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among contemporaries including

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. In 1919, Baldessari moved to Milan where he studied architecture at

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; he completed his degree in 1922. In 1923 Baldessari moved to Berlin where he worked as a

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. In 1926, he returned to Milan and began his career in

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. During this period, Baldessari designed a number of influential buildings including the Bernocchi Pavilion at the 10th International Fair of Milan and the Craja Bar in Milan (in collaboration with

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, and

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and

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). Baldessari died in 1982 in Milan.

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