biography
pronunciation:
[nairvee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1891–1979)
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| biography:
| Architect and engineer, born in Sondrio, N Italy. After graduating as an engineer, he set up as a building contractor. His many works include the Berta Stadium in Florence (1930–2), a complex of exhibition halls in Turin (1948–50), and the Pirelli building (the first skyscraper in Italy, 1955). He achieved an international reputation with his designs for the two Olympic stadia in Rome (1960), in which bold and imaginative use is made of concrete for roofing in the large areas. He also designed San Francisco cathedral (1970). He was professor at Rome from 1947 to 1961. |
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