Publications and References on Fausto Ferrara
Selected bibliography of critical texts, books, catalogues, journals, academic archives, independent publications and events documenting the architectural work and research of Fausto Ferrara.
Critical Studies and Contributions in Books
Kenneth Frampton — On the Architectural Work of Fausto Ferrara
Kenneth Frampton, On the Architectural Work of Fausto Ferrara, Columbia University, New York, 2025. Critical text devoted to the tectonic, phenomenological and poetic dimensions of Fausto Ferrara’s work.
Forthcoming publication in La misura del silenzio, Palombi Editori.
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Kenneth Frampton — Dear Ferrara
Kenneth Frampton, Dear Ferrara, New York, November 2025. Critical letter written after reading Il silenzio e la misura del mondo, addressing architecture, limit, matter, light, silence and truth.
Forthcoming publication in Il Destino delle Forme, Palombi Editori.
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Franco Purini — Fausto Ferrara
Purini, Franco, “Fausto Ferrara”, in Traces of Centuries & Future Steps, 13th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Bembo, European Cultural Centre, Venice, 2012, p. 76.
Official exhibition catalogue. ISBN 9789490784119.
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Official catalogue — European Cultural Centre [PDF]
Elisabetta Cristallini — Fausto Ferrara. Sensory Space
Cristallini, Elisabetta, “Fausto Ferrara. Sensory space”, in Traces of Centuries & Future Steps. Biennale Architettura 2012, contribution in volume, University of Tuscia – UnitusOpen, 2012.
ISBN 9789490784119.
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Academic record — University of Tuscia / UnitusOpen
Elena Liotta — On Soul and Earth
Liotta, Elena, On Soul and Earth. The Psychic Value of Place, Routledge, London–New York, 2009. The volume includes references to works and materials by Fausto Ferrara.
ISBN 9780415461481 (hbk); 9780415461498 (pbk).
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Official page — Routledge
Journals and Independent Publications
C3GLOBE — Temple of Silence
Temple of Silence — White Walls of Light and Shadow, C3GLOBE, 2026. International publication devoted to the Temple of Silence, identifying Fausto Ferrara as author and architect of the work.
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C3GLOBE — Temple of Silence
Platform Architecture and Design — Casa 1
Platform. Architecture and Design, Issue 55, 2025. Casa 1 — Formentera, Spain, 2022 project by Fausto Ferrara, pp. 64–69. Text by Angela Palumbo. Photography by Francesco Galli.
ISSN 2420-9090.
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Official publication — Platform Issue 55
Artkey Magazine — Art Museum Omi
Leonardi, Maria, “Art Museum Omi”, Artkey Magazine, no. 2, 2007, p. 15. The reference is preserved in the institutional IRIS archive of Sapienza University of Rome.
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Academic record — Sapienza University / IRIS
Online Archives and Directories
World Architecture Community — Sensorial Space
World Architecture Community, “Sensorial space”. Fausto Ferrara project dated 2006; online project page published in 2011 and preserved in the platform’s international architectural archive.
Presentations and Events
IN/ARCH Lazio — Architectural Aperitifs
IN/ARCH Lazio, “Aperitivi di architettura – Fausto Ferrara”. Editorial presentation of Spazi Sensoriali, Rome, 7 May 2012.
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IN/ARCH Lazio
IN/ARCH Lazio — Critical Presentation
Critical presentation on the architecture of Fausto Ferrara, with contributions by Elisabetta Cristallini and Franco Purini, Rome, 2012. Video recording of the event.
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Video — YouTube
Sensory Spaces and Spatial Prototypes
professioneArchitetto.it, “Spazi sensoriali e prototipi spaziali”. Editorial presentation at Emau Art, Preganziol, Treviso, 23 June 2012.
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Architectural Aperitifs — Sensory Spaces
professioneArchitetto.it, “Aperitivi di Architettura. Spazi sensoriali”. IN/ARCH Lazio event, Rome, 7 May 2012.
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Press
The Architect’s Newspaper — Future Follies
Ian Volner, “Future Follies”, The Architect’s Newspaper, 15 October 2008. Article addressing architectural research and visions presented within an international context.
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The Architect’s Newspaper — Future Follies
Books by Fausto Ferrara
Spazi Sensoriali. Prototipi spaziali
Ferrara, Fausto, Spazi Sensoriali. Prototipi spaziali, Palombi Editori, Rome, 2010. ISBN/EAN 9788860603166. Presented at the Casa dell’Architettura in Rome on 22 February 2011.
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Google Books — Spazi Sensoriali
Scritti di architettura
Ferrara, Fausto, Scritti di architettura, Palombi Editori, Rome, 2025. ISBN/EAN 9791281675537. Volume devoted to the author’s writings and theoretical reflection on architecture.
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Google Books — Scritti di architettura
Critical Essays
To read the critical texts and explore the interpretations of Kenneth Frampton, Franco Purini, Francesco Dal Co, Elena Liotta, Elisabetta Cristallini, Philippe Daverio and Enrico Crispolti on the work of Fausto Ferrara:
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