Luigi Vietti. Prime indagini d'archivio su un Maestro dimenticato

At the end of the last century, Luigi Vietti, one of the most prolific, unrecognized or forgotten figures in 20th century Italian architecture, passed away. The occasion of the deposit of his immense Archive at the CSAC of Parma has allowed a deepening on the professional work of the author, as well as the opening of a window on the architecture of the Italian twentieth century directly from who, that century, has crossed it almost completely both temporally (from the Twenties to the end of the Nineties) and geographically (from North to South, including the Islands). His participation has been very active, even if lived on the margins of a certain criticism and official publicity which, together with his lack of interest in spreading what he did, has meant that his figure and his work are currently little known. This article, and the entire monographic issue, constitute the first return of an ongoing inter-university research activity involving scholars from different universities in Italy and abroad.