses of Modern Architecture (CIAM), Rogers is also notorious for his heated exchanges with Reyner Banham on the subject of neo-Liberty, famously played out on the pages of the magazine Casabella-continuità, which Rogers edited between 1953 and 1965. Yet, despite this very public role, and despite his powerful influence on more prominent figures such as Aldo Rossi and Robert Venturi, Rogers remains relatively unrecognized in the historiography of twentieth-century architecture. The Hero of Doubt addresses this oversight by making a collection of his writings available for the first time to an English-speaking audience.’

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