Modern I talian  Architecture

By Dion Protani
Latest update: 20 October 2023
Within the realm of Modern Italian architecture we move away from the stylistic movements from further back in history. The buildings in this collection don't conform to a set of principles in the way that we've seen with previous architectural styles such as Baroque, Renaissance or Gothic for example. 

One of the greatest attractions of Italy is that it's something of an open-air museum with historic buildings recounting the stories of the past and the structures built in the modern age, post World War Two, don't perhaps get the recognition they deserve. The buildings in this segment are relatively few in number but exhibit work from star architects including Renzo Piano and Zaha Hadid. 
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MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Rome
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Time period: 

1945 - present

Preceded by: 

Italian Fascist architecture
​​Famous buildings in Italy:

MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts, ​Bosco Verticale

​Famous modern architects with buildings in Italy:

​Renzo Piano, ​Zaha Hadid, Massimiliano Fuksas
Modern Architecture in Italy

In a country that's so synonymous with the past it goes somewhat against the grain to showcase its modern features. The majority of visitors to Italy are charmed for the most part by the vestiges of its past and it's hard to argue against that sentiment. 

However, this is a living, breathing country that strives to keep up with modern trends and of course this occurs in architecture just as it does in every day life. Some of the world's most famous modern architects are either from Italy as in the cases of Renzo Piano and Massimiliano Fuksas, or have designed structures in the country; among those in the latter category are the likes of Zaha Hadid, Sir Norman Foster and Richard Meier. 
Example of Modern (post-war) Architecture in Italy
Campania

Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer - Ravello
Stazione Marittima - Salerno

Rome

Auditorium Parco della Musica
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts
Ponte della Musica

Milan

Bosco Verticale
Torre Velasca

Puglia

Sanctuary of Padre Pio

Turin

Galleria d'Arte Moderna (Turin)
National Automobile Museum (Turin)
Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli

Umbria

​Basilica di Santa Rita da Cascia
Major architects who have created modern buildings in Italy
Massimiliano Fuksas

Chiesa di San Paolo Apostolo - Foligno
​De Cecco Business Centre - Pescara
Ferrari Headquarters and Research Centre - Maranello
Fiera Milano - Milan
Nardini Auditorium - Bassano del Grappa
PalaLottomatica - Rome
​Palestra di Paliano - Lazio
​Porta Palazzo Exhibition Hall - Turin
​The Cloud (Centro Congressi Roma La Nuvola) - Rome

Norman Foster

Einaudi Campus - Turin

Oscar Niemeyer

​Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer - Ravello
Mondadori Headquarters - Milan

Richard Meier

Ara Pacis Museum - Rome
​Cittadella Bridge - Alessandria
Jubilee Church - Rome

Renzo Piano

Auditorium Parco della Musica - Rome
Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli - Turin
Sanctuary of Padre Pio - San Giovanni Rotondo

Santiago Calatrava

Ponte della Costituzione - Venice

​Zaha Hadid

Stazione Marittima - Salerno

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