Giuseppe Samonà (1898–1983) was an Italian architect and urban planner, whose notable works include the post office in the Appio quarter of Rome (built 1933–6), the

Banca d'Italia The Bank of Italy (Italian: ''Banca d'Italia'', informally referred to as ''Bankitalia''), (), is the central bank of Italy and part of the European System of Central Banks. It is located in Palazzo Koch, via Nazionale, Rome. The bank's curre ...

in Padua (1968) and a theatre in Sciacca, Sicily (1974–9). He also served as director of the Istituto Universitario di Architettura in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

from 1945 to 1971. Italian Hispanist and author

Carmelo Samonà Carmelo Samonà (17 March 1926 – 17 March 1990) was an Italian academic and writer, as well one of the most important Italian Hispanists. Biography He came from the Sicilian aristocratic family Samonà, and was the son of the architect Giuseppe ...

was his son.

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1898 births 1983 deaths 20th-century Italian architects Italian urban planners {{Italy-architect-stub