About Giovanni Astengo
Lived 1915 – 1990 (aged 75). Giovanni Astengo was an Italian architect and urban planner.
Giovanni Astengo (13 April 1915 – 26 July 1990) was an Italian architect, urban planner and academic. He taught at the IUAV University of Venice, directed the journal Urbanistica from 1952 to 1976, and was one of the leading figures of post-war Italian urban planning.
Astengo prepared or led master plans for several Italian cities, including Assisi, Gubbio, Bergamo, Pavia and Pisa, and helped establish Italy's first university degree programme in urban planning at IUAV.
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Who was Giovanni Astengo?
Italian architect and urban planner
When was Giovanni Astengo born?
Giovanni Astengo was born on 13 April 1915 in Turin.
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Giovanni Astengo died on 26 July 1990 in San Giovanni in Persiceto.
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Giovanni Astengo was an architect and urban planner.
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Giovanni Astengo was Italian.
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