Abstract: Journal of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Abstract:
This study examines architecture during the Italian occupation in the Dodecanese, a period where cultural imposi tion and integration of the area was attempted from 1912 to 1945. Italy sought to highlight the Dodecanese as its colonial province, before and after the declaration of the Empire in 1936. The research focuses on the spatial, urban planning and architectural interventions in the region. The Italian occupation of the Dodecanese brought about a significant change in the urban landscape of the islands, with interventions including the restructuring of historic centres, the improvement of the road network and the development of the urban fabric. These changes were linked to the Italian need to assert their dominance in the region, while certain infrastructures served military and tourist purposes, as in Leros and Rhodes respectively.