Ulisse Stacchini

Milano Centrale railway station . Photo by Paolo Monti , 1969

Ulisse Stacchini (born July 3, 1871 in Florence , † January 5, 1947 in Sanremo ) was an Italian architect . His most famous work is the Milan Central Station in Milan . Stacchini also built the San Siro Stadium (named after Giuseppe Meazza) in Milan .

life and work

After completing his studies in Rome, Stacchini moved to Milan, where he soon developed a lively construction activity in the typical Art Nouveau style (the Savini restaurant, for example, became famous). Stacchini followed the direction in Vienna, for example in 1903/04 with the Casa Donzelli (via Gioberti 1) in Milan, the Casa Cambiaghi (via Pisacane 22) (1904), the houses Motta and Prisia (via Castel Morrone 8 and 19 from 1905, as well as the houses Apostolo (via Tasso 10–12; 1906–08) and Donzelli (via Revere 7; 1907–09); in 1905 he designed the Simonini private villa in Salò; Stacchini also designed bank branches, such as the interior of the Banco Ambrosiano (via Clerici 2) in 1906 or the seat of the Credito Varesino (via Porrone 6) in 1908 as well as country houses and funerary monuments at the Cimitero Monumentale , such as the tombs of Beaux and Pinardi (both from 1904).

Despite this lively construction activity, Stacchini's real breakthrough to prominence came with the victory in the 1906 but only 1911/12 competition for the Milan Central Station and the Monza cemetery. Both projects were not carried out until 1925–31.

Stacchini was also a professor at the Milan Polytechnic .

Web links

Commons : Ulisse Stacchini  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ulisse Stacchini. In: arch INFORM .