His extremely influential designs featured vast monolithic skyscraper buildings with terraces, bridges and aerial walkways that embodied the sheer excitement of modern architecture and technology. In 1915, as a staunch socialist, Sant'Elia joined the army along with Marinetti, Boccioni and others. He was killed on 10 October 1916, taking part in an assault at Monfalcone. Although little of his work was actually built, and he was far from being the only Futurist architect, Sant'Elia's futuristic visions of a giant, new metropolis influenced generations of architects and designers. Here is a painting of Paris by Night with people parading around against the backdrop of a sprawling and expanding city.
People move around beneath the imposing city structures.