Born in Rome, he was the son of architect Pio Piacentini. When he was only 26, he was commissioned to revamp of the historical center of Bergamo (1907); subsequently, he worked in most of Italy, but his best works are those commissioned by the Fascist government in Rome.
Piacentini became an important colonial architect, particularly in Cyrenaica in Eastern Libya. The style of his buildings is characteristic of the Neo-Moorish period of Italian colonial architecture in Libya in the 1920s. This is evident in his Albergo Italia as well as the Berenice Theatre in Benghazi. Piacentini was made project manager of all Italian building works in Cyrenaica.[2] He was also professor of Urban Planning at La Sapienza, of which he was also president. After the fall of the Fascist regime he did not work as architect for several years. He died in Rome in 1960.
^(in German) Luigi Monzo: trasformismo architettonico – Piacentinis Kirche Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re in Rom im Kontext der kirchenbaulichen Erneuerung im faschistischen Italien, in: Kunst und Politik. Jahrbuch der Guernica-Gesellschaft, 15.2013, p. 83-86.
^ANMI Archive Rome "Girls Academy Benghazi" 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ abcLongari, Elisabette (2011-03-15). "Revolution in Libya: if the war eradicates history". Domus. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
^Alessio Guarino, Villa Ottolenghi. Pietro Porcinai, Marcello Piacentini, Federico d’Amato. Divisare, February 14, 2017
^Obermair, Hannes (2017), "Monuments and the City—an almost inextricable entanglement", in Matthias Fink; et al. (eds.), 'Multiple Identitäten in einer "glokalen Welt"—Identità multiple in un "mondo glocale"—Multiple identities in a "glocal world", Bozen-Bolzano: Eurac Research, pp. 88–99, ISBN978-88-98857-35-7
Piacentini Marcello. Fascismo - Architettura - Arte / Arte fascista web site
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Scarrochia, Sandro (1999). Albert Speer e Marcello Piacentini: l'architettura del totalitarismo negli anni trenta. Milan: Skira.
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(in German) Luigi Monzo, trasformismo architettonico – Piacentinis Kirche Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re in Rom im Kontext der kirchenbaulichen Erneuerung im faschistischen Italien, in Kunst und Politik. Jahrbuch der Guernica-Gesellschaft, 15.2013, pp. 83-100.
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February 15, 2024
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Marcello Piacentini 8 December 1881 19 May 1960 was an Italian urban theorist and one of the main proponents of Italian Fascist architecture Marcello Piacentini portrayed with the uniform of a member of the Royal Academy of ItalyContents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 SourcesBiography editBorn in Rome he was the son of architect Pio Piacentini When he was only 26 he was commissioned to revamp of the historical center of Bergamo 1907 subsequently he worked in most of Italy but his best works are those commissioned by the Fascist government in Rome Piacentini devised a simplified neoclassicism midway between the neo classicism of the Novecento Italiano group Gio Ponti and others and the rationalism of the Gruppo 7 of Giuseppe Terragni Adalberto Libera and others 1 His style became a mainstay of Fascist architecture in Rome including the new university campus Universita di Roma La Sapienza 1932 and the E U R district of which he was not only designer but also High Commissar by will of Benito Mussolini His other works include the renovation of Brescia and Livorno the Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia in Reggio Calabria the opening of Via della Conciliazione in Rome and the restoration of the Rome Opera House 1928 1958 Piacentini became an important colonial architect particularly in Cyrenaica in Eastern Libya The style of his buildings is characteristic of the Neo Moorish period of Italian colonial architecture in Libya in the 1920s This is evident in his Albergo Italia as well as the Berenice Theatre in Benghazi Piacentini was made project manager of all Italian building works in Cyrenaica 2 He was also professor of Urban Planning at La Sapienza of which he was also president After the fall of the Fascist regime he did not work as architect for several years He died in Rome in 1960 Works edit nbsp The new campus of Rome University 1935 nbsp Generali BuildingPotenza Progetto Ophelia Ophelia Project 1910 Benghazi Albergo Italia Italia Hotel known beforehand as Grande Albergo Roma 1913 along with architect Luigi Piccinato 3 Benghazi Benghazi Central Railway Station 1916 3 Acqui Terme Villa Ottolenghi 1920 with Federico d Amato later Pietro Porcinai completed the villa and the park 4 Benghazi Interior of the City Hall 1925 Benghazi Berenice Theatre 1928 3 Bolzano Victory Monument 1926 1928 5 Brescia Piazza della Vittoria 1927 1932 Brescia Torrione INA 1930 1932 Genoa Arco della Vittoria 1931 Bolzano Army Headquarters 1933 1935 Jerusalem Generali Building 1934 1935 Reggio Calabria Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia 1932 1941 Rome church of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re 1920 1934 Rome restore of Teatro dell Opera di Roma 1926 1928 Rome planning for Sapienza University of Rome campus 1935 Rome Via della Conciliazione 1936 1950 with Attilio Spaccarelli Zagreb Assicurazioni Generali Building 1937 Rome planning for EUR district 1938 1942 Rome Albergo degli Ambasciatori Via Veneto 1925 1932 Sao Paulo Matarazzo Building 1939 Sao Paulo Palacio dos Bandeirantes 1938 Rome Teatro Sistina 1946 1949 Rome Cappella universitaria Divina Sapienza 1947 1952 Ferrara Nuovo Palazzo della Ragione 1954 1956 Rome Palazzo dello Sport 1960 in collaboration with Pier Luigi NerviReferences edit in German Luigi Monzo trasformismo architettonico Piacentinis Kirche Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re in Rom im Kontext der kirchenbaulichen Erneuerung im faschistischen Italien in Kunst und Politik Jahrbuch der Guernica Gesellschaft 15 2013 p 83 86 ANMI Archive Rome Girls Academy Benghazi Archived 2014 12 27 at the Wayback Machine a b c Longari Elisabette 2011 03 15 Revolution in Libya if the war eradicates history Domus Retrieved 2018 03 11 Alessio Guarino Villa Ottolenghi Pietro Porcinai Marcello Piacentini Federico d Amato Divisare February 14 2017 Obermair Hannes 2017 Monuments and the City an almost inextricable entanglement in Matthias Fink et al eds Multiple Identitaten in einer glokalen Welt Identita multiple in un mondo glocale Multiple identities in a glocal world Bozen Bolzano Eurac Research pp 88 99 ISBN 978 88 98857 35 7 Piacentini Marcello Fascismo Architettura Arte Arte fascista web siteSources editLupano Mario 1991 Marcello Piacentini Rome Bari Laterza Pisani Mario 2004 Architetture di Marcello Piacentini Le opere maestre Rome Clear Scarrochia Sandro 1999 Albert Speer e Marcello Piacentini l architettura del totalitarismo negli anni trenta Milan Skira De Rose Arianna S 1993 Marcello Piacentini Opere 1903 1926 Modena Franco Cosimo Panini in German Luigi Monzo trasformismo architettonico Piacentinis Kirche Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re in Rom im Kontext der kirchenbaulichen Erneuerung im faschistischen Italien in Kunst und Politik Jahrbuch der Guernica Gesellschaft 15 2013 pp 83 100 in German Christine Beese Marcello Piacentini Moderner Stadtebau in Italien Berlin 2016 in German Luigi Monzo Review to Beese Christine Marcello Piacentini Moderner Stadtebau in Italien Berlin 2016 In architectura Zeitschrift fur Geschichte der Baukunst 45 2015 1 published October 2016 pp 88 91 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marcello Piacentini amp oldid 1194022320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
