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Gaetana "Gae" Emilia Aulenti (pronounced [ˈɡaːe auˈlɛnti]; 4 December 1927 – 31 October 2012) was an Italian architect and designer. Aulenti began her career in the early 1950s, establishing herself as one of the few prominent female architects in post-war Italy .
Piazza Gae Aulenti is a pedestrian square in the city of Milan. Elevated and circular in shape, it has a diameter of 100 meters and is located in the Isola neighbourhood of Milan , in front of the entrance to the Milan Porta Garibaldi Station and just outside the eastern edge of the Milan Business Center.
The Palazzo was purchased by the Fiat Group in 1983, under the late chairman Gianni Agnelli, and it underwent a complete restoration overseen by architect Gae Aulenti. The group's aim was to transform Palazzo Grassi into an exhibition hall for the visual arts. It continues to be used as an art gallery today. [5]
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012), architect, interior designer and industrial designer; Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992), moved to Brazil after the war and became a naturalized Brazilian citizen [13] Cini Boeri (1924–2020), architect, interior designer and industrial designer; Plautilla Bricci (1616–1690), architect and painter in and near Rome
The Italian architect Gae Aulenti developed the interior design of the gallery. [13] The building reopened as the Musée d'Orsay in December 1986. The former train shed now serves as the grand hall of the museum, with large works by sculptors such as Auguste Rodin , Jean-Joseph Perraud and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux on permanent display, overlooked ...
It underwent extensive refurbishment under the direction of the architect Gae Aulenti, and since completion of the work in 2012 has been the home of the Fondazione Sicilia, and houses a modern library, auditorium, and exhibition halls.
In 1991 Prince Carlo Caracciolo, an Italian newspaper baron, and his wife Violante Visconti bought the estate, and hired architect Gae Aulenti to convert its 17th-century barn into a villa. Violante Visconti decided to create a garden around the villa, originally with the help of Lauro Marchetti, curator of the nearby Garden of Ninfa , and from ...
Piazza Ciullo has an oblong shape, and it is characterised by two parallel sides, winding like the ancient walls no longer in existence. [4] The imposing Baroque façade of the Church of Jesus is visible with a large circular clock in the upper part, the architectural ensemble of the Ex Collegio dei Gesuiti next to it, then the Church of the Holy Family, Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall) and the ...