Published by Ulrike Gawlik: Innere Kolonisierung – Italien und Deutschland von 1927 bis 1935

Ulrike Gawlik, who has already made an important contribution to Italian studies with her dissertation on the Italian landscape architect Raffaele De Vico (published 2012), now broadens the view with her post-doctoral thesis to the quite mutual influences of Italy and Germany in the 'saddle period' around 1930. In her new book she delves into …

Published by Alexander Fichte: Städtische Wohnquartiere in Venedig (1918–1939)

In the inner periphery of Venice, various residential areas were built in the 1920s and 1930s to absorb the population demands of the time, which were also felt in the lagoon city. Attempts were made to design the urban form of the new neighborhoods in such a way that they blended harmoniously with Venice's particular …

Published by Sandro Scarrocchia: Sandro Angelini – Architetto in Bergamo e conservatore internazionale nel secondo Novecento

Sandro AngeliniArchitetto in Bergamo e conservatore internazionale nel secondo NovecentoSandro Scarrocchia ITALIAN | ISBN: 9788857587592 The place from which one goes out and to which one returns is Bergamo, both for Sandro Angelini and for Sandro Scarrocchia, an Italian architectural historian and expert in the preservation of heritage. The architect Angelini was born in Bergamo …

Croci e fasci – Radiointerview

Luigi Monzo spricht mit Cathrin Weiß im Radio StHörfunk zu seinem Buch 'Croci e fasci - Der italienische Kirchenbau in der Zeit des Faschismus'. Erstausstrahlung am 20.12.2021 16.00-17.00 Uhr im Radio StHörfunk. Online im Stream und via FM, Wiederholungen entsprechend am unmittelbar folgenden Mittwoch 11 Uhr, Freitag 7 Uhr, Sonntag 5 Uhr. Das Interview ist …

Published: Croci e fasci – Italian church architecture during fascism

Croci e fasciDer italienische Kirchenbau in der Zeit des FaschismusGERMAN | ISBN: 9783422980501 | >> Brief presentation in English. Scheda riassuntiva in lingua italiana. This book is the essence of many years of research on Italian architecture of the first half of the 20th century, related to church architecture of the interwar period. It is …

Published by Scott Budzynski: Evoking the New City

Evoking the New City: Milan from Post-World War II Reconstruction Through the Economic MiracleISBN: 978-8869772627 The american architectural hisotrian Scott Budzynski recently published his new book on modern italian architecture. He examins the postwar period in Milan as a time in which the transformational possibilities of the Lombard metropolis were palpable. He shows how architects …

Published: Townscapes in Transition

Townscapes in Transition: Transformation and Reorganization of Italian Cities and Their Architecture in the Interwar PeriodISBN: 3837646602 How did urban Italy come to look the way it does today? This collection of essays assembles recent studies in architectural history and theory exploring the historical paradigms guiding architecture and landscape design between the world wars. The …

Upcoming Book: Townscapes in Transition

Between the two world wars, there was a high level of building activity in Italy. Architects built new edifices, but they also repaired, restored and rebuilt existing ones. Fascist society both formed a new political landscape and shaped the traditional historical landscapes through architecture and urban planning. The book Townscapes in Transition will bring together …

CONF: Continuare la città. Principi e tendenze nella ricerca architettonica ed urbanistica di una città moderna all’italiana, 1919-1945 (Roma, 12/13 luglio 2018)

Bibliotheca Hertziana – Istituto Max Planck per la storia dell’arte, Roma, in cooperazione con l'Università di Bamberga, 12/13 luglio 2018 Conferenza internazionale | 12/13 luglio 2018 Continuare la città. Principi e tendenze nella ricerca architettonica ed urbanistica di una città moderna all'italiana, 1919-1945. Location 12 luglio (convegno): Villino Stroganoff, Via Gregoriana 22, Roma | ore …

CONF: Paesaggio in transizione. Trasformazione, riordinamento e continuità nell’architettura della città italiana tra le due guerre. (Sorrento, 14 giugno 2018)

Annual Conference of the American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS) Istituto Sant'Anna, Via Marina Grande 16, Sorrento (Italy), 14-17 June 2018 https://aais.wildapricot.org/conference-program Session 24 | 14 giugno 2018 Paesaggio in transizione. Trasformazione, riordinamento e continuità nell’architettura della città italiana tra le due guerre. Location: Aula 10, Istituto Sant'Anna. Dopo la prima guerra mondiale si attuò …