Mario Bacciocchi

Mario Bacciocchi
Born(1902-09-17)17 September 1902
Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Province of Piacenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died24 May 1974(1974-05-24) (aged 71)
Milan, Italy
EducationPolytechnic University of Milan
OccupationsArchitect, urban planner

Mario Bacciocchi (17 September 1902 – 24 May 1974) was an Italian architect and urban planner.

Life and career

Born in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Bacciocchi graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1925. He became known for his urban and architectural projects in Milan, including the Locatelli Tower (1936–1939) and the residential tower on Via Ariberto (1952).

After World War II he worked on urban planning projects abroad, including the master plan of Gandhidham in India, and collaborated with Eni on projects such as Agip service stations and buildings in the Metanopoli district of San Donato Milanese. He designed the Madonna Queen Shrine in East Boston.

He was among the architects involved in the design of the Quartiere Feltre in Milan (1951–1961), together with Gino Pollini, Luciano Baldessari, Ignazio Gardella, Giancarlo De Carlo, Angelo Mangiarotti, and others. He also contributed to the design of the Villaggio ANIC in Ravenna (1956–1963).

In Piacenza, Bacciocchi designed the Liceo Melchiorre Gioia (1933–1937), the church of the Holy Trinity (1948–1951), the local headquarters of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (1949–1953), and the RDB Building.

Bacciocchi died in Milan in 1974.

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bacciocchi, Mario" (in Italian). Sistema Archivistico Nazionale.
  2. ↑ "Metanopoli". Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi (in Italian). Ministero della Cultura.
  3. ↑ Massimiliano Savorra (2019). "Un professionista al servizio dell'Eni. L'opera di Mario Bacciocchi (1902-1974)". La Rivista di Engramma (in Italian).
  4. 1 2 "Mario Bacciocchi" (in Italian). Piacenza Antica.
  5. ↑ Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell (2015). The Sons of Italy in Massachusetts. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 40.
  6. ↑ "Quartiere Feltre". Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi (in Italian). Ministero della Cultura.
  7. ↑ "Villaggio ANIC e ampliamento". Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi (in Italian). Ministero della Cultura.
  8. ↑ "Piacenza, Liceo "Melchiorre Gioia", Mario Bacciocchi, 1933-1937" (in Italian). Sistema Archivistico Nazionale.
  9. ↑ "Chiesa della Santissima Trinità". Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi (in Italian). Ministero della Cultura.
  10. ↑ "Sede Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore". Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi (in Italian). Ministero della Cultura.
  11. ↑ "Sede RDB". Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi (in Italian). Ministero della Cultura.
  12. ↑ "Sede uffici RDB, oggi sede di una banca" (in Italian). Patrimonio culturale dell'Emilia-Romagna.