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The postwar period in Milan was a time in which the transformational possibilities of the Lombard metropolis were palpable. Architects looked to the future in planning an ideal city onto a pre-existing one heavily damaged in World War II. In doing so, they looked back to the relatively young tradition of modern architecture in Italy, while simultaneously re-ordering its narratives. Concentrating on three major elements of the new city, skyscrapers, housing, and city planning, this book approaches Milan as an ideal city of the postwar period through architecture, film, and print media.

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Scott Budzynski completed his PhD in art history and criticism at the Stony Brook University and lives in Berlin and Savannah, GA. He specializes in modern and contemporary art and architecture with an interest in the wider interdisciplinary nature and history of cities. His current writing concentrates specifically on the themes of memory, modernity, and representation in urban spaces in post-World War II Europe. He is currently professor of art history at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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