Gino Pollini

Gino Pollini (19 January 1903 in Rovereto – 25 January 1991 in Milan) was an Italian architect.[1]

Olivetti building in Ivrea, designed by G.Pollini and L.Figini, 1955-1958

Career

In 1926 Pollini joined Gruppo 7, and from 1929 he worked in collaboration with another member of the group, Luigi Figini. Figini & Pollini had a long association with the Olivetti company from 1934 through 1957, designing many of their headquarters buildings at Ivrea.[2] He also taught architecture in Milan and Palermo.

Pollini is the father of pianist Maurizio Pollini.

  • Figini & Pollini, church of the Madonna dei Poveri, Milan (1952-54). Photo by Paolo Monti, 1960
  • Figini & Pollini, Olivetti head offices in Ivrea. New ICO yards, reading room. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1960

References
  1. "Gino Pollini". architectuul.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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