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Italy 1922-1944
New rural and mining towns in the Italy of Mussolini
During the fascist regime in Italy (1922-1943), Mussolini instituted a
series of extraordinary land reclamation programs that aimed to turn
Italy’s marshes into fertile agricultural grounds.
The regime constructed New Towns throughout Italy between 1932 and 1938, and many of them featured rationalist planning and architecture.
In the idea of the Duce, the best way to economically strengthen the link between the territory and its population was to develop a new sense of belonging.Far from the monumental projects found in the major capitals, the buildings in the pictures materializes the essentials needs of civic life but theirs aesthetic values and their originality are evident.
The regime constructed New Towns throughout Italy between 1932 and 1938, and many of them featured rationalist planning and architecture.
In the idea of the Duce, the best way to economically strengthen the link between the territory and its population was to develop a new sense of belonging.Far from the monumental projects found in the major capitals, the buildings in the pictures materializes the essentials needs of civic life but theirs aesthetic values and their originality are evident.
Sous le régime fasciste italien (1922-1943), Mussolini a institué une série de programmes extraordinaires de récupération des terres qui visaient à transformer
les marais d'Italie en terres agricoles fertiles.
Le régime a construit des villes nouvelles dans toute l'Italie entre 1932
1938, et nombre d'entre elles présentaient un urbanisme et une architecture rationalistes.
Dans l'idée du Duce, le meilleur moyen de renforcer économiquement le lien entre le territoire et sa population était de développer un nouveau sentiment d'appartenance. Loin des projets monumentaux que l'on trouve dans les grandes capitales, les bâtiments présentés dans les images matérialisent les besoins essentiels de la vie civique mais leurs valeurs esthétiques et leur originalité sont évidentes.