The application is an integral part of the museum installation focused on The Analogous City, a collaborative artwork by Aldo Rossi, Eraldo Consolascio, Bruno Reichlin, and Fabio Reinhart, showcased at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 1976. This innovative application leverages augmented reality to enhance the visitor experience by overlaying comprehensive references onto a reproduction of The Analogous City, which can be accessed at http://archizoom.epfl.ch. The augmented layers provide a deeper understanding of the collage's various elements.

This application is essential for engaging with the digital aspects of the exhibition titled "Aldo Rossi - The window of the poet, Prints 1973-1997," which is hosted at multiple prestigious venues including the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, Archizoom EPFL in Lausanne, and GAMeC in Bergamo.

By acquiring the reproduction of The Analogous City in map form, published by Archizoom, users can replicate the museum installation experience anywhere and at any time. The printed map includes insightful texts by Aldo Rossi, Fabio Reinhart, and Dario Rodighiero, adding further context to the installation.

The Analogous City, or La Città Analoga, was envisioned as a true urban project. It incorporates a rich tapestry of historical and architectural elements, including Giovanni Battista Caporali's Drawing of Vitruvius’ city (1536), Galileo Galilei's drawing of the Pleiades Constellation (1610), Tanzio da Varallo's painting of David and Goliath (ca 1625), Francesco Borromini's plan of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (1638-1641), the Dufour topographic map (1864), Le Corbusier's general plan of the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut (1954), and several architectural projects by Aldo Rossi and his team.

Aldo Rossi reflected on The Analogous City in Lotus International n. 13 in 1976, stating, "Between past and present, reality and imagination, the analogous city is perhaps simply the city to be designed day by day, tackling problems and overcoming them, with a reasonable certainty that things will ultimately be better."