Arturo Mezzedimi | |
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Born | 19 June 1922 |
Died | 30 May 2010 | (aged 87)
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | Istituto Tecnico per Geometri Vittorio Bottego, Asmara |
Occupation | Architect |
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arturomezzedimi |
Arturo Mezzedimi (19 June 1922 – 30 May 2010) was an Italian architect who worked principally in East Africa and the Middle East. He designed more than a hundred buildings in the Horn of Africa, among them Addis Ababa City Hall and Africa Hall, [1] [2] and planned more than twenty urban centres in Ethiopia. [3] In 1965 he received the Mangia d'Oro prize of the city of Siena, [4] and in 1972 was made a Grande Ufficiale of the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. [5]
Arturo Mezzedimi | |
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Born | 19 June 1922 |
Died | 30 May 2010 | (aged 87)
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | Istituto Tecnico per Geometri Vittorio Bottego, Asmara |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | |
Website |
arturomezzedimi |
Arturo Mezzedimi (19 June 1922 – 30 May 2010) was an Italian architect who worked principally in East Africa and the Middle East. He designed more than a hundred buildings in the Horn of Africa, among them Addis Ababa City Hall and Africa Hall, [1] [2] and planned more than twenty urban centres in Ethiopia. [3] In 1965 he received the Mangia d'Oro prize of the city of Siena, [4] and in 1972 was made a Grande Ufficiale of the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. [5]