Manfredi Nicoletti
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Manfredi Nicoletti is an Italian architect.
, Nicoletti began his artistic and intellectual career very young in the studio of Giacomo Balla
. In Rome he studied under Pier Luigi Nervi
and graduated in architecture in 1954. In the same year he got a Fulbright Scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
where he took his masters degree in 1955. During that time he was a student of Buckminster Fuller
, Pietro Belluschi
, Eero Saarinen
, and Louis Kahn
. He worked in the studio of Walter Gropius
and was assistant to Sigfried Giedion
at Harvard University. Up to 1957 he collaborated with the studio of Minoru Yamasaki
.
On his return to Italy, he worked with Pier Luigi Nervi
. As a member of the National Institute for Urban Studies he was one of the founders of the National Institute for Architecture. In 1962 he returned to MIT with a Sloan Grant and was a member of the Joint Center for Urban Studies. During the years 1963-1964 he travelled through Europe, the Middle East and Asia preparing studies of cave architecture which were later published in the essay of 1980 which won him the Comité International des Critiques d’Architecture prize. In 1963 he was a teacher of architecture at the Rhode island School of Design. In 1965 he founded with Paul Maymont, Yona Friedman
and Michel Ragon the Groupe International d’Architecture Prospective (GIAP). He is a pioneer of Megastructural architecture. He taught in Aquila and Rome; he was full professor of architectural composition in Palermo from 1980 and in Rome from 1988.
At present he is Emeritus professor of Architectural Composition at the Rome La Sapienza University, Vice President of the International Academy of Architecture
, Member of the Academy of Architecture of Russia, Member of the International Academy of Architecture of Moscow and member of the Academy of Architecture of France. Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
and of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
. From the Minister of Culture of France he received the title of “Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”. Twice awarded with the Dedalo Minosse Prize. His professional experience embraces many aspects of urban and architectural design, especially of public buildings, carried out in Europe, the United States, Africa, the Middle and Far East, where they were integrated with those of specialists in various scientific and technological sectors.
Biography
Born in RietiRieti
Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...
, Nicoletti began his artistic and intellectual career very young in the studio of Giacomo Balla
Giacomo Balla
Giacomo Balla was an Italian painter.-Biography:Born in Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy, the son of an industrial chemist, as a child Giacomo Balla studied music....
. In Rome he studied under Pier Luigi Nervi
Pier Luigi Nervi
Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer. He studied at the University of Bologna and qualified in 1913. Dr. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946-61...
and graduated in architecture in 1954. In the same year he got a Fulbright Scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
where he took his masters degree in 1955. During that time he was a student of Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller was an American systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, futurist and second president of Mensa International, the high IQ society....
, Pietro Belluschi
Pietro Belluschi
Pietro Belluschi was an American architect, a leader of the Modern Movement in architecture, and was responsible for the design of over one thousand buildings....
, Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish American architect and industrial designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project: simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism.-Biography:Eero Saarinen shared the same birthday as his father,...
, and Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn
Louis Isadore Kahn was an American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935...
. He worked in the studio of Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
and was assistant to Sigfried Giedion
Sigfried Giedion
Sigfried Giedion was a Bohemia-born Swiss historian and critic of architecture....
at Harvard University. Up to 1957 he collaborated with the studio of Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru Yamasaki
was a Japanese-American architect, best known for his design of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, buildings 1 and 2. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century...
.
On his return to Italy, he worked with Pier Luigi Nervi
Pier Luigi Nervi
Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer. He studied at the University of Bologna and qualified in 1913. Dr. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946-61...
. As a member of the National Institute for Urban Studies he was one of the founders of the National Institute for Architecture. In 1962 he returned to MIT with a Sloan Grant and was a member of the Joint Center for Urban Studies. During the years 1963-1964 he travelled through Europe, the Middle East and Asia preparing studies of cave architecture which were later published in the essay of 1980 which won him the Comité International des Critiques d’Architecture prize. In 1963 he was a teacher of architecture at the Rhode island School of Design. In 1965 he founded with Paul Maymont, Yona Friedman
Yona Friedman
Yona Friedman is a Hungarian-born French architect, urban planner and designer. He became famous in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in the so-called age of megastructures.-Early years:...
and Michel Ragon the Groupe International d’Architecture Prospective (GIAP). He is a pioneer of Megastructural architecture. He taught in Aquila and Rome; he was full professor of architectural composition in Palermo from 1980 and in Rome from 1988.
