Stadio Nazionale Restoration, Rome, Marcello Piacentini, 1927
Marcello Piacentini oversaw the restoration of Rome’s Stadio Nazionale in 1927, shaping a landmark venue for the Italian capital during the interwar period.
Architecture
Pesaro Railway Station by Roberto Narducci
Roberto Narducci’s railway station in Pesaro (1935) exemplifies the architect’s modernist approach to institutional design. Built for the Italian state railway, it reflects the rationalist principles of early twentieth-century Italian architecture.
Palazzo delle Poste e Telegrafi, Belluno by Alberto Alpago
A postal and telegraph palace designed by architect Alberto Alpago in Belluno between 1936 and 1938, representing early 20th-century Italian public architecture.
Monument to the Fallen by Enrico Butti, Varese (1923)
A commemorative monument created by sculptor Enrico Butti in 1923 to honour those who died in war. Butti was a Milanese sculptor renowned for his funerary and commemorative works.
Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini, Livorno by Raffaello Brizzi
A 1935 stadium designed by architect Raffaello Brizzi in Livorno, Tuscany. This photograph documents a detail of the structure from Italy’s interwar architectural period.
Torre Littoria, Turin (1933–34)
A radio tower designed by Armando Melis de Villa, Giovanni Bernocco and Giorgio Scanagatta in Turin during the 1930s. An example of interwar Italian architectural modernism.
Casa Littoria, Bergamo by Alziro Bergonzo
A residential building in Bergamo designed by architect Alziro Bergonzo between 1937 and 1940, built for aviator and politician Antonio Locatelli.
Ossario ai Caduti, Udine by Provino Valle and Alessandro Limongelli
A war ossuary temple completed in 1940 in Udine, designed by architects Provino Valle and Alessandro Limongelli. The building commemorates fallen soldiers.
I Quattro Ponti, Venice, by Eugenio Miozzi
Four bridges designed by engineer Eugenio Miozzi in Venice, 1932–33. An infrastructural project undertaken during the engineer’s tenure as head of Venice’s Public Works Department.