(SOLD): OLIVETTI, Adriano. Services Sociaux et Assistance dans L’usine.

(Ivrea, Italy): Ing. C. Olivetti & C. – S.p.A., 1963.  First edition.  Hardcover.  21.5cm by 21.5cm.  Scarce volume documenting the industrial city of Ivrea which was developed as the testing ground for Olivetti. It comprises a large factory and buildings designed to serve the administration and social services, as well as residential units. Designed by leading Italian urban planners and architects, mostly between 1930 and the 1960s, this architectural ensemble reflects the ideas of the Community Movement (Movimento Comunità). A model social project, Ivrea expresses a modern vision of the relationship between industrial production and architecture. The area is now included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.   The volume is illustrated throughout with both photographic plates and planning layouts.