Ferrara 1885-1943
Chief engineer of the municipality of Ferrara, a position that he even retained under fascism, despite his declared socialist ideas, thanks to his friendship with chief magistrate Renzo Ravenna; together with his younger brother, Carlo, he contributed to the modernisation of Ferrara’s urban fabric with his projects. Noteworthy expressions of rationalist architecture include the Poledrelli School, the Natural History Museum, and the Frescobaldi Conservatory.
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