Piero Bottoni

Piero Bottoni studied at Brera Academy and Polytechnic University of Milan. Training under Polytechnic University of Milan is recorded. The recorded working language is Italian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Milan. Employment is recorded with Polytechnic University of Milan. Positions recorded include member of the National Council of the Kingdom of Italy and member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy. Work by Piero Bottoni is recorded in the collections of Certosa di Bologna.

• Office — Member of the National Council • Term Start — September 1945 • Term End — June 1946 • Birth Name — Pietro Bottoni • Born — 11 July 1903 • Birthplace — Milan, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 9 April 1973 • Place of death — Milan, Italy • Occupation — Architect, urban planner • Party — Italian Communist Party

Piero Bottoni graduated in architecture in Milan in 1926. A key figure in Italian Rationalism, he served as the Italian delegate to the CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne) from 1929 to 1949, and in 1933 contributed to drafting the Athens Charter, the manifesto of rationalist urban planning. In the same year, he was among the founders of the journal Quadrante. Between the two World Wars, he took part in numerous urban design competitions and projects in Genoa, Verona, Milan, Piacenza, Como, Bologna, and Rome. He co-authored two significant plans in the history of Italian urbanism: the Aosta Valley Plan (1936), promoted by Adriano Olivetti, and the A.R. Plan (Architetti Riuniti, 1944–45). He was also politically active: he joined the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in May 1943 and served in the National Council from September 1945 to June 1946. From 1956 to 1964, he was a member of the Milan City Council. Bottoni taught at the Polytechnic University of Milan and the University of Trieste, becoming full professor of Urban Planning in 1967. He promoted the experimental QT8 district.

He was employed by Polytechnic University of Milan. Recorded positions include member of the National Council of the Kingdom of Italy and member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy. He belonged to National Council of the Kingdom of Italy. He worked at Milan. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Pietro Bottoni. His recorded language was Italian. He married Stella Korczynska.