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Giovanni Greppi (architect)

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101: 81:, the Palazzo della Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde in Milan: known as "Palazzo delle Colonne" due to the long portico on the facade, the building is considered by architectural historians as one of the most interesting bank buildings built in Milan between the wars. It is characterized by innovative engineering and technological solutions: its most notable element is five-floor underground vault. During the Second World War, it was considered the safest air-raid shelter in Milan: starting from June 1940, some of the most precious works of art from Milan’s museums were stored here. Greppi also designed the building of the Banca Popolare di Milano. 20: 61:
He also devoted himself to propaganda and advertising campaigns. During the First World War, for example, he produced a manifesto to support the raising of funds for the national loan. In 1924 he participated with numerous other artists in the famous catalog
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as sculptor, the two having a close-knit partnership since their time at the Academy. Under General Cei and together with Castiglioni, Greppi went on to design further memorials at
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Interwar Architecture with Reinforced Concrete Structure Exposed to Multihazard in European Context: Intervention in the Romanian and Italian Context
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Greppi acquired international fame with his designs for military shrines: he had first approached the theme of honors for the war dead with the
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He died in 1960 due to injuries from a road accident that had occurred in the spring of the previous year. He was buried in the cemetery of
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Greppi was also particularly active in the design of residential buildings; in particular, it is possible to point out:
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The Routledge Companion to Italian Fascist Architecture: Reception and Legacy
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Building of the Savings Bank of the Lombard Provinces in via Verdi, Milan
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Villa Gagliano in Piazza Aspromonte, Milan (1919) (probably demolished)
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Facetti-Suitermaister House, via Carlo Poerio, 11, Milan (1930)
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in 1907, he took part in the competition for the facade of the
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Palazzo della Banca Popolare di Milano in Piazza Meda, Milan
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Innocenti office building, via Pitteri, 81, Milan (1939)
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The Greppi brothers house, via Mameli, 20, Milan (1929)
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A series of houses in piazza Piemonte, Milan (1919)
151:In 1938 he also designed the military memorial of 88:. On November 2, 2020 his name was entered in the 73:Giovanni Greppi built a factory town on behalf of 215:Casa Valesi-Piazza, via Goldoni, 11, Milan (1929) 200:Small villa in Corso Vercelli, 56, Milan (1919) 8: 212:Casa Collini , via Statuto, 12, Milan (1919) 329:Stevens Curt, James; Wilson, Susan (2015). 287: 285: 283: 281: 279: 277: 120:, imposed Giovanni Greppi as architect and 249: 247: 245: 243: 241: 239: 237: 235: 292:Jones, Kay Bea; Pilat, Stephanie (2020). 446:. Zurich: LIT Verlag GmbH. p. 22. 231: 387: 385: 332:The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture 324: 322: 7: 420:"Il Sacrario Militare di Redipuglia" 394:"Italy: Il Sacrario di Monte Grappa" 363:Curti, Beatrice (3 November 2020). 