Moral rights and architectural works in a recent Italian decision
Casa Bosco To what extent can an architectural project be modified without the express consent of the architect without such modifications being an infringement of their moral right of integrity? This is the question that not long time ago the District Court of Milan (Tribunale di Milano) addressed in Boeri v Agnoletto , decision No 1568/2018 . Background In late 2000s well-known architect Stefano Boeri was commissioned to realize an architectural project - then become ' Casa Bosco ' - for ‘residential standardized units – Low Cost housing units’ in Milan by virtue of a contract that foresaw that the architect and the commissioning party would have the co-ownership of any resulting rights, and also that any separate use of the project – including for marketing purposes – by either party should be authorized in writing by the other party. Following the finalization of the project and the decision of Boeri to leave it due to his political commitment ...