Leonardo Benevolo
1923
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2017
country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy
languages spoken, written or signed: Italian
educated at: Sapienza University of Rome
occupation: writer, architect, architectural historian, university teacher, historian of urban planning, urban planner
award received: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Leonardo Benevolo (25 September 1923 – 5 January 2017) was an Italian architect, city planner and architecture historian. Born in Orta San Giulio, Italy, Benevolo studied architecture in Rome where he graduated in 1946. Later taught history of architecture in Rome, Florence, Venice and Palermo. His book Storia dell'archittetura moderna (History of Modern Architecture) first published in 1960 has been reprinted 18 times, as of 1996, and translated into six other languages. Benevolo developed the concept of ‘neo-conservative’ city which became an important contribution to the understanding of cities’ evolution. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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