La Martella e Spine Bianche a Matera. L’architettura di una protratta ricostruzione

Why the Matera case? Within a decade, between 1950 and 1960, one of the noblest experiences of post-war Italian architecture took place in Matera, which immediately gave rise to a wide range of historical-critical literature that revealed the key role and premise for a new commitment to the reconstruction and development of civic life. From its inception,this episode had infact transformed the very concept of “reconstruction”, seen as post-war repair, and by extension, a more integral commitment, delivering the physical form and substance of the landscape to the city and the territory in Italy’s economic and social development.