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U of MN Presents: Garbatella: A Garden City in Rome

  • 13 Oct 2010
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Rapson Hall, 89 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
University of Minnesota, College of Design, presents a lecture by Antonella De Michelis about a beautiful neighborhood of Rome: Garbatella. Faced with economic and social challenges in the years following WWI, Rome’s politicians and planners sought to improve the quality of life of Italians, especially the working classes. Unexpectedly, they introduced the utopian garden city model that originated in England in the late nineteenth century, transformed for a uniquely Roman context. Garbatella was one of three such garden suburbs constructed outside the Aurelian walls of Rome in the 1920s. While it reflected modern planning principles, its buildings established a dialogue with Rome’s rich and varied architectural history. De Michelis will trace the evolution of Garbatella through the twentieth century, from ideal garden suburb to fascist enclave. 

More information at: https://events.umn.edu/prod/groups/public/@pub/@cdes/documents/eventfile/008260.pdf

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