After numerous travels to Palm Springs, California for the Modernism Week we were wandering if there’s some kind of Mid-Century architecture here in Italy too. By picking out a view buildings of the 1950’s and 1960’s often the term “Brutalism” comes up here in Europe.
I’m pretty sure the there are more brutal buildings like Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation (1956-1959) located in Marseille or Carlo Celli’s Rozzol Melara complex (1969-1982) located in Trieste but the lesser known yet more organic and natural “brutalism” should be worth a deeper look. Architects and painters like Marcello d’Olivo, one of Italy’s most influential post World War II architects from Udine/Italy are the little known ones but had the ability to combine organic forms cast in concrete with Mid-Century interiors, experimental layouts and new materials in large and in small scale.
Follow us on our journey to discover the lesser known architects and designers and their contribution between the Fifties and the Seventies. Stay tuned for more…
