Art Déco, Art Nouveau and Italian Liberty Compared
Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Italian Liberty (also known as Italian Art Nouveau ) are three significant artistic and architectural movements that have…
Architecture
San Candido Military Sacrarium: Greppi & Castiglioni
The San Candido Military Sacrarium, designed by architect Giovanni Greppi and sculptor Giannino Castiglioni, was built in 1939 in the Prato Valley near Bolzano. The circular fortification-style structure houses 228 fallen soldiers from the First World War.
Villa Masini in Montevarchi: Liberty Architecture
Villa Masini is a residence in Montevarchi, Arezzo, designed by engineer Giuseppe Petrini and architect Luigi Zumkeller for entrepreneur Angiolo Masini between 1924 and 1927.
Casa Albori in Fiume by Umberto Nordio (1939–42)
A residential tower designed by Italian architect Umberto Nordio and completed in Fiume between 1939 and 1942. The building exemplifies Rationalist principles applied to urban domestic architecture in the interwar period.
Grattacielo Piccolo in Fiume: Raoul Puhali (1940)
A modest skyscraper designed by Italian engineer Raoul Puhali and completed in 1940 in Fiume, Croatia. The building survived Allied bombing during World War II.
Banco di Roma Palace Milan: Cesare Scoccimarro
A 1939–40 banking palace in Milan designed by architect Cesare Scoccimarro, now headquarters of UniCredit. The building reflects the architectural priorities of its era.
Palazzo Gualino in Turin: Levi-Montalcini & Pagano
An office building designed by architects Gino Levi-Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano for entrepreneur Riccardo Gualino, Palazzo Gualino stands as an important example of early Italian rationalist architecture.
Ex Caserma Pastrengo in Ferrara: Virgilio Coltro
A monumental barracks designed by engineer Virgilio Coltro and constructed from 1925 to 1926 in Ferrara. Originally built as a Carabinieri station, it now houses provincial offices.
Bank of Italy Palace in Taranto: Cesare Bazzani
A 1937 palazzo in Taranto designed by engineer Cesare Bazzini originally housed the Bank of Italy. The building now serves as home to the School of Medicine of the University of Bari’s Taranto campus.