Palazzo di Giustizia and Casa del Mutilato, Milan
Two monumental buildings designed by Marcello Piacentini and engineer Luigi Lorenzo Secchi in Milan between 1932 and 1942, representing Rationalist architecture of the Italian interwar period.
Architecture
Palazzo della Triennale, Milan by Giovanni Muzio
Giovanni Muzio’s Palazzo della Triennale in Milan (1931–1933) exemplifies the stripped-down classicism of the Novecento Italiano movement.
Palazzo della Borsa, Milan by Paolo Mezzanotte
The Palazzo della Borsa in Milan, designed by architect Paolo Mezzanotte and engineer Vittorio Mezzanotte, was completed in 1932 as the headquarters of the Italian stock exchange.
Casa del Balilla, Pavia
A Rationalist building designed for the Fascist youth organization, completed in Pavia in 1935.
Reggio Emilia Railway Station by Angiolo Mazzoni
The Reggio Emilia Railway Station was designed by Italian architect Angiolo Mazzoni during the interwar period. Built as part of a national program of public works, it exemplifies the architectural modernization of Italy’s railway infrastructure.
Autodromo della Mellaha, Tripoli, 1934
The Autodromo della Mellaha was an international motor racing circuit built near Tripoli in Italian Libya, designed by engineers Attilio Arcangeli and Luigi Maruffi and inaugurated in 1934.
Santa Maria Novella Railway Station, Florence (1932–1935)
Florence’s principal railway station, designed by the Gruppo Toscano collective and completed in 1935, exemplifies Italian Rationalist architecture of the interwar period.
Casa del Fascio, Intra: Luigi Vietti, 1933
A Rationalist civic building designed by architect Luigi Vietti in the Piedmont town of Intra, now part of Verbania. Built in 1933, it exemplifies the geometric and functional principles of Italian Rationalism.
Stabilimento Roma at Ostia, Giovanni Battista Milani, 1924
The Stabilimento Roma was a seaside resort designed by engineer Giovanni Battista Milani in Ostia, Rome, built between 1924 and 1927. The structure was destroyed during the Nazi occupation in World War II.