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    • Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer and architect who pioneered the use of reinforced concrete in thin shell structures. He designed many notable buildings worldwide, such as the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the Pirelli Tower in Milan, and the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. See more

    Born21 June 1891 · Sondrio, Italy
    Died9 January 1979 (aged 87) · Rome, Italy
    EducationUniversity of Bologna
    OccupationEngineer
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    Pier Luigi Nervi (21 June 1891 – 9 January 1979) was an Italian engineer and architect. He studied at the University of Bologna graduating in 1913. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University f… See more

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    Nervi was born in Sondrio and attended the Civil Engineering School of Bologna from which he graduated in 1913; his formal education was quite similar to that experienced today by Italian civil engineerin… See more

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    Pier Luigi Nervi (born June 21, 1891, Sondrio, Italy—died Jan. 9, 1979, Rome) was an Italian engineer and architect, internationally renowned for his technical ingenuity and dramatic sense of design, especially as applied to large-span structures built of reinforced concrete.

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    Pier Luigi Nervi was one of the great engineers of the 20th century who applied his engineering innovations to the design of buildings. From the 1930s to the 1960s, he built a variety of public building types in Italy and around the world, ranging from airport hangars to skyscrapers to stadiums.

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    Pier Luigi Nervi The Italian architect, engineer, and builder Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) was one of the most inventive exploiters of reinforced-concrete construction of the 20th century.

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    What makes Nervi a great architect?
    Nervi’s buildings, like others of concrete, use reinforced concrete that is cast in place or from prefabricated forms, creating carefully engineered structures that this architect and theorist imbued with an enduring sense of simplicity and power.

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    What is the Pier Luigi Nervi Project Foundation?
    Founded twelve years ago, the Pier Luigi Nervi Project Foundation is a non-profit organisation contributing to a renewal of study and knowledge about the life and work of the Italian engineer and architect Pier Luigi Nervi.

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    Who is Pier Luigi Nervi?
    Pier Luigi Nervi (born June 21, 1891, Sondrio, Italy—died Jan. 9, 1979, Rome) was an Italian engineer and architect, internationally renowned for his technical ingenuity and dramatic sense of design, especially as applied to large-span structures built of reinforced concrete.

    Pier Luigi Nervi | Italian Engineer, Architect & Structural Innovator

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    Who was Luigi Nervi?
    by MARIO ALBERTO CHIORINOPier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) is one of the greatest structural architects of the 20 th Century. His extraordinary success in combining the art and the science of building produced some of contemporary architecture’s finest works.

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    Why did Nervi become a successful construction company?
    This was due to the booming number of construction projects at the time which used concrete and steel in Europe and the architecture aspect took a step back to the potential of engineering. Nervi successfully made reinforced concrete the main structural material of the day.

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    What are Nervi's buildings?
    Nervi's buildings are a visual representation of all his ideas. And, in Rome, you can experience some of the most extraordinary examples of his approach. The Paul IV Audience Hall is one of the latest buildings in Nervi’s career, completed in 1971.

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    A Biographical profile - Pier Luigi Nervi Project

    Learn about the life and works of Pier Luigi Nervi, one of the greatest structural architects of the 20th Century. Discover his innovative use of reinforced concrete, precast elements and experimental methods in his projects across Italy, …

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    Pier Luigi Nervi and his buildings in Rome - The …

    Learn about the Italian master of concrete and his three beautiful structures in Rome: the Paul IV Audience Hall, the Palazzo dello Sport and the Palazzetto dello Sport. Discover how Nervi combined technology, structure, functionality …

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