Villa Mairea: Aalto’s Experimental Masterpiece in Finland
Completed in 1940 for patrons Harry and Maire Gullichsen, Villa Mairea in Noormarkku stands as architect Alvar Aalto’s landmark exploration of experimental residential design.
Architecture
Casa Bassanini, Milan: Portaluppi and Boschini, 1930–34
An apartment building in Milan designed by architect Piero Portaluppi and structural engineer Paolo Mario Boschini between 1930 and 1934, located on via Foppa near Parco Solari.
Casa del Fascio, Florence by Fagnoni and Bianchini
A Rationalist building completed in 1940 in Florence, designed by architect Raffaello Fagnoni and engineer Enrico Bianchini for the Fascist party organization.
Teatro Smeraldo, Milan, 1939–1942
A theatre in Milan designed by architect Alessandro Rimini and completed in 1942. The venue hosted musical performances and later screenings before closing in 2012.
Fisica Tecnica Building, University of Padua, 1936
A Rationalist-era building constructed in 1936 for the Physics and Engineering faculty of the University of Padua, one of Europe’s oldest universities.
Casa del Fascio, Littoria by Oriolo Frezzotti
A Rationalist administrative building designed by architect Oriolo Frezzotti for the Fascist party in the planned town of Littoria, completed in the early 1940s.
Palazzo Bolchini, Milan, by Pier Giulio Magistretti
Palazzo Bolchini is an eight-storey residential building in Milan’s Piazza Meda, designed by architect Pier Giulio Magistretti and completed in 1930.
Diga del Molato, Nibbiano, 1928
The Diga del Molato is an irrigation and hydroelectric dam built in 1928 on the Tidone torrent, creating an artificial lake on the border between Pavia and Piacenza provinces.
Cinema Impero, Asmara, 1937
Cinema Impero is an Art Deco cinema built in 1937 in Asmara, Eritrea, during the Italian colonial period. Designed by architect Mario Messina, it remains one of the world’s finest examples of Art Deco architecture.