Giuseppe Pizzigoni

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Giuseppe Pizzigoni , called Pino, (born June 9, 1901 in Bergamo ; † 1967 ibid) was an Italian architect . He became known for his innovative and avant-garde building projects in northern Italy .

Life dates

Pizzigoni's parents were the lawyer Attilo Pizzigoni and Maria Patirani, the mother died when Pizzigoni was three years old. Pizzigoni's interest was initially in painting, he received lessons from Giacomo Bosis. In 1919, however, Pizzigoni began studying architecture at the Milan Polytechnic , which he completed in 1924. A formative teacher there was Gaetano Moretti (1860–1938), who implemented Art Nouveau in Italy. Pizzigoni quickly became enthusiastic about the ideas of the Weimar Bauhaus. In 1924 he graduated with an essay on the Julius II mausoleum.

1924-1931

After his military service, Pizzigoni's first large independent work was the villa for his father (1925-27) in Bergamo, Viale Vittorio Emanuele II 70. The house has the shape of an upper-class city villa, still in the style of Italian neo-historicism. This work immediately attracted attention and was published in the second issue of the architecture magazine DOMUS . 1927–29 there was a collaboration with the architect Giovanni Muzio (1893–1982), a representative of neoclassicism. Her works included u. A. in Bergamo Bassa, the interior of the Banca Bergamasca and the Italian pavilion at the Pressa media fair in Cologne in 1928, the pavilions of which gained international attention. Between 1927 and 1931 there was a collaboration with the engineer Michele in the Atelier Invernizzi on the housing projects Quarierte della Clementine in Bergamo, Casa Beratto and Casa Traversi . He won the competition for the church in Gorno and, together with the Maiocchi brothers, that for the cathedral in La Spezia .

1932-1937

In 1932 he started teaching at the Accademia Carrara di Bergamo. Between 1933 and 1935 he wrote various essays on the subject of windows and walls in Punti di vista artistici and CRONACHE: Mensile (di lettere, arti e costumi) . Individual designs for interior fittings and furniture were added. 1931–37 he turned increasingly to rationalism , the Villa Studio for the painter Romualdo Locatelli is based in its design on purely geometric forms for the first time.

The war years 1938–1945

Since Pizzigoni did not join the fascist party, he was excluded from public tenders. During this time he fulfilled smaller private assignments and continued his theoretical work. In 1942 he married Giuseppina Gallina and shortly after the birth of their daughter Maria he was stationed as a soldier in Greece.

Post-war period 1945–1967

After the end of the war, his independence earned him a lot of recognition and he pushed the idea of ​​a renewed modern city architecture, which he made popular through publications: Per una nuova edizia cittadina and Constuire nuove case . Pizzigoni was President of the VII CIAM (International Congress for Modern Architecture) in Bergamo in 1949. Among others took Le Corbusier , Sigfried Giedion and Helena Syrkus part. His buildings should be functional and cost-saving, whereby his appreciation for Bruno Taut also flowed into it. In 1946 he created Casa Minima , a simple single-family house equipped with all the necessary functions: 6 beds, kitchen area, bathroom, small garden. The Casa Fanfani , a row house arrangement, was built in 1949–50 . Pizzigoni's stately tombs and chapels in the Bergamo cemetery stand out due to their very functionalist, yet representative style. Those of the Bay , Bili (broken off), Adiani and Traversi families are particularly outstanding ; they were created in the years 1947–57. Pizzigoni increasingly experimented with concrete bowls and hyperboloids on his private property in Zandobbio , the hometown of the Pizzigoni family. He realized a wide variety of objects in this community; 1962–65 the parish hall, 1960–64 the dairy and a pigsty, and in 1965 kindergarten and school.

Last works

Chiesa Longuelo, facade
Chiesa Longuelo, choir view

From 1960, Pizzigoni's most expressive works were created, the holiday home for Claudio Nani in Parre with staggered room windows to experience the landscape from different perspectives and the parish church Chiesa di Santissima Immaculata in Longuelo. A reinforced concrete structure made of tent-like pillar construction, combined with a parabolic design for the facade and choir. The tent of the meeting of Moses in the desert gave this impulse. Pizzigoni died surprisingly on March 29, 1967 in his studio at the age of 67.

literature

  • Van den Bergh, Wim; Motta, Luciano: Giuseppe (Pino) ​​Pizzigoni, 1901–1967, Bergamo; RWTH Aachen; 2011; Available online (English)
  • Sandro Scarrocchia:  PIZZIGONI, Giuseppe, detto Pino. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 84:  Pio VI – Ponzo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2015.
  • Deregibus, Carlo; Pugnale, Alberto: The church of Languelo by Pino Pizzigoni: The design and construction of an experimental constructure; Journal of the Construction History, Vol. 25, 2010, pp. 115-140

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ March 1928 edition
  2. ^ Voce di Bergamo March 14, 1934
  3. ^ Giornale del Popolo, June 20, 1945
  4. ^ Giornale del Popolo, December 8, 1945
  5. ↑ Floor plan and pictures of Casa Minima
  6. ↑ Luciano Motta: LE TOMBE DI PIZZIGONI AL CIMITERO DI BERGAMO
  7. ↑ LA CHIESA DI LONGUELO E LA RICERCA SULLE VOLTE SOTTILI
personal data
SURNAME Pizzigoni, Giuseppe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian architect
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Bergamo
DATE OF DEATH 1967
Place of death Bergamo