Parrocchia Madonna dei Poveri

The Church of Our Lady of the Poor is a work by Luigi Figini and Gino Pollini built between 1952 and 1954. Located in Piazza Madonna dei Poveri in Milan, the Church of Our Lady of the Poor was a turning point in Figini and Pollini's architectural production, a departure from the rigid functionalist and purist canons of rationalism. It can therefore be considered a mature work, with great expressive force and linked to tradition. La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Pobres es una obra de Luigi Figini y Gino Pollini construida entre 1952 y 1954. Situada en Piazza Madonna dei Poveri de Milán, la iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Pobres surge en la producción arquitectónica de Figini y Pollini como un momento decisivo, una superación de los rigidos cánones funcionalistas y puristas del racionalismo. Por lo tanto, puede considerarse una obra madura, de gran fuerza expresiva y ligada a la tradición. On the outside, the building is fully ascribable to the neorealist movement, like the films set in those years on the outskirts of the big cities, either because of the use of poor materials or because of its humble appearance, barely softened by the inclusion of brick walls. But the interior is where the designers' real interest is manifested: “the body of the church is determined mainly by the study of the interior space and its lighting. This process from the interior, which today is shown to be the most correct way for the architectural design of any type and destination, may seem more valid when it is, as in this case, a sacred building” . El edificio, al exterior, es plenamente adscribible al movimiento neorrealista, como las películas ambientadas en aquellos años en la periferia de las grandes ciudades, ya sea por el uso de materiales pobres o bien por su aspecto humilde apenas suavizado por la inclusión de paramentos murales en ladrillo.