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IAN3 – Inhabited Dissonance. Bozen Bolzano 1922-2025

“Inhabited Dissonance” rethinks Bolzano’s fascist architectural heritage through art, exhibition and dialogue in public space.

By Giulia Maria Marchetti, Matteo Vegetti

“Inhabited Dissonance. Bolzano 1922–2025”, a project by the Faculty of Design and Art, is a critical examination of the architectural legacy of fascism in Bolzano. Through a combination of curatorial practice — in collaboration with BAU and Lungomare — and participatory formats, the project explores how this architecture can be reinterpreted as a testament to a controversial past that continues to resonate in the collective memory. 

The activities include an exhibition and temporary artistic interventions within the public space of Bolzano, a symposium at the Architecture Museum of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) dedicated to discussing the architectural legacies of dictatorial regimes, and an editorial project providing in-depth scholarly insight into the city of Bolzano, including the documentation of interventions applicable to similar contexts. 

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