Itineraries Through Milan's Architecture
ORDINE DEGLI ARCHITETTI, FONDAZIONE DELL’ORDINE DEGLI ARCHITETTI, PIANIFICATORI, PAESAGGISTI E CONSERVATORI PIANIFICATORI, PAESAGGISTI E CONSERVATORI DELLA PROVINCIA DI MILANO DELLA PROVINCIA DI MILANO /themes themed tours through the city Milan and the Unification of Italy Paolo Galuzzi Piergiorgio Vitillo Itineraries through Milan’s architecture Modern architecture as a description of the city “Itineraries through Milan’s architecture: Modern architecture as a description of a city” is a project by the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators, edited by its Foundation. Scientific Coordinator: Maurizio Carones Executive Director: Paolo Brambilla Editorial Staff: Alessandro Sartori, Stefano Suriano General Manager: Giulia Pellegrino Press Office: Ferdinando Crespi “Milan and the Unification of Italy” Paolo Galuzzi, Piergiorgio Vitillo Edited by: Alessandro Sartori, Stefano Suriano, Barbara Palazzi Images courtesy of: Biblioteca Comunale di Foligno, Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense Translation: Mike Ryan On the back cover: Milan skyline from the Cathedral’s roof, photo by Stefano Suriano, 2011 For copyrights regarding any unidentified iconographic materials, please contact the Foundation of the Order of the Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators of the Province of Milan www.ordinearchitetti.mi.it www.fondazione.ordinearchitetti.mi.it Milan and the Unification of Italy Paolo Galuzzi and Piergiorgio Vitillo (1) Milan, a modern city During the Kingdom of Italy and up until the outbreak of World War II (1861-1914), Milan established its role as a modern city. Naturally, this growth process affected both the city and industry, but it also involved politics, culture and the arts. In fact, industrialisation became increasingly important during the tenure of Giovanni Giolitti (1901-1914), who brought undisputed leadership to the city in economic and financial matters as witnessed by the International Exhibition of 1906 (2).
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