Reconstructing Italy

Author : Stephanie Zeier Pilat
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317070305
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing Italy written by Stephanie Zeier Pilat and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconstructing Italy traces the postwar transformation of the Italian nation through an analysis of the Ina-Casa plan for working class housing, established in 1949 to address the employment and housing crises. Government sponsored housing programs undertaken after WWII have often been criticized as experiments that created more social problems than they solved. The neighborhoods of Ina-Casa stand out in contrast to their contemporaries both in terms of design and outcome. Unlike modernist high-rise housing projects of the period, Ina-Casa neighborhoods are picturesque and human-scaled and incorporate local construction materials and methods resulting in a rich aesthetic diversity. And unlike many other government forays into housing undertaken during this period, the Ina-Casa plan was, on the whole, successful: the neighborhoods are still lively and cohesive communities today. This book examines what made Ina-Casa a success among so many failed housing experiments, focusing on the tenuous balance struck between the legislation governing Ina-Casa, the architects who led the Ina-Casa administration, the theory of design that guided architects working on the plan, and an analysis of the results-the neighborhoods and homes constructed. Drawing on the writings of the architects, government documents, and including brief passages from works of neorealist literature and descriptions of neorealist films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italo Calvino and others, this book presents a portrait of the postwar struggle to define a post-Fascist Italy.

Author : Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Publisher : Guggenheim Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780892074990
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Italian Futurism 1909-1944 written by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and published by Guggenheim Museum. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: February 21-September 1, 2014 The first comprehensive overview of Italian Futurism to be presented in the United States, this multidisciplinary exhibition examines the historical sweep of the movement from its inception with F.T. Marinetti's Futurist manifesto in 1909 through its demise at the end of World War II. Presenting over 300 works executed between 1909 and 1944, the chronological exhibition encompasses not only painting and sculpture, but also architecture, design, ceramics, fashion, film, photography, advertising, free-form poetry, publications, music, theater, and performance. To convey the myriad artistic languages employed by the Futurists as they evolved over a 35-year period, the exhibition integrates multiple disciplines in each section. Italian Futurism is organized by Vivien Greene, Curator, 19th- and Early 20th-Century Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. In addition, a distinguished international advisory committee has been assembled to provide expertise and guidance.

Author : United States. Department of Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lumber Market in Italy and Reconstruction Requirements written by United States. Department of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephanie Pilat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781306994408
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing Italy written by Stephanie Pilat and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconstructing Italy traces the postwar transformation of the Italian nation through an analysis of the Ina-Casa plan for working class housing, established in 1949 to address the employment and housing crises. Government sponsored housing programs undertaken after WWII have often been criticized as experiments that created more social problems than they solved. The neighborhoods of Ina-Casa stand out in contrast to their contemporaries both in terms of design and outcome. Unlike modernist high-rise housing projects of the period, Ina-Casa neighborhoods are picturesque and human-scaled and incorporate local construction materials and methods resulting in a rich aesthetic diversity. And unlike many other government forays into housing undertaken during this period, the Ina-Casa plan was, on the whole, successful: the neighborhoods are still lively and cohesive communities today. This book examines what made Ina-Casa a success among so many failed housing experiments, focusing on the tenuous balance struck between the legislation governing Ina-Casa, the architects who led the Ina-Casa administration, the theory of design that guided architects working on the plan, and an analysis of the results-the neighborhoods and homes constructed. Drawing on the writings of the architects, government documents, and including brief passages from works of neorealist literature and descriptions of neorealist films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italo Calvino and others, this book presents a portrait of the postwar struggle to define a post-Fascist Italy.

Author : John Lamberton Harper
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521522823
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America and the Reconstruction of Italy, 1945-1948 written by John Lamberton Harper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-16 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the American role in Italy prior to the decisive elections of 1948.

Author : Edwin Wildman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconstructing America written by Edwin Wildman and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nicola White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
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Download or read book Reconstructing Italian Fashion written by Nicola White and published by . This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide range of sources, notably the testimonies of key witnesses, contemporary media reports and surviving garments, this book exposes the depth of American involvement in Italian fashion in a crucial phase of its development.

Author : Alfonse D'Amato
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report on Earthquake Reconstruction in Italy written by Alfonse D'Amato and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Giuseppe Volpi (conte di Misurata)
Publisher : New York : Italian Historical Society
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
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Download or read book The Financial Reconstruction of Italy written by Giuseppe Volpi (conte di Misurata) and published by New York : Italian Historical Society. This book was released on 1927 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Massimo L. Salvadori
Publisher : Viella Libreria Editrice
ISBN 13 : 8867284274
Total Pages : 49 pages
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Download or read book Italy 1943-1948: From catastrophe to reconstruction written by Massimo L. Salvadori and published by Viella Libreria Editrice. This book was released on 2015-03-04T00:00:00+01:00 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The topic of this second edition of the Gaetano Sal- vemini Colloquium is one of the most complex in Italian history. In just a few years, between July 1943 and April 1948, a rapid succession of events took place that are critical to understand the history of post-fascist Italy along with the political and institutional process that led to the approval of the Constitution and the birth of the Republic."