At present he is Emeritus professor of Architectural Composition at the Rome La Sapienza University, Vice President of the International Academy of Architecture
International Academy of Architecture
The International Academy of Architecture - a non-profit-making company for performing activities for private benefit is a non-governmental and non-profit organization with special status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council , located in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Bulgarian name is also...
, Member of the Academy of Architecture of Russia, Member of the International Academy of Architecture of Moscow and member of the Academy of Architecture of France. Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
and of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada , founded in 1907, is a Canadian association representing over 3,600 architects, and faculty and graduates of Canadian Schools of Architecture.RAIC is the voice for architecture and its practice in Canada...
. From the Minister of Culture of France he received the title of “Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”. Twice awarded with the Dedalo Minosse Prize. His professional experience embraces many aspects of urban and architectural design, especially of public buildings, carried out in Europe, the United States, Africa, the Middle and Far East, where they were integrated with those of specialists in various scientific and technological sectors.
Main projects
- Social Housing, Rieti (1965)
- Artificial Peninsula in FontvieilleFontvieille, MonacoFontvieille is the newest of the four traditional quarters in the principality of Monaco, and one of ten Wards for modern administrative purposes. It is located in the western part of Monaco...
, Principauté de Monaco (1968) - Helicoidal SkyscraperHelicoidal SkyscraperThe Helicoidal Skyscraper was a planned but never materialized 565 meters high business center that was supposed to be built on the tip of Manhattan, NYC. It was a stillborn project developed between 1968 and 1974 by Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti...
, New York (1968) - Airport of Reggio Calabria (1974)
- Seafront of Reggio Calabria (1976)
- Social Housing, Gela (1976)
- Urban Plan, Gela (1978)
- Airports of Trapani, Lampedusa and Pantelleria (1978)
- Airport and Control TowerCatania-Fontanarossa Airport-See also:*Palermo Airport Falcone e Borsellino - also known as Punta Raisi Airport, another of Sicily's international airports* Trapani Birgi Airport Vincenzo Florio - another of Sicily's international airports...
, Catania (1978) - Moncada House, Bagheria (1987)
- University Campus, Udine (1990)
- General Hospital, Agrigento (1991)
- Urban Plan, Rieti (1992)
- Scientific Greenhouse, University of Catania (2000)
- Zoological Museum, Catania (2000)
- Sport Palace, Palermo (2001)
- Italian Parliament Conference Centre, Roma (2002)
- Police Headquarters, Rieti (2002)
- Millennium ParkMillennium Park (Abuja)thumb|left|Pools and fountains in the parkthumb|left|A view of the parkThe Millennium Park is the largest public park of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria and is located in the Maitama district of the city....
, AbujaAbujaAbuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
Nigeria (2003) - New Courthouse, Lecce (2004)
- Unità d’Italia Square, Rieti (2004)
- New Courthouse of ArezzoCourthouse of ArezzoThe Courthouse of Arezzo is a judiciary building in Arezzo, Italy, designed by the italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti. It consists of two bodies: the first one is the building of the former Sanatorium “Antonio Garbasso” restored, and houses most of the court offices...
, Arezzo (2008) - Kazakhstan Central Concert HallKazakhstan Central Concert HallThe Central Concert Hall is located next to the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. It has been inaugurated by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on the Independence Day of Kazakhstan, 15 December 2009....
, Astana Kazakhstan (2009) - Millennium TowerMillennium Tower (Abuja)The Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre is a part of a complex planned for the Central District of Nigeria's capital city of Abuja. At , the tower would be the tallest building in Nigeria. The tower was designed by Manfredi Nicoletti and is part of the Nigeria National Complex which includes the...
, Abuja Nigeria (2009) - Petaling Jaya Pavilion, Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
Malaysia (2010)