Mario J. Ciampi
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| Mario Joseph Ciampi | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mario Joseph Ciampi |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | April 27, 1907 |
| Birth place | San Francisco, California |
| Date of death | July 6, 2006 |
| Place of death | San Rafael, California |
| Work | |
| Practice name | M.J.C. and Associates |
| Significant buildings | Berkeley Art Museum, 1970 |
| Awards and prizes | 1959 and 1961 American Institute of Architects |
Mario Joseph Ciampi (April 27, 1907 - July 6, 2006) was an American architect and urban planner best known for his modern design influence on public spaces and buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area.
[edit] Biography
Born April 27, 1907 in San Francisco, California, Ciampi soon moved to Sonoma, California with his family, his father was a wine grower.
Ciampi studied in the graduate architecture program of Harvard University from 1930-1932, and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris in 1933. He founded his design firm M.J.C. and Associates in 1945.
He died age 99 on July 6, 2006 of heart failure in San Rafael, California.
[edit] Works
- University (Berkeley) Art Museum (now the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive), 1970. Berkeley, California [1].
- Westmoor High School, 1956. Daly City, California. [2]
- Sonoma Elementary School. Sonoma, California.
- Marjorie H. Tobias (Vista Mar) Elementary School, 1958. Daly City, California. [3]
- Corpus Christi Catholic Church. San Francisco, CA
