Title & Author:

The other Rome : building the modern metropolis 1870-1960 / Jean-François Lejeune (ed.) ; contributions by Daniel Solomon, Lucio Valerio Barbera, Anna Irene Del Monaco, Jean-François Lejeune, Salvatore Santuccio ; photography by Jean-François Lejeune.

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2025]
©2025

Description:

367 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans, portraits ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Roma non interrotta / Jean-François Lejeune -- The splendid ordinary / Daniel Solomon -- Waltzing the third Rome / Lucio Valerio Barbera -- Neighborhood typologies: reform blocks, palazzine, and metropolitan density / Jean-François Lejeune -- Neighborhood portraits / Anna Irene Del Monaco, Jean-François Lejeune, Daniel Solomon -- Modern Rome and the cinematic gaze / Salvatore Santuccio.

Summary:

Rome, the "Eternal City", is a unique palimpsest dating back to Antiquity. However, beyond the historic center built over millennia on the famous seven hills - another Rome exists, one of large and often stunning modern neighborhoods, housing estates, schools, and public buildings. When Rome became Italy's capital in 1871, the population increased extensively and the city exceeded its boundaries since Roman times, the Aurelian Walls. This extraordinary transformation laid the foundation for many new quarters built to accommodate civil servants and rural migrants, drawing on vernacular and ancient Roman traditions and blending past and present. This book looks at Rome's evolution and architecture from the 19th century onwards, embodying a kind of "Splendid Ordinary" - a journey that is full of discoveries. With contributions by Lucio Barbera, Anna Irene Del Monaco, Jean-François Lejeune, Salvatore Santuccio, Daniel Solomon. Attractive in-depth portraits of 16 neighborhoods with photographs and drawings. An excursion on post-WWII Italian cinema highlights the locations of famous movies.

ISBN:

9783035625363 hardback
3035625360

Subject:

Architecture Italy Rome History.
City planning Italy Rome History 19th century.
City planning Italy Rome History 20th century.
Architecture Italie Rome Histoire.
Architecture History.
City planning History.
Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Italy Rome
Italy
Rome.

Added entries:

Lejeune, Jean-François, editor, photographer (expression), contributor.
Solomon, Daniel, 1939- contributor.
Barbera, Lucio Valerio, 1937- contributor.
Del Monaco, Anna Irene, contributor.
Santuccio, Salvatore, contributor.

Building the modern metropolis 1870-1960

Holdings:

Location: Library study room new acquisitions 325302
Call No.: 325302
Copy: 1
Status: Available