| Title |
A Study on the Modernity and Historicity of Italian Rationalism Architecture |
| Keywords |
Giuseppe Terragni ; Italian Rationalism ; Modernity ; Historicity ; Casa del Fascio |
| Abstract |
This research aims to investigate the process by which Italian Rationalism architecture in 1920s adopted modernity, the new philosophical and cultural trend at the moment, and the modern architect, through analysing "Casa del Fascio" by Giuseppe Terragni. The analysis also presents a foundation that can explain how Italian architects established their unique and modern architectural trend through reconstructing architectural and cultural tradition. Giuseppe Terragni, a distinctive architect of this movement, attempted to synthesise the issues from modernity and tradition, while considering problems of both. For instance, the main concept of "Casa del Fascio" is to harmonize the modernity and tradition and this can be seen from the master plan to architectural language: master plan follows the traditional approach; the influence of modern architect is observable in architectural language, ratio and structure. This is very outcome of his attempt to integrate the global generality and the specific local value. |