One must consider Italo ROTA's architecture as one does the product of a society of mature and sophisticated people. His is a world of signs, forms, ornaments, symbols, materials and senses that contribute to give life to generous visions for a not-so-distant future as well as to reflect on architecture's powerful yet deceptive role in compremporaneity.352 p.: ill., photo, floors and sections, 23x28 cm, hardcover