Fascism, Middle Class Ideals, and Holiday Villas at the 5th Milan Triennale

Abstract

With the diffusion of architectural modernism in the first couple decades of the twentieth-century, exposition pavilions presented new and daring forms, and tested structural possibilities and innovative materials. In some cases, the form and function of these pavilions reflected idealised versions of society, which could combine entertainment Sydney, 2003) and has continued throughout her career. This has led her to explore the social, economic and political forces that shape architecture and the city rather than look at architecture as an object in itself. Fascism, middle class ideals, and holiday villas at the