Mario Bacciocchi
*17. 9. 1902 – Fiorenzuola dArda, Italy
†24. 5. 1974 – Milan, Italy
Biography
Mario Bacciocchi was an Italian architect and urban planner who obtained a diploma as a construction surveyor and draftsman. In 1925, he attended architectural composition courses with Piero Portaluppi at the Milan Polytechnic. After school, he opened his own studio in Parma and Salsomaggiore. In 1930, he moved to Milan, where he gained fame for constructing the 68-meter tall Torre Locatelli on today's Piazza della Repubblica. He was known as an author of skyscrapers. Shortly thereafter, he built a second 60-meter tower in Milan on Via Ariberto 1, which was part of the INAIL complex.
In the post-war period, he developed the master plan for the city of Gandidham, with a population of half a million in India. Later, he built Cittadella Sacra in Boston, USA, a project supported by the Don Orione Foundation and funded by Italian-Americans and the U.S. government. From 1952 to 1958, he collaborated with Enrico Mattei, president of ENI, and completed a number of projects for this oil company, including gas stations for Agip and several buildings in the corporate town of Metanopoli.
Mario Bacciocchi was an Italian architect and urban planner who obtained a diploma as a construction surveyor and draftsman. In 1925, he attended architectural composition courses with Piero Portaluppi at the Milan Polytechnic. After school, he opened his own studio in Parma and Salsomaggiore. In 1930, he moved to Milan, where he gained fame for constructing the 68-meter tall Torre Locatelli on today's Piazza della Repubblica. He was known as an author of skyscrapers. Shortly thereafter, he built a second 60-meter tower in Milan on Via Ariberto 1, which was part of the INAIL complex.
In the post-war period, he developed the master plan for the city of Gandidham, with a population of half a million in India. Later, he built Cittadella Sacra in Boston, USA, a project supported by the Don Orione Foundation and funded by Italian-Americans and the U.S. government. From 1952 to 1958, he collaborated with Enrico Mattei, president of ENI, and completed a number of projects for this oil company, including gas stations for Agip and several buildings in the corporate town of Metanopoli.
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