Andrea Bruno (born 11 January 1931 in

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) is an

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who specializes in conserving historic sites and museums.

Biography

Bruno completed his studies at the Architectural Faculty of the

Istituto tecnico Secondary education in Italy lasts eight years and is divided in two stages: '' scuola secondaria di primo grado'' (lower secondary school), also known as ''scuola media'', corresponding to the ISCED 2011 Level 2, middle school and '' scuola se ...

in 1956. He specialized in the field of architectural conservation of historic buildings, museums and public sites. Among the projects led by Bruno are the

Castle of Rivoli The Castle of Rivoli is a former Residence of the Royal House of Savoy in Rivoli (Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy). It is currently home to the Castello di Rivoli – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, the museum of contemporary art of Turin. In 199 ...

Bagrati Cathedral The Cathedral of the Dormition, or the Kutaisi Cathedral, more commonly known as Bagrati Cathedral ( ka, ბაგრატი; , or ''Bagratis tadzari''), is an 11th-century cathedral in the city of Kutaisi, in the Imereti region of Georgia. A m ...

, the Museum of Modern Art in Rivoli, the Faculty of Economics at the

University of Turin The University of Turin (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe and continues to play an impo ...

, the Brigittines Theatre in

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and

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in France. Bruno has been a consultant for

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since 1974 in several missions in the

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and in Europe.

Exhibitions

* ''Architetture nel tempo'', Castello Cinquecentesco, Italy (2003). * ''Fare, disfare, rifare architettura'', Venice, Italy (2014). * ''Designing the existent – from the Castle of Rivoli to the Bagarati Cathedral'' (2015).

Works

* ''Museum of Nothing'', The archeological museum of Maa-Palaiokastro, Coral Bay, Paphos,

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(1987).

Publications

* ''The citadel and the minarets of

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, Sirea'', 1976. * ''Il castello di Rivoli. 1734-1984, storia di un recupero'', Torino, U. Allemandi, 1984. * ''Architetture tra conservazione e riuso. Progetti e realizzazioni di Andrea Bruno a Torino'', Milano, Lybra immagine, 1996. * ''Il Castello di Grinzane Cavour. Un'architettura fortificata tra le vigne di Langa'', (with Luigi Cabutto and Giulio Parusso), Alba, Ordine dei cavalieri del tartufo e dei vini di Alba, 2000. * ''Museo della Lambretta. Storia e memoria, territorio e paesaggio'', Soveria Mannelli, Calabria Letteraria, 2007.

References

External links

* Derek Linsrum
"An interview with Andrea Bruno"
''icomos.org'', retrieved 30 November 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruno, Andrea Conservation architects Architects from Turin 1931 births Living people