Raffaello Fagnoni
Raffaello Fagnoni (29 April 1901 – 4 May 1966) was an Italian architect and urban planner. A graduate in Rome, he contributed to the founding of the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. His works include churches, public buildings, residential neighborhoods, sport facilities, and urban interventions.
Raffaello Fagnoni
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- Name
- Raffaello Fagnoni
- Occupation
- Architect, urban planner
- Born
- 29 April 1901
- Birthplace
- Florence, Italy
- Died
- 4 May 1966
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Fields
- architecture
- Languages
- Italian
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Raffaello Fagnoni (29 April 1901 – 4 May 1966) was an Italian architect and urban planner. A graduate in Rome, he contributed to the founding of the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. His works include churches, public buildings, residential neighborhoods, sport facilities, and urban interventions.
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He was also involved in university development projects and infrastructure, maintaining a prominent role in Italy's architectural and academic scene until his death in Florence in 1966. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Key facts
• Name — Raffaello Fagnoni • Occupation — Architect, urban planner • Born — 29 April 1901 • Birthplace — Florence, Italy • Died — 4 May 1966 • Place of death — Florence, Italy
Works (selection)
Works (selection)
• Illustration — Porta Elisa Stadium in Lucca • Illustration — University Building, Trieste • Restoration of the church of San Francesco, Pistoia (1926-1931) • Male orphanage "Vittorio Alfieri", Asti (1930-1932) • Casa del Fascio in Settignano, Florence (1929-1930) • Opera Nazionale Balilla Building, Pistoia (with Giovanni Michelucci, 1928-1930) • Master plan of the city of Faenza (with Enrico Bianchini, 1931) • Olympic Stadium, Turin (with Bianchini and Dagoberto Ortensi, 1933) • Master plan and expansion of the city of Asti (with Bianchini, 1933) • Porta Elisa Stadium, Lucca (with Bianchini, 1934) • Royal School of Aeronautics in Florence (with Bianchini, 1937) • University Building, Trieste (with Bianchini and Umberto Nordio) (1938-1942) • Casa del Fascio "Dante Rossi", Florence (1938-1940) • Municipal Stadium, Grosseto (with Bianchini and Ortensi, 1948) • Church of San Domenico, Cagliari (1949-1954) • Credito Italiano Building, Livorno (1950-1954) • Parish church of Iglesias (1951) • Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Montecatini Terme (with Pierluigi Spadolini, Alfonso Stocchetti and Mario Negri, 1953-1958) • Church of the Beata Vergine Santa Maria Addolorata, Carbonia (1954) • Church of Gesù Divin Lavoratore, Rome (1954-1960) • INA-CASA Coteto neighborhood, Livorno (1954-1961) • Management Office for the Autostrada A1, Florence (1958-1962) • CEP La Rosa neighborhood, Livorno (with Spadolini, Stocchetti and Enrico Cambi, 1958-1961) • New obstetric-gynecological clinic at Careggi Hospital, Florence (with Spadolini, Stocchetti and Cambi, 1959-1961) • Renovation of the Faculty of Letters at the University of Florence (1959-1962) • Multipurpose building for the Parish of Santa Maria in Settignano, Florence (1960-1961) • Pavesi Autogrill at Antella, Florence (1961-1962) • INAIL Building, Florence (1963-1966) • Church of San Giuseppe Artigiano in Montebeni, Fiesole (1965-1966)
Life and career
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1901
Raffaello Fagnoni born at Florence.
1929
Casa del Balilla is dated 1929.
1932
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino is dated 1932.
1935
Stadio Porta Elisa is dated 1935.
1952
Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini is dated 1952.
1953
Santa Maria Assunta is dated 1953.
1955
Gesù Divino Lavoratore is dated 1955.
1965
San Giuseppe Artigiano is dated 1965.
1966
Raffaello Fagnoni died at Florence.
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Raffaello Fagnoni was born in Florence.
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Raffaello Fagnoni died in Florence.
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Florence.
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scholarly publication
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1091196451, Raffaello Fagnoni: Architettura della Scuola di Applicazione Aeronautica di Firenze (1988 : Firenze).
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- “Raffaello Fagnoni”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1091196451, Raffaello Fagnoni: Architettura della Scuola di Applicazione Aeronautica di Firenze (1988 : Firenze).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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