Between Tradition and Experimentation. The Balilla House in Teramo (1928-1934) by Enrico Del Debbio

Through documental research and architectural survey, the paper presents a study on the Balilla House in Teramo (Italy) – originally designed by Enrico Del Debbio –, on the events that brought to the building of the House and sports centre and on following transformations. The building is referred to a context characterized by urban scale works, by the realization of new social building typologies and by a linguistic experimentation with modernist expressions that put together tradition and research of new expressive ways. The study favours the analysis of the role played – in this kind of works – by Italian designers, public bodies as well as local technicians and institutions.