Vittorio Gregotti
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Died | 15 March 2020 | (aged 92)
Occupation | Architect |
Political party | Italian Communist Party |
Vittorio Gregotti (10 August 1927 – 15 March 2020) was an Italian architect, born in Novara. He was seen as both a member of the Neo-Avant Garde and a key figure in 1970s Postmodernism.[1]
Biography
Gregotti was born in
His studio has designed several important sports venues and cultural buildings, such as the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon, the Arcimboldi Opera Theater in Milan and several university campuses, including that of the University of Calabria.[3]
His studio also designed
In 2012, he wrote an article for STUDIO Architecture and Urbanism magazine[5] published in its issue#02 Original,[6] edited by Romolo Calabrese.
Gregotti was a member of the Italian Communist Party.[2]
His 1996 book Inside Architecture was recommended by English architect Alan Colquhoun as having "an unusual honesty and philosophical depth of thought".[7]
Gregotti died of
Books
- Inside Architecture, (The MIT Press, 1996) ISBN 978-0-262-57115-9
- Architecture, Means and Ends translated by Lydia Cochrane (University of Chicago Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0-226-30758-9
References
- ISSN 1091-711X.
- ^ a b c Sayer, Jason (15 March 2020). "Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti dies of coronavirus at 92". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Vittorio Gregotti, renowned Italian architect, dies of coronavirus at 92". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- S2CID 59521258.
- ^ STUDIO Architecture and Urbanism magazine
- ^ Article on Issue#02 Original
- ^ Press, The MIT. "Inside Architecture | The MIT Press". mitpress.mit.edu. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: morto Vittorio Gregotti, maestro dell'architettura del Novecento". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Vittorio Gregotti, renowned Italian architect, dies of coronavirus at 92". The Guardian. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.