77:between 1934-40 and, together with 203:House in Piazza Piemonte, 3 (1919) 14: 206:House in via Monferrato, 2 (1919) 182:Church of San Giuseppe in Dalmine 110:Military Memorial of Monte Grappa 104:Military Memorial of Monte Grappa 400:. The Twentieth Century Society 1: 440:Bostenaru Dan, Maria (2013). 16:Italian architect (1884–1960) 335:. Oxford: OUP. p. 330. 187:Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium 159:, to honor the dead of the 23:Giovanni Greppi (1884-1960) 507: 54:in Paris and also visited 298:. Abingdon: Routledge. 114:Redipuglia War Memorial 105: 24: 491:Architects from Milan 254:Ficorilli, Gianluca. 103: 68:it:Giuseppe Verzocchi 66:for the entrepreneur 48:Milan Central Station 22: 163:on the Marne front. 122:Giannino Castiglioni 52:École des beaux-arts 42:Graduating from the 256:"Greppi, Giovanni" 106: 25: 453:978-3-643-90366-2 398:c20society.org.uk 342:978-0-19-967498-5 305:978-0-367-34851-9 498: 465: 464: 462: 460: 437: 431: 430: 428: 426: 416: 410: 409: 407: 405: 389: 380: 379: 377: 375: 369:milanoweekend.it 360: 354: 353: 351: 349: 326: 317: 316: 314: 312: 289: 272: 271: 269: 267: 251: 161:Garibaldi Legion 157:Bligny in France 90:Famedio of Milan 506: 505: 501: 500: 499: 497: 496: 495: 471: 470: 469: 468: 458: 456: 454: 439: 438: 434: 424: 422: 418: 417: 413: 403: 401: 391: 390: 383: 373: 371: 362: 361: 357: 347: 345: 343: 328: 327: 320: 310: 308: 306: 291: 290: 275: 265: 263: 253: 252: 233: 228: 169: 167:Other buildings 138:Pian di Salesei 98: 64:it:Veni vd vici 40: 28:Giovanni Greppi 17: 12: 11: 5: 504: 502: 494: 493: 488: 483: 473: 472: 467: 466: 452: 432: 411: 392:Stamp, Gavin. 381: 355: 341: 318: 304: 273: 230: 229: 227: 224: 223: 222: 219: 216: 213: 210: 207: 204: 201: 198: 191: 190: 184: 179: 176: 173: 168: 165: 97: 94: 79:Giovanni Muzio 39: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 503: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 478: 476: 455: 449: 445: 444: 436: 433: 421: 415: 412: 399: 395: 388: 386: 382: 370: 366: 359: 356: 344: 338: 334: 333: 325: 323: 319: 307: 301: 297: 296: 288: 286: 284: 282: 280: 278: 274: 261: 257: 250: 248: 246: 244: 242: 240: 238: 236: 232: 225: 220: 217: 214: 211: 208: 205: 202: 199: 196: 195: 194: 188: 185: 183: 180: 177: 174: 171: 170: 166: 164: 162: 158: 154: 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 116:, chaired by 115: 111: 102: 95: 93: 91: 87: 82: 80: 76: 71: 69: 65: 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 44:Brera Academy 37: 35: 33: 29: 21: 457:. Retrieved 442: 435: 423:. Retrieved 414: 402:. Retrieved 397: 372:. Retrieved 368: 358: 346:. Retrieved 331: 309:. Retrieved 294: 264:. Retrieved 259: 192: 150: 134:Colle Isarco 107: 83: 72: 60: 41: 27: 26: 486:1960 deaths 481:1884 births 260:treccani.it 146:San Candido 142:Passo Resia 118:General Cei 96:Major works 475:Categories 459:1 November 425:1 November 404:1 November 374:1 November 348:1 November 311:1 November 266:1 November 262:. Treccani 226:References 86:Craveggia 38:Biography 153:Bezzecca 56:Istanbul 130:Kobarid 75:Dalmine 450:  339:  302:  189:, Como 126:Timau 32:Milan 461:2021 448:ISBN 427:2021 406:2021 376:2021 350:2021 337:ISBN 313:2021 300:ISBN 268:2021 144:and 148:. 477:: 396:. 384:^ 367:. 321:^ 276:^ 258:. 234:^ 140:, 136:, 132:, 128:, 92:. 70:. 58:. 463:. 429:. 408:. 378:. 352:. 315:. 270:. 30:(

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Milan
Brera Academy
Milan Central Station
École des beaux-arts
Istanbul
it:Veni vd vici
it:Giuseppe Verzocchi
Dalmine
Giovanni Muzio
Craveggia
Famedio of Milan

Military Memorial of Monte Grappa
Redipuglia War Memorial
General Cei
Giannino Castiglioni
Timau
Kobarid
Colle Isarco
Pian di Salesei
Passo Resia
San Candido
Bezzecca
Bligny in France
Garibaldi Legion
Church of San Giuseppe in Dalmine
Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium

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