Gino Valle

Gino Valle (7 December 1923 – 30 September 2003) was an Italian architect and designer.

Life and career Son of architect Provino Valle, he was the brother of Fernanda "Nani" Valle, also architect, Maria, chemist, and Elena "Lella" Vignelli, architect and designer. His first artistic expression was painting, with works selected in 1943. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany, working in an armored tracks factory. After the war, he graduated in architecture in Venice in 1948 and began working in his father's studio in Udine, collaborating with his sister Nani. He received a scholarship at Harvard in 1951, where he earned a Bachelor of City and Regional Planning. In 2025 the Italian Postal service issued a commemorative stamp featuring Solari and Valle's Cifra 3 clock.

Works (selection) Casa Ghetti, Udine (1951) Cassa di Risparmio di Udine Building, Udine (1953) Cassa di Risparmio di Latisana Building, Latisana (1954) Civil Hospital, Portogruaro (1955) Casa Bellini, Udine (1956) Town Hall, Treppo Carnico (1956) Vriz Tower, Trieste (1957) Building in Via Marinoni, Udine (with Firmino Toso, 1958–1960) Zanussi Office Building, Porcia (1959) Casa Manzano, Udine (1965) Messaggero Veneto Headquarters, Udine (1967) INA Housing, Udine (1970) Zanussi Center, Pordenone (1971) Business District Galvani, Pordenone (1972–1977) Town Hall, Fontanafredda (1973) Town Hall, Sutrio (1975) IACP Housing, Udine (1976) IBM Italia Distribution Center, Basiano (1980) Banca Commerciale Italiana Building, New York City (1981) Elementary School "Blocco 606", Berlin (1983) Padua Courthouse (1984) Brescia Courthouse (1986) IBM Tower (now INAIL), Rome (1987) New Olivetti Office Building, Ivrea (1988) Bergamin Office Building, Portogruaro (1991) Société Générale Office Building in La Défense, Paris (1991) Renovation of the Olympia building, Paris (1996) Teatro comunale Città di Vicenza, Vicenza (2001, originally 1987)