The battle for modernism: Quadrante and the politicization of architecture discourse in facist Italy
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The other side of twentieth-century architectural history in Italy and Europe. Quadrante rallied supporters and organized the most prominent practitioners and benefactors of Italian rationalism into a coherent movement that advanced the cause of specific currents of modern architecture in interwar Italy. Through a detailed study of Quadrante and its circle of architects,(...)
The battle for modernism: Quadrante and the politicization of architecture discourse in facist Italy
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$51.00
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The other side of twentieth-century architectural history in Italy and Europe. Quadrante rallied supporters and organized the most prominent practitioners and benefactors of Italian rationalism into a coherent movement that advanced the cause of specific currents of modern architecture in interwar Italy. Through a detailed study of Quadrante and its circle of architects, critics, artists, and patrons, the book investigates the relationship between modern architecture and fascist political practices in Italy during Benito Mussolini's regime (1922-1943).
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