Guido Ferrazza
Italian architect (1887–1961)
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Guido Ferrazza (19 March 1887 – 1 February 1961) was an Italian architect and urban planner.
Guido Ferrazza | |
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| Born | 19 March 1887 Bocenago, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 1 February 1961 (aged 73) Cassano d'Adda, Province of Milan, Italy |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Milan Brera Academy |
| Occupations | Architect, urban planner |
Life and career
A native of Trentino, Ferrazza graduated in civil architecture from the Regio Istituto Tecnico Superiore in 1912 and obtained a teaching qualification in architectural drawing from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna.[1]
He frequently collaborated with Alberto Alpago-Novello and Ottavio Cabiati, and was one of the leading professionals active in Cyrenaica and Eritrea in the context of colonial architecture.[2] From 1939 to 1941, he worked in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[1][3]
He returned to Italy in July 1943 and took part in the Resistance in Lombardy, where he was a member of the National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy. From 1946 to 1949, he worked for the regional office of public works in Trentino-Alto Adige.[1]
Between 1949 and 1951, he directed the implementation of the master plan for San Juan, Argentina.[1]
He died on 1 February 1961 in Cassano d'Adda in a railway accident.[1]
