Il Girasole apartment building, Rome
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Il Girasole apartment building in Rome is a landmark mid-20th-century residential complex celebrated for its innovative modernist design by Italian architect Luigi Moretti.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Il Girasole apartment building, Rome canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century architecture
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apartment building ⓘ architectural work ⓘ |
| approximateCompletion | 1950s ⓘ |
| architect | Luigi Moretti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Italian modernism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedArchitect | Luigi Moretti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | postwar Italian modernism ⓘ |
| buildingType | apartment block ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Rome
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Modernist architecture in Italy ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| designer | Luigi Moretti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline | architecture ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Il Girasole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
careful orientation to sunlight
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complex volumetric composition ⓘ deep loggias ⓘ projecting balconies ⓘ sculptural façade articulation ⓘ |
| hasFunction | housing ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
glass
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plaster finishes ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | “Il Girasole” means “The Sunflower” in Italian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | landmark of Italian modern architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernist architecture
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rationalist tendencies in Italian architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lungotevere Flaminio area of Rome
NERFINISHED
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Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Flaminio district of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
asymmetrical façade
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dynamic façade composition ⓘ experimentation with light and shadow ⓘ innovative modernist design ⓘ integration of structure and form ⓘ use of projecting balconies ⓘ |
| partOf | postwar reconstruction era in Rome ⓘ |
| significance |
important reference in studies of postwar Italian architecture
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key work in Luigi Moretti’s career ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| use | residential ⓘ |
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