Pier Luigi Nervi

(1891–1979) Italian engineer (1891-1979)

Pier Luigi Nervi (Italy, 1891–1979) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Pier Luigi Nervi belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Pier Luigi Nervi was born in Sondrio and died in Rome. Pier Luigi Nervi trained at University of Bologna and Liceo Classico Massimiliano Massimo. Pier Luigi Nervi worked in Rome. Wikidata associates Pier Luigi Nervi with Movimento Arte Concreta. Pier Luigi Nervi became a member of Royal Academy of Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. The awards include Royal Gold Medal, Frank P. Brown Medal, Wilhelm Exner Medal, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

The best-known works include ‘Norfolk Scope’, ‘Stadio Flaminio’, ‘Palazzetto dello Sport’, and ‘Stadio Artemio Franchi’. The catalogue has 7 buildings by Pier Luigi Nervi. The dated buildings span the years 1792–1971. The buildings are in places such as École-Militaire, Vatican City, Turin, San Francisco, and Neapel. They are in 4 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Pier Luigi Nervi belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo, Erik Bryggman, Klaudzi Duzh-Dusheuski, Paul Engelmann, and Umberto Nordio.

• Världsarvscentret
• Paul VI Audience Hall
• Torino Esposizioni
• Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
• Central Funicular
• Norfolk Scope
• Biblioteca civica di Verona