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Gherardo Bosio (19 March 1903 – 16 April 1941) was an Italian architect, engineer and urbanist, famed for his work in planning the
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Biography

Bosio pursued a degree in Engineering in
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in 1926 and subsequently graduated from the
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School of Architecture in 1931. After the conquest of
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in 1936, Bosio was dispatched by the Italian authorities to Ethiopia, where he prepared the masterplans for the Ethiopian cities of
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and
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. Gherardo Bosio died of cancer at the age of 38, on 16 April 1941, at his villa in Montefonti, Florence.


Summary of works

* Renovation and extension to Villa Acton, Florence, 1927–29 * Project in the Competition for the Christopher Columbus Memorial Lighthouse,
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, 1928–29 * Restoration, expansion and furniture design for Casa Uzielli, Florence, 1929–32 * Sisters of the Blue Chapel on Via Cherubini, Florence, 1930–31 * Furniture design for Casa Maraini, Florence, 1932 * Project of Nursing Home on Viale dei Colli, Florence, 1932 * Furniture design for Casa Traballesi, Florence, 1933 * Villa Ginori Conti, Cerreto di Pomarance, 1934 * Ugolino Golf House,
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, 1934 (in collaboration with
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) * Furniture design for the Italian Institute of Culture,
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, 1935 * Restoration and furnishing of the offices of the Monsavano company,
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, 1935 * Restoration and furnishing of Villa Pandolfini, Tizzano San Polo, 1935 * Furnishing for the
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, Rome, 1935–37 * Furniture design for Casa Della Gherardesca, Florence, 1936 * Project for the Masterplan of
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,
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, 1936 * Project for the Masterplan of
Dessie Dessiè City which is politically oppressed by the past Ethiopian government systems due to the fact that most of the population follow Islamic religion. Dessie ( am, ደሴ, Däse; also spelled Dese or Dessye) is a town in north-central Ethiopia ...
,
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, 1936 * Project for the Masterplan of
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,
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, 1939 * "Martyrs of the Nation" Boulevard,
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, 1939–41 * Grand Hotel Dajti,
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, 1939–41 *
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,
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,
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1939–41 * Palazzo della Luogotenenza (now housing the Office of the
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),
Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...
,
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1939–41 * Presidential Palace, Tirana,
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1939–41


Bibliography

* G. Bosio, '' Future città dell'Impero '', in "Architettura", XVI, July 1937, pp. 417–432 *TO. Maraini, '' Gherardo Bosio e la sua opera '', in "Illustrazione Toscana e dell'Etruria", 9, September 1941, pp. 18–21 * G. Bridges, '' Ricordo di Gherardo Bosio '', in "Stile", July 1941, pp 14–19 * G. Carapelli, '' Gli operatori, in Edilizia in Toscana fra le due guerre '', Edifir, Florence 1994, pp 214–215 * '' Gherardo Bosio architetto fiorentino 1903–1941 '', edited by C. Cresti, Pontecorboli, Florence 1996 * P. Malentacchi, '' Scheda su Gherardo Bosio '' in '' Guida agli archivi di architetti e ingegneri del Novecento in Toscana '', edited by E. Insabato, C. Ghelli, pp. 77–83 * R. Renzi, '' Gherardo Bosio. Le Ville '', Alinea, Florence 2010


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bosio, Gherardo 1903 births 1941 deaths Architects from Florence 20th-century Italian architects 20th-century Italian engineers Italian urban planners Deaths from cancer in Tuscany University of Florence alumni Italian expatriates in Ethiopia