Plinio Marconi (1873-1974), architect-engineer native of Verona, designer, theorist and academic, student and then collaborator of Gustavo Giovannoni, is one of the protagonists of the Roman architectural scene of the first half of the 20th Century. He draws up the masterplans of many Italian cities (Verona, Vicenza, Bologna, Rimini, Salerno, Trento), designs rural villages in Lucania and Molise and many public housing project (Bologna, Forlì, Pisa, Rome, Salerno). The proposed study aims to investigate the role of Marconi architect, often obscured by that of the urban planner. The focus will be on public housing projects, which constitute for the Veronese designer a testing laboratory for the research of a new modern architectural language in continuity with the national tradition.

Plinio Marconi's public housing projects between innovation and historical continuity

Annarita Teodosio;Simona Talenti
2019-01-01

Abstract

Plinio Marconi (1873-1974), architect-engineer native of Verona, designer, theorist and academic, student and then collaborator of Gustavo Giovannoni, is one of the protagonists of the Roman architectural scene of the first half of the 20th Century. He draws up the masterplans of many Italian cities (Verona, Vicenza, Bologna, Rimini, Salerno, Trento), designs rural villages in Lucania and Molise and many public housing project (Bologna, Forlì, Pisa, Rome, Salerno). The proposed study aims to investigate the role of Marconi architect, often obscured by that of the urban planner. The focus will be on public housing projects, which constitute for the Veronese designer a testing laboratory for the research of a new modern architectural language in continuity with the national tradition.
2019
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