Artefacts

Stadio Giovanni Berta, then Stadio Artemio Franchi

Artefact Type:

building

Description:
Avant-garde stadium built in Florence by engineer-architect Pier Luigi Nervi, praised for its modern constructive techniques and sophisticated aesthetic principles.

Author:
> Pier Luigi Nervi
Additional Author:
> Alessandro Giuntoli
Original Location:
> Campo di Marte
Original Location:
> Florence
Style:
> Rationalist
Project Start Date:
1929
Building Phase Start Date:
1930
Building Phase End Date:
1933

Tags: Fascist architecture Monumentalism State art Totalitarian art Public or civic sphere Sacralization Media manipulation Totalitarian consent Public spectacle

Themes:

Italian Rationalism