Architecture of Doom

Residential unit "Le Fontanelle", by Bruno Morassutti and Andrew Powers (1963-1966).

San Martino di Castrozza, Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2021)

Dijkzigt hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 1961, A Viergever & BM den Hollander, demolished

Pictures by Klaas Vermaas

Former General San Martín power plant, by José Molinari (1932).

It was shut down and abandoned in 1988. After years of neglect, restoration works began in 2002 on several sections of the complex, converting them into museum spaces, but many areas are still in a state of disrepair.

Ingeniero White - Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

© Roberto Conte (2026)

British Embassy, by Sir Basil Spence (1971).

Rome, Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2014