Università Roma Tre

Course 2023-24 traces the history of 20th century Italian architecture, from the Unification of Italy to the end of the century, focusing on the protagonists, works and themes of the architectural and urban planning debate. The course is divided into classroom lessons and outdoor visits. In A.Y. 2023-24 the course is dedicated to architecture in Rome, with particular attention to completed and unbuilt works, to the various movements read in relation to the international debate, to competitions and exhibitions, and to moments of continuity and discontinuity of theoretical discourse.
There will be talks by specialist scholars and a seminar dedicated to the work and figure of Marcello Piacentini, held by Prof. Paolo Nicoloso.

Marco Biraghi, Storia dell’architettura contemporanea 1945-2008, vol. II, Einaudi, Torino 2008.
Marco Biraghi, Storia dell’architettura italiana 1985-2015, Einaudi, Torino 2013.
Giorgio Ciucci, Gli architetti e il fascismo. Architettura e città 1922-1944, Einaudi, Torino 1989.
Giorgio Ciucci, Giorgio Muratore (a cura di), Storia dell’architettura contemporanea. Il primo Novecento, Electa, Milano 2004.
Francesco Dal Co (a cura di), Storia dell’architettura italiana. Il secondo Novecento, Electa, Milano 1997.
Manfredo Tafuri, Storia dell’architettura italiana 1944-1985, Einaudi, Torino 1986.

The course explores the history of Italian 20th-century architecture, from the unification of Italy to the end of the century. Emphasizing key figures, works, and themes, the course includes both classroom lectures and external visits. Focused on Rome in the 2023-24 academic year, it examines realized and unrealized works, various movements in the international discourse, competitions, exhibitions, and moments of continuity and discontinuity in theoretical discussions. Specialized scholars will contribute, and a seminar on Marcello Piacentini will be led by Professor Paolo Nicoloso.
The second part of the course delves into Roman experiences from the post-war period to Jubilee 2000. It addresses key themes such as post-war reconstruction, the crisis of the Modern Movement, the relationship with history and tradition, the debate on art, architecture, and the city, disciplinary identity, and the development of new technologies. This involves studying key figures' activities and analyzing significant works of the period.

M. Tafuri, Storia dell’architettura italiana 1944-1985, Einaudi, Torino 1982.
F. Dal Co (a cura di), Storia dell’architettura italiana. Il secondo Novecento, Electa, Milano 1997.
M. Biraghi, Storia dell’architettura contemporanea 1945-2008, vol. II, Einaudi, Torino 2008.
E. G. Haddad, D. Rifkind (a cura di), A critical history of Contemporary Architecture: 1960-2010, Routledge, Oxford 2014.