Giuseppe Giorgio Gori Explained

Giuseppe Giorgio Gori
Birth Date:	1906 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Paris, France
Death Place:	Florence, Italy
Alma Mater:	University of Florence
Occupation:	Architect

Giuseppe Giorgio Gori (24 November 1906 – 22 April 1969) was an Italian architect.

Born in Paris in 1906 to the Florentine cabinetmaker Gregorio Gori, he settled in Florence in 1924. There, he attended the Royal Institute of Architecture, graduating in 1934. During his career, he worked with key figures in Florentine architecture scene of the 1950s and 1960s. In addition to his professional work, he was involved in academia, starting as an assistant to Giovanni Michelucci at the University of Florence and later serving as Dean of the Faculty from 1966 until his death in 1969.^{[1] [2]}

Works (selection)

• Casa Littoria in Donnini, Reggello (1940)
• National Educational Center, Florence (1941)
• Mercato dei Fiori (Flower Market), Pescia (1948–1951, with Emilio Brizzi, Enzo Gori, Leonardo Ricci, Leonardo Savioli)
• University Orthopedic Clinic, Perugia (1951–1954)
• Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze Headquarters, Florence (1952)
• Ponte Amerigo Vespucci, Florence (1954)
• Coverciano urban plan, Florence (1953)
• Hospital, Prato (1955–64, with Rolando Pagnini)
• Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Soliera Apuana (1957)
• Elementary School, Grosseto (1957–1961, with Rosario Vernuccio)
• Genio Civile Building, Pistoia (1959–1960)
• ACI Headquarters, Florence (1958)
• Customs Agency Building, Livorno (1959)
• Grosseto Courthouse, Grosseto (1959, with Vernuccio)
• "INA Casa" housing development in Ricciano, Pescia (1961)
• Affrico Overpass, Florence (1961, with Vernuccio)^[3]
• New Palazzo Della Ripa, Florence (1961–1962)
• Middle School, Prato (1962–1967, with Vernuccio)
• Ponte XX Settembre, Prato (1962–1965)
• Palazzo della Pretura, Pescia (1963)
• "Morgagni" Student Residence, Florence (1964–1968, with Vernuccio and Paolo Pettini)

Sources

• Book: Gabriella Carapelli. Giuseppe Giorgio Gori, 1906-1969. Inventario analitico dell'archivio conservato presso la Biblioteca di scienze tecnologiche. Florence. Edifir.
• Book: Fabio Fabbrizzi. Giuseppe Giorgio Gori. Opera completa. Florence. Edifir. 2016.
• Book: Guida agli archivi di architetti e ingegneri del Novecento in Toscana. Elisabetta Insabato. Cecilia Ghelli. Edifir. Florence. 2007. 185–189.
• Book: Giovanni Klaus Koenig. Architettura in Toscana 1931-1968. Turin. ERI. 1968. 197–198.
• Claudia Massi. L'opera architettonica di Giuseppe Giorgio Gori a Pescia. Nebulae. 58. 2015. 3–13.

External links

• Web site: Gori Giuseppe Giorgio. siusa.archivi.beniculturali.it. Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche.
• Web site: Gori, Giuseppe Giorgio (Parigi 1906 - Firenze 1969). archivi.unifi.it. University of Florence.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gori Giuseppe Giorgio. siusa.archivi.beniculturali.it. Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche.
2. Web site: Gori, Giuseppe Giorgio (Parigi 1906 - Firenze 1969). archivi.unifi.it. University of Florence.
3. S. Egoroff . Cavalcavia sull'Affrico a Firenze. Edilizia moderna. 26. 1963. 82/83. 81.