The course aims to introduce students to the knowledge of Italian architecture in the first decades after the Second World War, read in relation to the international context and the crisis of the Modern.
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teaching materials
The first part of the course is dedicated to the leading figures, the themes and the works of the Fascist period in Turin, Milan and Rome. The purpose is to highlight the dialogue between Italian architectural culture and the new European debates while studying the peculiarities of Italian architecture and its relationship with local tradition.
The second half examines the post-World War II period, starting with the reconstruction projects until the Post-Modern debate, brought to the attention by Paolo Portoghesi during the 1980 Venice Biennale of Architecture.
Giorgio Ciucci, Gli architetti e il fascismo. Architettura e città 1922-1944, Einaudi, Torino 1986
Manfredo Tafuri, History of the Italian Architecture, 1944-1985, Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1989
Mutuazione: 21010028-1 ARCHITETTURA ITALIANA DEL '900 - PARTE 1 in Architettura - Progettazione architettonica LM-4 TALAMONA MARIA IDA
Programme
This course examines the history of Italian architecture in the 1900s, focusing on the years between the two World Wars and on the second post-war period.The first part of the course is dedicated to the leading figures, the themes and the works of the Fascist period in Turin, Milan and Rome. The purpose is to highlight the dialogue between Italian architectural culture and the new European debates while studying the peculiarities of Italian architecture and its relationship with local tradition.
The second half examines the post-World War II period, starting with the reconstruction projects until the Post-Modern debate, brought to the attention by Paolo Portoghesi during the 1980 Venice Biennale of Architecture.
Core Documentation
Marco Biraghi, Storia dell’architettura italiana 1985-2915, Einaudi, Torino 2013Giorgio Ciucci, Gli architetti e il fascismo. Architettura e città 1922-1944, Einaudi, Torino 1986
Manfredo Tafuri, History of the Italian Architecture, 1944-1985, Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1989
Type of delivery of the course
The course will be held alternating between in-class lectures and distance learning via the Microsoft Teams platform. The lectures will be given by the course holders and, in some cases, by visiting professors. In the event of an extension of the health emergency due to COVID-19, all the provisions governing the methods of carrying out educational activities and student evaluation will be implemented. The course requires compulsory attendance of at least 75% of the lessons.Type of evaluation
The evaluation is based on an oral examination. The student will have to answer some questions related to the course program and will have to demonstrate a good knowledge of the topic addressed. The student must also prove to be able to describe plans and elevations of the buildings discussed. In the event of an extension of the health emergency due to COVID-19, all the provisions governing the methods of carrying out educational activities and student evaluation will be implemented.