Venice and Portugal in Early Modern Era: Heritage
Palazzo Grimani Museum hosted a series of lectures on Venetian-Portuguese relations from the 15th to 16th centuries, organised in collaboration with Portugal’s honorary consulate in Venice.
Architecture
Spedali Riuniti in Livorno: Ghino Venturi (1929)
This hospital complex in Livorno was built from 1929 under the direction of architect Ghino Venturi. Originally named after Costanzo Ciano during the Fascist period, it remains a major medical facility in Tuscany.
Padiglione Rodi at Mostra d’Oltremare Naples (1940)
The Padiglione Rodi was designed by architect Giovan Battista Ceas for the Mostra Triennale d’Oltremare in Naples in 1940. It stands within one of southern Italy’s principal exhibition grounds.
Piazzale dell’Impero Foro Italico: Luigi Moretti
A detail of the Piazzale dell’Impero at Rome’s Foro Italico, designed by Luigi Moretti as part of the sports complex built between 1928 and 1938.
Torre Branca in Milan by Gio Ponti (1933): Tower
Torre Branca is a steel-frame panoramic tower designed by architect Gio Ponti in 1933, located in Milan’s Parco Sempione. Its observation deck offers views across the city, the Alps, the Apennines, and the Po Valley on clear days.
Intendenza di Finanza Littoria: Frezzotti (1932)
The Finance Ministry Palace in Littoria, designed by architect Oriolo Frezzotti, was completed in 1931–32 as part of the newly founded city’s administrative infrastructure.
Fiat Mirafiori Plant Podium in Turin (1939)
A detail of the podium at the Fiat Mirafiori manufacturing plant in Turin, documented by photographer Stefano Vigolo. The sprawling complex stands as a landmark of Italian industrial history.
Palazzo Ronco in Biella by Gottardo Gussoni (1925)
Palazzo Ronco is a historic palazzo in Biella, Piedmont, designed by Turin architect Gottardo Gussoni in 1925. The building combines Neogothic and Neorenaissance elements across its distinctive C-shaped plan.
Casa Malaparte on Capri by Curzio Malaparte (1937)
A red-brick modernist house on a Capri clifftop, designed and built by writer Curzio Malaparte with a local stonemason. The residence features a striking rooftop patio and reverse pyramidal stairs.