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Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (Milan, 22 April 1913 – Milan, 27 November 1968) was an Italian architect, urban planner and designer. It is one of the most influential designers of Italian design and among the most famous in the world, defined by Dino Gavina in the top ten designers in the world.〔()〕 His works are exhibited and held in the collections of the most important museum of industrial design and contemporary art in the world, from the Museum of Modern Art of New York〔() 〕 at the Triennale Design Museum of Milan. ==Biography== Son of the sculptor Giannino Castiglioni and Livia Bubble, he graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1937 with a score of 100 out of 100. Get started educational activities at Politecnico di Milano as the first assistant of many protagonists of including: Renato Camus, Gio 'Ponti, Piero Portaluppi, Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Simultaneously he undertakes, with his brother Livio Castiglioni, the activities in the field of architecture. During those years the restoration project of Ospedale Maggiore di Milano and collaborations with other professional offices: Nichelli and Caccia Dominioni. In 1938 in collaboration with his brother Livio and Luigi Caccia Dominioni designs models of radios for the Phonola〔()〕 and cutlery for the company Miracoli, still produced by Alessi. His working relationship with Dino Gavina gave birth to some of the most important works of Italian design hisotry, revolutionizing the lighting industry related to furniture.〔()〕 In 1944 graduated Achilles, the youngest of three brothers, who began his adventure in the study Castiglioni. Later that year Pier Giacomo Castiglioni draws the coat of Arms of the Milan Polytechnic University. In 1952-53 deals the restoration of the Palace of Permanente of Milan and of the Tower with his brother Achilles and the architect Luigi Frattino. Between the 1950s and 1960s he won several major awards at the Triennale of Milan, in particular: in 1947 a Bronze Medal in 1951 and in 1954 a Grand Prix, a silver medal and a medal 'gold in 1957, in 1960 another Gold Medal in 1963 and another silver medal. In 1956 is one of the founders of the ' ADI, of which he was a member of the jury and award-winning as follows: - 1955 Premio Compasso d'oro for the lamp Luminator - 1956 In the Jury at the Premio Compasso d'oro - 1957 In the Jury at the Premio Compasso d'oro - 1960 Premio Compasso d'oro for the chair school Palini - 1962 Premio Compasso d'oro for the coffee maker Pythagoras - 1964 Premio Compasso d'oro for Spinamatic (stapler for Beer) - 1967 Premio Compasso d'oro for the receiver 6 channels The 1958 sees him heavily involved in the renovation of the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, a work called the "total architecture" to which we get used in other projects. In 1959 on behalf of Dino Gavina designed the historical site of the Gavina in San Lazzaro. In 1960 inaugurated the Splügen Brau brewery restaurant where the architectural project will realize a series of cutlery, lamps, glasses and accessories that have characterized the local until its closure in 1981. Many mountings made by Studio Castiglioni for important clients such as: ENI, Montecatini, RAI. In 2013, Vicenza has been dedicated to, within the Palladian Basilica, an exhibition for the centenary of his birth: ''Pier Giacomo, cento volte Castiglioni'' ISAI design academy organized by the Institute for the event "Città dell'Architettura n°1". In 2014, the Castiglioni brothers: Livio, Pier Giacomo and Achille, was dedicated a street in Milan in the area Porta Nuova.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pier Giacomo Castiglioni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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