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Routledge Companion to Italian Fascist Architecture : Reception and Legacy by Stephanie Pilat (2020, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-100367348519
ISBN-139780367348519
eBay Product ID (ePID)8038263240
Product Key Features
Number of Pages590 Pages
Publication NameRoutledge Companion to Italian Fascist Architecture : Reception and Legacy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Reference, General, Study & Teaching
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephanie Pilat
Subject AreaArchitecture
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight48.4 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2019-056525
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"This excellent volume is the fundamental reference for readers interested in the histories, legacies, and afterlives of fascist architecture and urbanism. The genuine diversity and distinction of the perspectives represented ensures that this will be a touchstone for some time to come." - Dana Renga, The Ohio State University "Bringing together disparate voices and perspectives, this volume draws valuable attention to the ways in which scholars, artists, architects, communities and others have engaged the material remains of the fascist past, not only within Italy, but also in that country's former colonies and territories. Among the book's many strengths, is its willingness to confront the challenges raised by difficult histories, in Italy and elsewhere, and to acknowledge and give voice to a multiplicity of responses." - Lucy Maulsby, Associate Professor, Northeastern University, Boston "When it comes to the history of XX Century Italian architecture the community of international scholars and architects has a few recurring targets of [political] investigation: the twenty years ruled by the fascist Party; the mythologized "socialist" epic of Aldo Rossi & friends, the "anarchitectural" legacy of the Florentine Radicals; most recently a stream of young designers/thinkers speculating on the nostalgia for those predecessors. This book comes as an attempt, both virtuous and solid, to clear some of the confusion coming with the excess of academic and cultural glam recently raised by the discussion on the fascist legacy in Italy, especially when seen through today's political eye." - Pippo Ciorra, Full Professor of Design and Theory, University of Camerino, Senior Curator MAXXI Architettura, "This excellent volume is the fundamental reference for readers interested in the histories, legacies, and afterlives of fascist architecture and urbanism. The genuine diversity and distinction of the perspectives represented ensures that this will be a touchstone for some time to come."- Dana Renga, The Ohio State University "Bringing together disparate voices and perspectives, this volume draws valuable attention to the ways in which scholars, artists, architects, communities and others have engaged the material remains of the fascist past, not only within Italy, but also in that country's former colonies and territories. Among the book's many strengths, is its willingness to confront the challenges raised by difficult histories, in Italy and elsewhere, and to acknowledge and give voice to a multiplicity of responses." - Lucy Maulsby, Associate Professor, Northeastern University, Boston "When it comes to the history of XX Century Italian architecture the community of international scholars and architects has a few recurring targets of [political] investigation: the twenty years ruled by the fascist Party; the mythologized "socialist" epic of Aldo Rossi & friends, the "anarchitectural" legacy of the Florentine Radicals; most recently a stream of young designers/thinkers speculating on the nostalgia for those predecessors. This book comes as an attempt, both virtuous and solid, to clear some of the confusion coming with the excess of academic and cultural glam recently raised by the discussion on the fascist legacy in Italy, especially when seen through today's political eye."- Pippo Ciorra, Full Professor of Design and Theory, University of Camerino, Senior Curator MAXXI Architettura
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal720.103
SynopsisToday, nearly a century after the National Fascist Party came to power in Italy, questions about the built legacy of the regime provoke polemics among architects and scholars. Mussolini's government constructed thousands of new buildings across the Italian Peninsula and islands and in colonial territories. From hospitals, post offices and stadia to housing, summer camps, Fascist Party Headquarters, ceremonial spaces, roads, railways and bridges, the physical traces of the regime have a presence in nearly every Italian town. The Routledge Companion to Italian Fascist Architecture investigates what has become of the architectural and urban projects of Italian fascism, how sites have been transformed or adapted and what constitutes the meaning of these buildings and cities today. The essays include a rich array of new arguments by both senior and early career scholars from Italy and beyond. They examine the reception of fascist architecture through studies of destruction and adaptation, debates over reuse, artistic interventions and even routine daily practices, which may slowly alter collective understandings of such places. Paolo Portoghesi sheds light on the subject from his internal perspective, while Harald Bodenschatz situates Italy among period totalitarian authorities and their symbols across Europe. Section editors frame, synthesize and moderate essays that explore fascism's afterlife; how the physical legacy of the regime has been altered and preserved and what it means now. This critical history of interpretations of fascist-era architecture and urban projects broadens our understanding of the relationships among politics, identity, memory and place. This companion will be of interest to students and scholars in a range of fields, including Italian history, architectural history, cultural studies, visual sociology, political science and art history., The Routledge Companion to the Reception of Italian Fascist Architecture investigates what has become of the architectural and urban projects of Italian Fascism, how sites have been transformed or adapted, and what constitutes the meaning of these buildings and cities today.
LC Classification NumberNA1118.5.F28R68 2020
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