Rationalism (architecture)
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In architecture, Rationalism is an architectural current which mostly developed from Italy in the 1920s and 1930s. Vitruvius had claimed in his work De architectura that architecture is an art that ca
Project for an Isaac Newton memorial by Étienne-Louis Boullée.
The former Casa del Fascio in Como, Italy, designed by Giuseppe Terragni.
University of Rome campus in 1938
Casa del Fascio (Como)
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The Casa del Fascio of Como, also called Palazzo Terragni, is a building located in Como, Italy, in the Piazza del Popolo, considered one of the masterpieces of Italian Modern Architecture. It was des
Rationalism (architecture)
…constituted itself as an official body, the Movimento Italiano per l'Architettura Razionale (MIAR), in 1930. Exemplary works include Giuseppe Terragni's Casa del Fascio in Como (1932–36), The Medaglia d'Oro room at the Italian Aeronautical Show in Milan (1934) by Pagano and Marcello Nizzoli, and the Fascist Trades Union…
Detail of Casa del Fascio main façade
Projections on the main façade of the Casa del Fascio to celebrate the eighty years since its construction
View from the Atrium towards the Salone delle Adunate