POPULAR HOUSING IN ITALY

ITALIAN LIFESTYLE

• Relaxed
• Social lives
• Lengthy lunches
• Conversation is considered an art form
• Food is a big deal

URBAN ITALY

• Traffic
• Narrow streets and sidewalks
• Great shopping and cuisine
• Apartments
• Termini train station

DIFFUSION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE

• Hierarchical diffusion
• Futurist architecture
• Diffused from a manifesto, Manifesto of Futurism
• Produced by Filippo Marinetti in 1909
• Antonio Sant'Elia- translated futuristic vision into bold urban form

ORIGIN OF MODERN ITALIAN HOUSING

• Filippo Marinetti- his manifesto inspired
• Antonio Sant'Elia- translates futuristic to urban form
• Thus, modern apartments and home were built to fit this vision
• Futuristic movement- artistic and social movement glorifying concepts of the future
• After this new way had diffused throughout Italy, architects had already began creating futuristic architecture

POP ITALIAN HOUSING

• Many apartments
• Expensive and luxurious homes
• Modern villas in the mountains
• Relatively expensive
• Balconies, terraces, and gardens

ITALIAN APARTMENTS

• Small and narrow
• If large, then very expensive
• Rent-600€($811) per month
• Buy-160,000€($216,238)
• Prices above are based on a 1 bedroom apt.

DETAILS OF BLUEPRINT

• 32m2(376.7sq.ft.)
• 1bedroom
• 1bathroom
• Kitchen & living room
• 17m2 Balcony

WORKS CITED

• https://www.evernote.com/shard/s312/sh/144b5aff-d5ab-4d8b-b8e7-25c870c723d6...
• Click on link above to view my citations

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