Pier Luigi Nervi

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architect civil engineer human structural engineer

Pier Luigi Nervi was an influential Italian structural engineer and architect renowned for his innovative use of reinforced concrete and elegant, expressive modernist designs.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architect → civil engineer → human → structural engineer →
awardReceived	AIA Gold Medal → Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers → Royal Gold Medal for architecture →
countryOfCitizenship	Italy →
dateOfBirth	1891-06-21 →
dateOfDeath	1979-01-09 →
designed	Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, San Francisco roof structure → Gatti Wool Factory → George Washington Bridge Bus Station → Palazzetto dello Sport → Palazzo dello Sport → Pirelli Tower structural system → Salone B of the Turin Exhibition → Stadio Artemio Franchi → UNESCO Headquarters →
educatedAt	School of Engineering of Bologna → University of Bologna →
employer	Sapienza University of Rome →
familyName	Nervi →
fieldOfWork	architecture → reinforced concrete design → structural engineering →
givenName	Pier Luigi →
knownFor	prefabricated ferrocement elements → ribbed thin-shell concrete roofs → stadium and sports hall design →
languageOfWorkOrName	Italian →
movement	modern architecture → structural expressionism →
name	Pier Luigi Nervi →
nationality	Italian →
notableFor	elegant long-span structures → expressive structural forms → innovative use of reinforced concrete →
occupation	architect → engineer → university teacher →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED → Lombardy → Sondrio →
placeOfDeath	Italy → Lazio → Rome →
positionHeld	professor of engineering →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Florence → Rome →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Scope Arena → UNESCO Headquarters →	architect
Bernard Zehrfuss →	coArchitect
Pier Luigi Nervi →	name