Leonardo Benevolo

Leonardo Benevolo (born 25 September 1923) is an Italian architectural and urban historian.^[1] Benevolo studied architecture in Rome where he graduated in 1946. Later taught history of architecture in Rome, Florence, Venice and Palermo.^[2] His book Storia dell'archittetura moderna (History of Modern Architecture) first published in 1960 has been reprinted 18 times, as of 1996, and translated into six other languages.^[2]

Writings

1971 The origins of Modern Town Planning, MIT Press
1977 History of Modern Architecture, MIT Press
1980 The History of the City, MIT Press
1995 The European City, Wiley-Blackwell

References

^ Eduard Arnold: "Book Review: The European City", in Cultural Geographies, vol.1, April 1994
^ ^a ^b Tournikiotis, Panayotis: The Historiography of Modern Architecture, p. 283, MIT Press, 1999

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Name	Benevolo, Leonardo
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Short description	Architect
Date of birth	25 September 1923
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