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Carlo Broggi
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Broggi's mature architectural philosophy centered on Massa Sottratta (Subtractive Massing). Unlike architects who added elements to define space, Broggi believed that the truest form was achieved by systematically removing material until the structure achieved a state of near-impossibility, held together only by the inherent desire of the aggregate materials to remain clustered[^4].
He applied this concept rigorously, calculating the precise volume of material (expressed in cubic meters of granite or concrete) that…