Umberto Riva
Umberto Riva (16 June 1928 – 25 June 2021) was an Italian architect, designer and painter.
Umberto Riva
- Name
- Umberto Riva
- Born
- 16 June 1928
- Birthplace
- Milan, Italy
- Died
- 25 June 2021 (aged 93)
- Place of death
- Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- Occupation
- Architect, designer, painter
- Nationality
- Italy
- Teachers
- Carlo Scarpa
- Languages
- Italian · French
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Umberto Riva (16 June 1928 – 25 June 2021) was an Italian architect, designer and painter.
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Biography
Training under Carlo Scarpa is recorded. The recorded working language is Italian and French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Milan, Palermo and Venice. Employment is recorded with University of Palermo, Polytechnic University of Milan and Istituto Europeo di Design.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Umberto Riva • Born — 16 June 1928 • Birthplace — Milan, Italy • Died — 25 June 2021 (aged 93) • Place of death — Palermo, Sicily, Italy • Occupation — Architect, designer, painter
Identity
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Umberto Riva is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded as architect, designer and university teacher.
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1928
Umberto Riva was born on 16 June 1928.
2021
Umberto Riva died on 25 June 2021.
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Umberto Riva was born at Milan.
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Umberto Riva died at Palermo.
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Milan.
Birth place
Palermo.
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- 1."La costruzione si articola in quattro corpi collegati da passaggi coperti, disposti attorno ad una corte destinata al soggiorno all'aperto nelle giornate di forte vento. Il corpo della zona notte, esposto a sud-est sul mare aperto, è protetto da un portico profondo."
- 2."Due versioni: per la seconda versione (...) Mi furono d'ispirazione una casa di Gino Valle e certe strutture in cemento di Paul Rudolph"
- 3.(...) una piccola casa unifamiliare modulata sulla dimensione del mattone di argilla espansa"
- 4.Casa Di Palma.
- 5."Questa casa pensata come un edificio con sistema costruttivo modulare si misura con sistemi costruttivi artigianali"
- 6.Piazza San Nazaro In Brolo.
- 7.Casa Miggiano.
- 8.Porta d'ingresso e vetrina della galleria A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna sede di Milano.
- 9.(...) Il progetto cerca di attuare una doppia relazione: da una parte si rapporta all'orizzonte del Golfo e al profilo della montagna che si affaccia al mare, dall'altra cerca di intervenire nella compromessa situazione ambientale".(Medaglia d'Oro all'Opera - Triennale di Milano 2003)
- 10.Medaglia d'oro all'opera.
- 11.Architetti, medaglia d'oro a Riva - la Repubblica.it. Archivio - la Repubblica.it.
- 12.Medaglia d’Oro all’Architettura Italiana 2018: i vincitori.
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