Cesare Ligini

Cesare Ligini (23 October 1913 – 1988) was an Italian architect, urban planner and set designer.

Life and career After graduating in architecture from the University of Rome in 1939, he began working as a set designer. His early exposure to the arts came through his father Alfredo, who built wooden installations for the Quadriennale exhibitions.

Interrupted by World War II, Ligini resumed his career post-war, participating in national architectural competitions and securing prestigious commissions, such as the Olympic Velodrome in Rome. From the 1950s to the 1970s, he specialized in sports architecture, co-founding the Studio Tecnico Impianti Sportivi with Dagoberto Ortensi and Silvano Ricci, and designing stadiums, gyms, pools, and the Institute of Sports Medicine in Acqua Acetosa, among others.

His contributions to the postwar redevelopment of Rome include the Ministry of Finance buildings (the "Ligini Towers"), Fiumicino Airport's intercontinental terminal, and the National Committee for Nuclear Energy headquarters at Casaccia. He died in 1988 from pulmonary complications.