•Futurist architecture is an early-20th

century form of architecture born

in Italy,

•Characterized by strong
chromaticism, long dynamic lines,
suggesting speed, motion, urgency
and lyricism:

•An artistic movement founded by the

poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, who
produced its first manifesto,
the Manifesto of Futurism in 1909.

•The movement attracted not only

poets, musicians, and artists (such
as Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo
Balla, Fortunato Depero, and Enrico
Prampolini) but also a number of
architects.
•The Futurists celebrated the modern city.

• Rejecting historicism and seeking to

revolutionize urban life, architects Mario
Chiattone and Antonio Sant’Elia proposed
utopian visions for cities of the future in two
series of drawings: Buildings for a Modern
Metropolisand Città Nuova (both 1914).
•Designs feature soaring, narrow structures
outfitted with thin, lightweight facades.

•External elevators and viaducts shoot up the

spare, windowless planes.

•The Futurist emphasis on speed is

accommodated by unimpeded transportation
systems, including facilities for both air and rail
travel

•Alberto Sartoris (a dedicated Fascist), also built

few of his designs, and he vacillated between
Futurism and Rationalism, exhibiting the same
plans under both banners.

• While he aligned himself with Futurism

conceptually, he leaned toward functionalist
aesthetics.