“Terragni was the author of an anti-rethorical and anti-academic architecture composed of shadows and voids, the passion of man, a revolution of outdated senses, an eye to the future, a blueprint for modern politics and modern society”
Winner of Kent School of Architecture Best Written Work in 2016, this thesis sought to explore the architecture of Fascist Italy, with a focus on the architect Giuseppe Terragni and his work in the design of Fascist party headquarters throughout the Italian peninsula, as well as his role in the creation and promotion of Italian rationalism as the birth of a new architectural style with long-lasting influence in Europe. This research, carried out under the supervision of Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin, was supported by first-hand photographic evidence of the buildings and their current place in the urban fabric, as well as untranslated resources that aided a thorough research.
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