Paolo Boselli Industrial School, Savona (1933–34)
Savona’s chief municipal engineer Ivan Ricca designed it in 1931. It opened in 1934 for the city’s technical schools and has housed the Liceo Orazio Grassi since the early 1970s.
Architecture
Monumento Caduti d Africa, Romano Romanelli, 1938
A commemorative monument designed by Romano Romanelli, erected in Syracuse in 1938 to honour those who fell in African campaigns.
Casa Corbellini Wassermann, Milan, by Piero Portaluppi
A residential house designed by Milan architect Piero Portaluppi between 1934 and 1936. The building exemplifies early twentieth-century Milanese domestic architecture.
Palazzo Poste Piazza Bologna Rome by Mario Ridolfi
The Palazzo delle Poste at Piazza Bologna in Rome’s Nomentano district was designed by architects Mario Ridolfi and Mario dell’Arco and completed in 1935.
War Memorial Arch in Genoa by Marcello Piacentini
Marcello Piacentini designed this triumphal arch as a monument to the fallen in Genoa, completed in 1931. The work exemplifies Rationalist architectural principles of the interwar period.
Casa del Mutilato in Ragusa by Francesco Fichera
Francesco Fichera designed this 1938 palazzo in Ragusa, Sicily, originally serving as Casa del Mutilato e del Combattente and Palazzo delle Corporazioni. The building now houses the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.
War Memorial in Chioggia by Domenico Trentacoste
Domenico Trentacoste designed this monument to fallen soldiers in Chioggia, Veneto, in 1926. The work represents the sculptor’s contribution to Italy’s commemoration of the First World War.
Ispica’s Covered Market of 1932 and Its Second Life
Built as the trading heart of the town and finished in 1932, the market lost its purpose to the growing city, became a culture centre in the 1980s and was restored after the 2003 flood.
Stadio Nicola De Simone, Syracuse, 1930–32
A football stadium in Syracuse, Sicily, designed by architect Raffaele Leone and built between 1930 and 1932. Originally named Stadio Vittorio Emanuele III, it was renamed in 1979 to honour a local player.