Giorgio Grassi

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Giorgio Grassi (born October 27, 1935 in Milan, Italy), studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan where he graduated in 1960. He worked for the magazine Casabella for 3 years until 1961 and has been professor at a variety of universities since 1965. Since 1977, he has been teaching architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He is well known for his writing and his architectural style. His designs are referencing to the modern movement and to historical buildings from past centuries at the same time. Grassi's trademarks are his use of exposed brick in most of his buildings as well as square windows. In his writings, he refers to the socialist German architects of the 1920s as well as references to selected public buildings and public spaces as his guidelines.