Giuseppe Terragni

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Giuseppe Terragni was an Italian architect and leading figure of Rationalism whose rigorously geometric, modernist buildings, such as the Casa del Fascio in Como, profoundly influenced later architects including Peter Eisenman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian architect
architect
human
activeIn Como
Lombardy
architecturalApproach rigorously geometric composition
use of clear volumes and grids
associatedWith Fascist Italy
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1904-04-18
dateOfDeath 1943-07-19
designed Casa Giuliani-Frigerio, Como
Casa del Fascio, Como
Danteum project, Rome
Novocomum, Como
Sant’Elia Nursery School, Como
employer Gruppo 7
era 20th-century architecture
familyName Terragni
genre public buildings
residential buildings
givenName Giuseppe
influenced Peter Eisenman
influencedBy Modernism
surface form: European Modernism

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memberOf Gruppo 7
movement Italian Rationalism
Modern architecture
Rationalism in architecture
surface form: Rationalist architecture
name Giuseppe Terragni self-link
nationality Italian
notableFor leading figure of Italian Rationalism
pioneering modernist architecture in Italy
rigorous geometric and volumetric clarity in design
notableWork Casa Giuliani-Frigerio, Como
Casa del Fascio, Como
Danteum project, Rome
Novocomum, Como
Sant’Elia Nursery School, Como
occupation architect
placeOfBirth Meda, Italy
placeOfDeath Como, Italy
style Modernism
Rationalism

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