Book on Jaretti and Luzi's Palazzo dell'Obelisco Documents Neoliberty Architecture

Maria Luisa Barelli and Davide Rolfo's book, 'Il Palazzo dell'Obelisco di Jaretti e Luzi. Progetto e costruzione' (Gangemi Editore, 2018), explores the Palazzo dell'Obelisco, a residential structure designed by Turin architects Sergio Jaretti and Elio Luzi between 1954 and 1958 in Borgo Crimea. This building embodies the Neoliberty movement, which Reyner Banham criticized as 'the Italian retreat from modern architecture.' The authors present the design journey across five chapters, emphasizing the building's flowing lithocement facades and intricate interiors. Jaretti and Luzi, who studied under Carlo Mollino, were active from 1954 to 1974, producing a variety of architectural styles. The work features 272 pages filled with images and references to figures like Frank Lloyd Wright and Antoni Gaudí.