Townscapes in Transition ? Transformation and Reorganization of Italian Cities and Their Architecture in the Interwar Period (Urban Studies)

How did urban Italy come to look the way it does today? This collection of essays assembles recent studies in architectural history and theory exploring the historical paradigms guiding architecture and landscape design between the world wars. The authors explore physical changes in townscapes and landscapes, covering a wide range of architectural designs from strict modernist solutions to variations of regionalism, mediterraneanism and national style from all over Italy. Specifically, the volume explains how conservation, restoration and town planning for historic areas led to the production of heritage, and elucidates the role played by architects like Marcello Piacentini, Innocenzo Sabbatini, Mario De Renzi and Giulio Ulisse Arata.

Carmen M. Enss (Dr.-Ing.) ist Architekturhistorikerin und forscht zu Stadt und Denkmalpflege an der Universität Bamberg. Sie leitet den Forschungsverbund UrbanMetaMapping. Dieser untersucht das Kartieren und Transformieren europäischer Städte zwischen 1939 und 1949.

Luigi Monzo (PhD) works as an architect in Germany. From 2017 to 2020 he taught architectural history and design at the University of Innsbruck, currently he teaches at the University of Biberach. His research addresses the intersections between architectural culture, design process, and political structures in totalitarian regimes, with a particular focus on architecture and urban planning in fascist Italy.