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A Biopolitical Machine: Hotel Emigranti

At the beginning of 20th century, emigration from the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary was at its peak. Hungary realized that it was losing control over the migration process, but also that the journeys starting from the Atlantic ports represented a direct economic loss for Fiume (Rijeka), the only Hungarian port. Hence Hungary issued regulations making migration possible only through Fiume and in 1903 a direct Fiume-New York line was established. The increasing number of emigrants arriving in Fiume caused accommodation problems, raising fears of infections and crime. Therefore, the authorities commissioned engineer Szilárd Zielinski to design the Hotel Emigranti between 1906-1907. The project integrated various functions aimed at the disinfection of people and luggage, processing and recording medical and administrative data and providing isolated environments for the accommodation and socialization of emigrants. Situated on the edge of the warehouses area, the Hotel acted as a reverse lazaretto, a bio- political machine that fully regulated the migration flow. In 1914 the hotel lost its original purpose.

emigration, modern architecture, Rijeka

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