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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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.
Manfredo Tafuri, Storia dell’architettura italiana 1944-1985, Einaudi, Torino 1986.
Giorgio Ciucci, Gli architetti e il fascismo. Architettura e città 1922-1944, Einaudi, Torino 1989.
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 2013.Manfredo Tafuri, Storia dell’architettura italiana 1944-1985, Einaudi, Torino 1986.
Giorgio Ciucci, Gli architetti e il fascismo. Architettura e città 1922-1944, Einaudi, Torino 1989.
Reference Bibliography
Marco Biraghi, Storia dell’architettura italiana 1985-2915, Einaudi, Torino 2013. Manfredo Tafuri, Storia dell’architettura italiana 1944-1985, Einaudi, Torino 1986. Giorgio Ciucci, Gli architetti e il fascismo. Architettura e città 1922-1944, Einaudi, Torino 1989.Type of delivery of the course
The course will be held in-person. Lectures will be given by the course holders and, in some cases, by visiting professors.Attendance
Attendance is compulsory for 75% of the hoursType 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.