ABSTRACT
For the young nation of Italy, united since 1870, the desire to acquire colonies started relatively late, and from 1922 it coincides with the emergence and affirmation of the fascist regime. Speaking today about colonial history is still quite a delicate topic, especially when considering that this architecture was built dealing with a rhetorical representation of a regime such as fascism. The architecture conceived and built during this period is the more tangible and lasting product of its social and political context. An objective analysis of the architectural and town planning structures could provide original clues in order to understand this complex historical phenomenon, which must be examined together with the history that generated them, whilst nevertheless being free from additional political meanings.
