%0 Journal Article
%T La Casa del Fascio di Como e le sue
%A Cristina Casero
%J Ricerche di S/Confine
%D 2010
%I Universit¨¤ di Parma
%X Giuseppe Terragni¡¯s ¡®Casa del Fascio¡¯ in Como undoubtedly stands out as a masterpiece of Italian ¡®Razionalismo¡¯, though inflected according to the architect¡¯s peculiar language. However, as rightly noted by Diane Ghirardo, a merely formal analysis of the building is not plausible. The underlying meaning and the very value of the ¡®Casa del Fascio¡¯ are fully perceivable only by taking into consideration the original project, without overlooking the opulent ¡®decoration¡¯ specifically intended as an integral part of the building. That includes Marcello Nizzoli¡¯s photomechanical panels for the fa ade, built but never actually put in place, and Mario Radice¡¯s works for the ¡®Sala del Direttorio¡¯ and the ¡®Salone delle Adunate¡¯, both destroyed in the immediate post-war; also worth mentioning are the decorative projects by the architect himself for the ¡®Sala Federale¡¯ and the room entitled to Gigi Maino. From such a perspective, the ¡®Casa del Fascio¡¯ appears under a renovated light, as a building of great functional value, but also as a very interesting communicational device.
%K Casa del fascio
%K Giuseppe Terragni
%K Mario Radice
%K Marcello Nizzoli
%U http://www.ricerchedisconfine.info/1/CASERO.htm