THE REASONS FOR THE CONFERENCE

Brasini worked in Rome during a very special time: the Italian capital was under archaeological excavations and marked by the overall reconfiguration promoted since 1922 by the fascist government, which aimed at transforming piazza Venezia into the center of gravity of political demonstrations and institutional ceremonials.

The architect, who worked also in the brand new cinema industry, conceived works of provocative grandeur, inspired by an ancient imperial concept and with a strong scenographic impact. His plans for Grande Roma are sumptuous and visionary: the antiquarian heritage appears more dreamily dreamed of than observed in the reality of monuments and ruins. VIVE, which manages the Vittoriano, has long undertaken the restoration of the eastern wing, on via Fori Imperiali.

Respecting the original architectural qualities, the objective is to give back to the public Brasini's spatiality, as grandiose as it is effective on a functional level. The Archivio Centrale dello Stato (national archives), which conserves the documentation relating to the Vittoriano construction site and since 2018 also the Brasini Fund, has already set up a permanent exhibition on the architects' and engineers' funds: within the exhibition there is also a Brasini’s dedicated section.

This conference is open to students, researchers, architects and interested public and will be an opportunity to present and analyze Brasini's work and the restoration project of the Vittoriano, promoted by the director of VIVE, Edith Gabrielli.