Typology Beyond Rossi, Christopher C.M. Lee,

Abstract: Type, as a theory and heuristic device, originated in the context of the Enlightenment in 18th-century Europe. It has been discussed ever since, from Quatremère de Quincy to Aldo Rossi, within this intellectual and historical framework. This presentation proposes the possibility of reframing the concept of type from an Eastern perspective and recasting the instrumentality and efficacy of dominant types as a common framework in an emerging multi-polar world.