Mazzola (Rome studies, U. of Notre Dame School of Architecture) explores strategies for constructing urban housing in Italy. His central argument is: "that traditional architecture is, in every
aspect more advantageous than the present-day building [in terms of cost, durability, and sociological aspects]." He discusses both the materials and the techniques of traditional architecture,
assessing their likely costs if they were to be used in the present, in addition to the regulations and instruments which made the construction of low-cost districts possible in early 20th
century Rome and the comparative sociological issues connected to types of housing in the early 20th century and the present. He also provides a historical discussion of how Italy moved away
from the more sustainable practices of the past. The text is presented in both English and Italian on facing pages. Distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). Annotation
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