Class: | Triennial |
Category: | 10 |
Year: | 1933 |
Milan Triennial V | |
Cnt: | 11 |
Country: | Italy |
City: | Milan |
Coord: | 45.4722°N 9.1736°W |
Award: | 27 October 1932 |
Open: | 10 May 1933 |
Close: | 31 October 1933 |
Prevexpo: | Monza Biennial IV |
Prevcity: | Monza |
Nextexpo: | Milan Triennial VI |
Nextcity: | Milan |
The Milan Triennial V was the first to be held at the, the first recognised by the Bureau of International Expositions and also the first to be a triennial event (having previously been held biennially).[1]
The Parco Sempione was used to hold 40 temporary pavilions, and a permanent building, the then Torre Littoria, now Torre Branca designed by Gio Ponti.[2]
Displays included mural paintings by De Chirico, Sironi, Campigli and Carlo Carrà[3]
The Grand Prix was awarded to Elsa Elenius,Maija Kansanen-Størseth and toHarry Röneholm (for exhibition display);Eva Brummer had an honorary mention;Alvar Aalto,Eva Anttila and Toini Muona won gold medals;Friedl Kjellberg and Werner West silver and Dora Jung,Kurt Ekholm,Gunnel Gustafsson (Nyman) and Jussi Mäntynenall won bronze medals.[4]