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Gruppo 7 was a group of Italian architects who wanted to reform architecture by the adoption of Rationalism. It was formed in 1926 by Luigi Figini [ it], Guido Frette [ it], Sebastiano Larco, Gino Pollini, Carlo Enrico Rava, Giuseppe Terragni and Ubaldo Castagnoli, replaced the following year by Adalberto Libera. [1] [2]

Gruppo 7 declared that intent was to strike a middle ground between the classicism and the industrially-inspired architecture. [1] [3] [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gruppo 7". Enciclopedia Treccani. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Italian rationalism". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ Zevi, Bruno (2001). Storia dell'architettura moderna. Turin: Einaudi. pp. 182–187.
  4. ^ Ciucci, Giorgio; Muratore, Giorgio (2004). Storia dell'architettura italiana. Il primo Novecento. Milan: Electa. pp. 520–521.

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