Review article
Italian Architecture of the Second Quarter of the 20th Century in the Political Context
Dražen Arbutina
Abstract
The author considers it is impossible to classify architecture and town planning simply from the aspect of style without considering the political context. On the example of Italian architecture and design in the period of fascist rule he shows it is illogical to place modern Italian architecture of the "international style" alongside the architecture and townplanning of truly democratic regimes. He presents the work of some Italian architects from the second quarter of the 20th century, the ambivalence of style in a clearly profiled political situation, and the contradictions that emerge from this ambivalence.
Keywords
architecture; dictatorship; fascism; Italy; town planning
Hrčak ID:
24063
URI
Publication date:
30.12.1997.
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