Giuseppe Ferla

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Giuseppe Ferla (born November 26, 1859 in Lugano ; died June 12, 1916 there ) was a Swiss architect from Ticino .

Life

Giuseppe Ferla trained in Italy, details are not known. After completing his studies, he returned to Ticino and held numerous positions in Lugano as a lecturer at the cantonal drawing school and as a politician (city councilor, member of the municipal building commission). He was also involved in the development plan of Lugano and in this context built some important public buildings (schools, hospitals).

Works (selection)

  • Grand Hotel Metropole e Majestic , Lugano, 1900–1903
  • Community schools , Molino Nuovo , Lugano, 1904–1905
  • New Municipal Hospital , Lugano, 1906–1908
  • Comaredo heating plant , Lugano, 1910–1916
  • Electricity company , transformer house, Lugano, undated

literature

  • Emanuele Saurwein: Ferla, Giuseppe. In: Isabelle Rucki and Dorothee Huber (eds.): Architectural Lexicon of Switzerland - 19./20. Century. Birkhäuser, Basel 1998, ISBN 3-7643-5261-2 , p. 174.
personal data
SURNAME Ferla, Giuseppe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Lugano
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1916
Place of death Lugano